SNOW!!

I really love snow and really enjoyed spending some time playing in the snow this afternoon - shame I had to miss work, many patient's cancelled and the weather was too bad to travel. It was lovely to see so many children and families outside having fun.

I thought it would be interesting to see how many times snow is mentioned in the Bible:
It is mentioned three times relating to leprosy on Moses (Exodus 4:6) and Miriam (Numbers 12:10) and Gehazi (2 Kings 5:27). There is an interesting verse which is almost exactly the same in 2 Samuel 23:20 and 1 Chronicles 11:22:
'And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.'

Job uses the word snow 5 times.

Other 'snow' verses:
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7

When the Almighty scatters kings there, let snow fall on Zalmon. Psalm 68:14

He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes. Psalm 147:16

Praise the Lord from the earth,you great sea creatures and all deeps,8 fire and hail, snow and mist,stormy wind fulfilling his word! Psalm 148:7,8

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. Proverbs 25:13

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. Proverbs 26:1

She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet. Proverbs 31:21

"Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. Isaiah 1:8

“For as the rain and the snow come down from heavenand do not return there but water the earth,making it bring forth and sprout,giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;it shall not return to me empty,but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10,11

Does the snow of Lebanon leave the crags of Sirion? Do the mountain waters run dry, the cold flowing streams? Jeremiah 18:14

Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire. Lamentations 4:7

The Ancient of Days Reigns“As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. Daniel 7:9

In the New Testament there are only two mentions of snow:
The angel of the Lord who came and rolled away the stone from the tomb has snow coloured clothing: "His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. " Matthew 28:3

John describes the hair of the voice that was speaking to him as "The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow" Revelation 1:14

It is surprising how many verses there are.