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The Hebrew word for wind, "ruach," can also mean "spirit" or "breath," indicating the divine nature of wind as an instrument of God's will. In <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, the Spirit of God is described as hovering over the waters, suggesting the creative power of God's breath or wind. <br><br>Wind is frequently associated with God's judgment and might. In <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a>, a strong east wind is used by God to part the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to escape from Egypt. Similarly, in <a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Jonah 1:4</a>, the Lord sends a great wind upon the sea, demonstrating His control over nature and His ability to direct events according to His purpose.<br><br>The New Testament also uses wind to illustrate spiritual truths. In <a href="/john/3-8.htm">John 3:8</a>, Jesus compares the work of the Holy Spirit to the wind: "The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." This passage highlights the mysterious and sovereign work of the Spirit in the process of regeneration.<br><br>Wind is also a metaphor for the transient nature of human life. In <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a>, it is written, "As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more." This imagery underscores the brevity and fragility of human existence in contrast to the eternal nature of God.<br><br><b>Cloud</b><br><br>Clouds in the Bible often signify the presence and glory of God. In the Old Testament, God frequently appears in a cloud to guide and protect His people. During the Exodus, the Lord leads the Israelites by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>). This cloud represents God's guidance and His covenantal presence with His people.<br><br>The cloud also serves as a manifestation of God's glory and holiness. In <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a>, the Lord tells Moses, "I am coming to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you and will always put their trust in you." The cloud on Mount Sinai signifies God's majesty and the seriousness of His covenant with Israel.<br><br>In the New Testament, clouds continue to symbolize divine presence and eschatological hope. At the Transfiguration, a bright cloud envelops Jesus, Moses, and Elijah, and a voice from the cloud declares, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!" (<a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a>). This event affirms Jesus' divine sonship and authority.<br><br>Clouds are also associated with the return of Christ. In <a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9</a>, as Jesus ascends into heaven, a cloud hides Him from the disciples' sight. The angels then proclaim that Jesus will return "in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven" (<a href="/acts/1-11.htm">Acts 1:11</a>). <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a> further emphasizes this, stating, "Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him." This imagery conveys the certainty and glory of Christ's second coming.<br><br>Throughout Scripture, wind and cloud serve as powerful symbols of God's presence, power, and the unfolding of His divine plan. They remind believers of God's sovereignty over creation and His intimate involvement in the lives of His people.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind_of_false_doctrines.htm">The Wind of False Doctrines</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind_of_iniquity_which_leads_to_destruction.htm">The Wind of Iniquity Which Leads to Destruction</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind_of_molten_images.htm">The Wind of Molten Images</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind_of_terrors_which_pursue_the_soul.htm">The Wind of Terrors Which Pursue the Soul</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind_of_the_life_of_man.htm">The Wind of the Life of Man</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind_of_the_operations_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Wind of the Operations of the Holy Spirit</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind_of_the_speeches_of_the_desperate.htm">The Wind of the Speeches of the Desperate</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--(bringing_forth)_of_disappointed_expectations.htm">The Wind: (Bringing Forth) of Disappointed Expectations</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--(chaff_or_stubble_before)_of_the_wicked.htm">The Wind: (Chaff or Stubble Before) of the Wicked</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--(feeding_upon)_of_vain_hopes.htm">The Wind: (Feeding Upon) of Vain Hopes</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--(sowing)_a_course_of_sin.htm">The Wind: (Sowing) a Course of Sin</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--(when_destructive)_the_judgments_of_god.htm">The Wind: (When Destructive) the Judgments of God</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--(without_rain)_one_who_boasts_of_a_false_gift.htm">The Wind: (Without Rain) One Who Boasts of a False Gift</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--accomplishes_the_purposes_of_god.htm">The Wind: Accomplishes the Purposes of God</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--drying_nature_of.htm">The Wind: Drying Nature of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--east.htm">The Wind: East</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--euroclydon.htm">The Wind: Euroclydon</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--frequently_brings_rain.htm">The Wind: Frequently Brings Rain</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--from_the_north_drives_away_rain.htm">The Wind: from the North Drives Away Rain</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--god--assuages.htm">The Wind: God: Assuages</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--god--brings_forth,_out_of_his_treasuries.htm">The Wind: God: Brings Forth, out of his Treasuries</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--god--changes.htm">The Wind: God: Changes</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--god--created.htm">The Wind: God: Created</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--god--gathers,_in_his_hand.htm">The Wind: God: Gathers, in his Hand</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--god--raises.htm">The Wind: God: Raises</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--god--restrains.htm">The Wind: God: Restrains</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--miracles_connected_with--calmed_by_casting_out_jonah.htm">The Wind: Miracles Connected With: Calmed by Casting out Jonah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--miracles_connected_with--calmed_by_christ.htm">The Wind: Miracles Connected With: Calmed by Christ</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--miracles_connected_with--locusts_brought_by.htm">The Wind: Miracles Connected With: Locusts Brought By</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--miracles_connected_with--locusts_removed_by.htm">The Wind: Miracles Connected With: Locusts Removed By</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--miracles_connected_with--quails_brought_by.htm">The Wind: Miracles Connected With: Quails Brought By</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--miracles_connected_with--raises_on_account_of_jonah.htm">The Wind: Miracles Connected With: Raises on Account of Jonah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--miracles_connected_with--red_sea_divided_by.htm">The Wind: Miracles Connected With: Red Sea Divided By</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--miracles_connected_with--rocks_and_mountains_rent_by.htm">The Wind: Miracles Connected With: Rocks and Mountains Rent By</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--movement_of_the_leaves_of_trees_by,_noticed.htm">The Wind: Movement of the Leaves of Trees By, Noticed</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--north.htm">The Wind: North</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--often_blighting.htm">The Wind: Often Blighting</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--purifying_nature_of.htm">The Wind: Purifying Nature of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--south.htm">The Wind: South</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--tempestuous--destroys_houses.htm">The Wind: Tempestuous: Destroys Houses</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--tempestuous--drives_about_the_largest_ships.htm">The Wind: Tempestuous: Drives About the Largest Ships</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--tempestuous--raises_the_sea_in_waves.htm">The Wind: Tempestuous: Raises the Sea in Waves</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--the_simoom_or_pestilential_wind.htm">The Wind: The Simoom or Pestilential Wind</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--the_whirlwind.htm">The Wind: The Whirlwind</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--theory_of,_above_man's_comprehension.htm">The Wind: Theory of, Above Man's Comprehension</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--variable_nature_of.htm">The Wind: Variable Nature of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--west.htm">The Wind: West</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--when_violent_called--fierce_wind.htm">The Wind: when Violent Called: Fierce Wind</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--when_violent_called--great_and_strong_wind.htm">The Wind: when Violent Called: Great and Strong Wind</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--when_violent_called--mighty_wind.htm">The Wind: when Violent Called: Mighty Wind</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--when_violent_called--rough_wind.htm">The Wind: when Violent Called: Rough Wind</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--when_violent_called--storm.htm">The Wind: when Violent Called: Storm</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--when_violent_called--stormy_wind.htm">The Wind: when Violent Called: Stormy Wind</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--when_violent_called--tempest.htm">The Wind: when Violent Called: Tempest</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_wind--when_violent_called--windy_storm.htm">The Wind: when Violent Called: Windy Storm</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/w/wind.htm">Wind</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind_of_heresy.htm">Wind of Heresy</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind_of_the_judgments_of_god.htm">Wind of the Judgments of God</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind_of_the_spirit.htm">Wind of the Spirit</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--blasting.htm">Wind: Blasting</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--east_in_canaan.htm">Wind: East in Canaan</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--east_in_the_valley_of_the_euphrates_river.htm">Wind: East in the Valley of the Euphrates River</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--east--at_the_city_of_nineveh.htm">Wind: East: At the City of Nineveh</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--east--hot_and_blasting_in_egypt.htm">Wind: East: Hot and Blasting in Egypt</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--east--tempestuous_in_the_land_of_uz.htm">Wind: East: Tempestuous in the Land of Uz</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--figurative.htm">Wind: Figurative</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--north--free_from_humidity_in_canaan.htm">Wind: North: Free from Humidity in Canaan</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/w/wind--south--purifying.htm">Wind: South: Purifying</a></p><p class="pspc"><a 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