Blizzard of 2010 part two

As of 3:00 pm today I have officially reached my snow limit.  I thought it was a good thing for people to take some time and relax, and with not being able to go anywhere, to slow down and take some sabbath time.  But enough is enough.   So… what does God have to say about snow?  Let’s turn to the Bible and see what is written.

As a symbol snow in scripture seems to speak of “whiteness” and “purity”. In this way it is used to describe the raiment of the Lord at His transfiguration (only in Mark 9:3), the hair and the garment of Him as a Judge in Dan. 7:9 and Rev. 1:14, as well as the raiment of the angel at His resurrection (only in Matt. 28:3).It is used, also, to show His cleansed people as pure and white when their sins are washed in Jesus’ precious blood. (Isa. 1:18, Eph. 5:27, Rev. 1:5)

When we think of snow, it falls from Heaven pure and white (our new life). There are no two flakes alike (like our fingerprints or D N A) but they are all six sided figures or hexagons (six symbolizes man at his best). A snowflake starts by forming on a piece of dust in the air and once it becomes heavy enough it falls to the ground. When the snowflake melts the dust is left on the ground and the ice evaporates into the atmosphere. Does this not make us think of ourselves? Our Adam nature was created by God from dust and it will return to dust (Gen. 3:19), but our new nature is eternal and we will all be changed at the rapture (I Cor. 15:51-55).

When snowflakes land on the earth, they become one and form a blanket of snow (the one body, the church). After snow settles on the ground it becomes contaminated and loses its whiteness. It becomes contaminated both from above and below [wickedness in heavenly places (Eph. 6:12) and the Church taking the character of the world (Rev. 2:13)]. Today the church has settled down and is not in keeping with its Heavenly character, but in the end both His Heavenly and Earthly people will be made spotless. (Eph. 5:27)

Would this be a little of what scripture means by the treasures of snow? Is it another part of creation that is a pattern of Heavenly things (Rom. 1:20)?

The word in SCRIPTURE

The word ‘snow’ is used to illustrate different thoughts in Scripture. Below is a list of all of the times snow is mentioned grouped according to the thought that it seems to exemplify.

NOW PURE & CLEAN:

1. Job 9:30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean

2. Psalm 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

3. Psalm 68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

4. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

5. Lamentations 4:7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire

‘SNOW’VISIBLE & CONSPICUOUS:

6. Exodus 4:6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

7. Numbers 12:10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.

8. 2 Kings 5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

ADVERSE CONDITIONS:

9. 2 Samuel 23:20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow

10. 1 Chronicles 11:22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

11. Psalm 148:8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word

12. Proverbs 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

13. Proverbs 26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

14. Psalm 147:16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

REFRESHMENT & BLESSINGS:

15. Job 6:16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid

16. Job 24:19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.

17. Job 37:6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

18. Proverbs 25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

19. Isaiah 55:10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater

20. Jeremiah 18:14 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?

BEAUTY, GLORY, HOLY & WHITENESS:

21. Job 38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

22. Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

23. Matthew 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow

24. Mark 9:3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

25. Revelation 1:14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire