Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Parallel translations
- WEB Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
- BSB Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.
- NKJV Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,
- NASB Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;
- NLT But he commanded the skies to open; he opened the doors of heaven.
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Quick answer
Despite their unbelief, God commanded the skies and opened heaven's doors to provide. His grace exceeded their deserving.
Overview
In striking contrast to their sin, God 'opened the doors of heaven' to send bread. The poetic image pictures heaven itself as a storehouse God freely unlocks. This abundant, undeserved provision foreshadows the grace that pours from heaven in Christ, the true bread come down from above (John 6).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Gen 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
- Mal 3:10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
- 2 Kgs 7:19And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
- Ps 33:9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
- 2 Kgs 7:2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
- Isa 5:6And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
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