Thunder as an aspect of violent weather
Job 28:26 See also Job 36:29, Job 36:33; Psalm 93:4; Jeremiah 10:13, Jeremiah 51:16
when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
Thunder as a sign of the presence of God
Exodus 19:16 See also Exodus 20:18; 1 Samuel 12:17–18; Job 26:14, Job 37:4–5, Job 40:9; Psalm 18:13, Psalm 29:3, Psalm 68:33, Psalm 81:7; John 12:29; Revelation 4:5, Revelation 6:1, Revelation 8:5, Revelation 10:3–4, Revelation 11:19, Revelation 14:2, Revelation 19:6
On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
Thunder as an expression of the judgment of God
1 Samuel 2:10 See also Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:28–29, Exodus 9:33–34; 1 Samuel 7:10; 2 Samuel 22:14; Psalm 77:17–18, Psalm 104:7; Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 33:3; Jeremiah 25:30; Joel 2:11, Joel 3:16; Amos 1:2; Revelation 16:18
Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
The thunder of horses' hoofs
Judges 5:22 See also Revelation 9:9
Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping of his stallions.
The Sons of Thunder
James son of Zebedee and his brother John ( whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.