If you have never seen snow this visual may have little, or no meaning, but the more snow you have seen and experienced, the more meaningful it becomes. Why then would King David, living in a land that today experiences a mere dusting of snow at the most, use this as an expression of being clean when he writes of becoming “whiter than snow”?
As the waters of the flood receded, the physical conditions become prime for an ice age to begin and to reach its greatest impact 700-10,000 years after the flood. This influenced the climates of Central Asia and North Africa to become more adaptable for crops which resulted in the rising of early world powers (Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China). Also, it produced greater amounts of snowfall in areas where snow is not readily found today. As the glaciers receded, the climate shifted northward taking the snow pattern with it. Is this the reason that Job (at the time of Abraham) speaks a lot about snow and ice, while Israel (at the time of the Exodus) is called the land flowing with milk and honey? In the days of Israel’s kings and prophets, snow is used as an illustration of God’s purification process but from the time of Herod up until today, a large snowfall is a rare event in Israel.
Jesus used natural events to teach Biblical principles and called them parables. Describe a natural event that may have helped you understand some principle of God’s truth that is unique to your life?
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