DOES GOD CONTROL THE WEATHER AND THE ELEMENTS SO THAT HIS WILL IS ACCOMPLISHED?
One of the clearest answers to this question is found in the words of the prophet Nahum. Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Please note that Nahum does not specify a specific storm or specific storms. He simply declares that God has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm. That control is so complete that the clouds are declared to be the dust of his feet. Nahum does not equivocate or rationalize. He does not seek to deliver God from a supposed dilemma. He does not worry that someone might think that the God of the Bible is a terrible God. The truth is God is a terrible God. Psalm 47:2 For the LORD most high is terrible. Therefore, Nahum says without hesitation that God has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm. Joseph s words clearly establish that God caused a famine in the days when Joseph first ruled in Egypt. In fact,
