Hey, snow lovers out there!! 

It seems that a significant snow is in the forecast for Roanoke, Virginia and our region! Some say we have the possibility of 18–24 inches! Some of you may not be too happy about this, but my dear wife, who regularly prays for the beautiful white stuff, is in her glory! 

 

I run to the Scriptures today to find the usage of “snow” in God’s Word! 

 

Snow is used at least 23 times in the Bible. Some English translations translate it a 24th time. There are at least 6 usages for the word “snow,” it seems. 

 

1. Natural usage – God sends the snow to earth when it’s cold (Job 37:6, Proverbs 31:21). 

2. God’s power and command – Snow is a demonstration of God’s power, and it falls at His command (Job 37:6, 38:22, Psalm 147:16, 148:8). 

3. Divine Radiance – Snow is described as a characteristic of God’s appearance (Daniel 7:9, Rev. 1:14, Matt. 28:3).

4. Refreshment – Snow is sent from God to refresh us ( Isaiah 55:10; Proverbs 25:13; 26:1). 

5. Figurative usage - The whiteness of leprosy looks white as snow (Exodus 4:6; Numbers 12:10; II Kings 5:27).

6. Purity and Cleansing – Purity is the most common metaphor for snow, seen in passages like Isaiah 1:18, Psalm 51:7, and Job 9:30. Snow symbolizes the purity of God, and the cleansing power of His forgiveness.

As we close, let us focus on Isaiah 1:18 as we get a picture of how God washes the heart of a believer as white as snow…

 

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18

 

In Christ Alone,

Pastor Joel Wegner

Galatians 2:20