God sends rain to water the earth; he may send it to punish us, or to show us his favor.

Have you ever visited the storerooms, where I keep the snow and the hail?

I keep them ready for times of trouble, for days of battle and war.

I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,

The flood continued for forty days, and the water became deep enough for the boat to float.

It became so deep that it covered the highest mountains;

Every living being on the earth died---every bird, every animal, and every person.

The LORD destroyed all living beings on the earth---human beings, animals, and birds. The only ones left were Noah and those who were with him in the boat.

Suddenly the LORD rained burning sulfur on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah

So Moses raised his stick toward the sky, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the ground. The LORD sent

All over Egypt the hail struck down everything in the open, including all the people and all the animals. It beat down all the plants in the fields and broke all the trees.

Remember how the LORD your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.

He led you through that vast and terrifying desert where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. In that dry and waterless land he made water flow out of solid rock for you.

While the Amorites were running down the pass from the Israelite army, the LORD made large hailstones fall down on them all the way to Azekah. More were killed by the hailstones than by the Israelites.

The LORD's enemies will be destroyed; he will thunder against them from heaven. The LORD will judge the whole world; he will give power to his king, he will make his chosen king victorious."

While Samuel was offering the sacrifice, the Philistines moved forward to attack; but just then the LORD thundered from heaven against them. They became completely confused and fled in panic.

So Samuel prayed, and on that same day the LORD sent thunder and rain. Then all the people became afraid of the LORD and of Samuel,

Who makes rain fall where no one lives?

Who waters the dry and thirsty land, so that grass springs up?

You show your care for the land by sending rain; you make it rich and fertile. You fill the streams with water; you provide the earth with crops. This is how you do it:

What a rich harvest your goodness provides! Wherever you go there is plenty.

The fields are covered with sheep; the valleys are full of wheat. Everything shouts and sings for joy.

From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings.

and produce wine to make us happy, olive oil to make us cheerful, and bread to give us strength.

He gives food to every living creature; his love is eternal.

But he has always given evidence of his existence by the good things he does: he gives you rain from heaven and crops at the right times; he gives you food and fills your hearts with happiness."