We've had so many days filled with snow this year, it seemed appropriate to do a little mini-study on how the Bible views snow.
Job 37:6 - "For to the snow He says, 'Fall on the earth,' And to the downpour and the rain, 'Be strong.'
Proverbs 26:1 - Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 31:21- She is not afraid of the snow for her household, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Job 24:19 - "Drought and heat consume the snow waters, So does Sheol those who have sinned.
Psalms 148:8 - Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;]
Job 38:22 - "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
Psalms 147:16 - He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes
Isaiah 55:10-11 - "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Lamentations 4:7 - Her consecrated ones were purer than snow, They were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than corals, Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
Psalms 51:7 - Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Isaiah 1:18 - "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool.
Proverbs 25:13 - Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters.