Earthquakes

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningJob 9:6Psalms 18:7Psalms 46:2Psalms 46:3Psalms 104:32Jeremiah 4:24
• As judgmentsPsalms 18:15Psalms 60:2Isaiah 13:13Isaiah 13:14Isaiah 24:19Isaiah 24:20Isaiah 29:6Nahum 1:5
• Prophecies ofEzekiel 38:19Zechariah 14:4Matthew 24:7Mark 13:8Luke 21:11Revelation 11:19
• INSTANCES OF
• At SinaiExodus 19:18Psalms 68:8Psalms 77:18Psalms 114:4–7Hebrews 12:26
• When Korah, Dathan, and Abiram were swallowed upNumbers 16:31Numbers 16:32
• When Jonathan and his armor-bearer attacked the garrison at Gibeah1 Samuel 14:15
• When the Lord revealed himself to Elijah in the still small voice1 Kings 19:11
• In Canaan, in the days of Uzziah, king of JudahAmos 1:1Zechariah 14:5
• At the crucifixion of JesusMatthew 27:51
• At the resurrection of JesusMatthew 28:2
• When Paul and Silas were in prison at PhilippiActs 16:26

The passages, in Bible order (38)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Exodus 19:18

   Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.

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   “When about to give the law, the Lord descended in fire and smoke. Through the brilliance of his manifestation he enlightened the humble, and through the murky smoke of error he dimmed the eyes of the proud.

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2. Numbers 16:31

   As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

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   “And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these things,....

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3. Numbers 16:32

   and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.

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   “In the Old Testament, as, for instance, in the case of Korah and the men who dared to enter the priesthood without being called to it and by the severity of the wrath which came upon them to their utter destruction, we see how grave a thing it is to do that which is unsuitable as regards the person.

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4. 1 Samuel 14:15

   Then terror struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked and panic spread from God.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:152 voices

   “All who are perfect do not cease to marvel at the power and wisdom of almighty God in all things that have been made or are being made. Hence the Psalmist too, pressing on with divine praises, says: "God is wonderful in His saints; the God of Israel Himself will give power and strength to His people; blessed be God" (Ps. 67:36). Hence Moses confesses to the same Lord, saying: "Who is like You among the gods, O Lord? Who is like You, glorious among the saints, wonderful in majesty, working wonders?" (Exod. 15:11).

   “And there was trembling in the host in the field,....

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5. 1 Kings 19:11

   Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 19:111 voice

   "Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind." Now, after the wind, the earthquake came, and after the earthquake the fire, and [Elijah] noticed …

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6. Job 9:6

   He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.

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   “Which shaketh the earth out of her place and the pillars thereof shall tremble. For 'the earth was shaken out of her place,' when the Israelitish people, rooted out of the borders of Judaea, submitted the neck to the Gentiles, because she would not be subjected to the Creator. Which same earth had pillars, in that the erection of her stubborness, which was to be destroyed, rose upon the Priests and Rulers, the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees.

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7. Psalms 18:7

   Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

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   “When the Son of God journeyed on the earth in the time of his incarnation, whoever worshiped the natural elements of this earth were shaken and trembled, and everywhere his reputation became familiar to the ears of Greeks and barbarians; and truly those things he called the foundations of the mountains have trembled and quaked.… The mountains were all the lofty thoughts that were directed against the knowledge of God, namely, certain adversarial powers that through the long span of the ages had led all who dwelled on the earth into error and the worship of multiple gods.

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8. Psalms 18:15

   The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 18:151 voice

   "And the fountains appeared." Here he treats of the generation of waters, which emanate from certain sources called springs, from which all generation of waters comes. Now these are generated in two ways. Sometimes from a customary and natural cause: just as vapors are raised …

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9. Psalms 46:2

   Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,

   ›Commentary on Psalms 46:21 voice

   "Therefore we will not fear." Ps. 26: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" As if to say: I will fear no one. And rightly, because he himself is "our God, a refuge and strength, a helper in the tribulations …

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10. Psalms 46:3

    though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah

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    "They roared and the waters were troubled." Here he shows what these tribulations are. And first, he proposes them in metaphor. Second, he explains. He says therefore, "They roared and their waters were troubled." According to Jerome, "its waters." And this is the better reading; …

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11. Psalms 60:2

    You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.

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    “Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it,.... As is frequently done by an earthquake; which, whatever natural causes there may be of it, is always to be ascribed to God. The ancient Heathens (m) were of opinion that all earthquakes were of God.

    “Therefore, "O God, you have cast us off." You have cast off those who in proportion to their sins removed themselves a distance from you. You have destroyed the accumulations of our wickedness, doing good to us because of our weakness. You were angry, since "we were by nature children of wrath," having no hope and being without God in the world. You had mercy on us when "you sent forth your only-begotten Son as a propitiation for our sins," in order that in his blood we might find redemption.

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12. Psalms 68:8

    the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

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    “The earth was moved, for the heavens dripped down from before the face of the God of Sinai. The heavens dripped down: that is, the manna. Sinai is interpreted as "temptation." Therefore God dwells in those who are tempted and overcome; but in those who are among delights, he does not dwell.

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13. Psalms 77:18

    Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

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    “Ver. 18. The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven, or in the whirlwind. Rushing on with terrific swiftness and bearing all before it, the storm was as a chariot driven furiously, and a voice was heard (even thy voice, O Lord!) out of the fiery car, even as when a mighty man in battle urges forward his charger, and shouts to it aloud. All heaven resounded with the voice of the Lord. The lightnings lightened the world. The entire globe shone in the blaze of Jehovah's lightnings.

    “The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven,....

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14. Psalms 104:32

    He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

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    “Who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble. For our earth shall tremble on the day of judgment. And it signifies the earthly sinners. Who touches the mountains, and they smoke. If the mountains smoke, how much more the earth? The saints smoke, since we shall all be saved through fire. For it would not have smoke, unless there were fire.

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15. Psalms 114:4–7

    the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

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    “The mountains skipped like rams,.... The mountains of Sinai and Horeb quaked and moved at the presence of the Lord, when he descended thereon to give the law; these saw his glory and trembled, Exo 19:

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16. Isaiah 13:13

    Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.

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    “(Verse 13.) On account of this, I will disturb the heavens, and the earth will be moved from its place: because of the indignation of the Lord of hosts, and because of the day of His furious wrath. Take it in the sense that we explained above concerning the stars, the sun, the moon, and the world: or in an exaggerated sense, that both the sad heaven and the earth are moved by the indignation of God, and all the elements also recognize the anger of the Creator.

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