There is no word in Hebrew for nature. All events in the world were a direct result of the hand of God - so there was no need to distinguish between the realm of God and realm of nature.
For instance, they believed God held store houses for rain, hail, and snow, (Deut 28.12, Job 38.22ff., Jer 51.16) in heaven and would open the storage containers when the earth needed them. They also held that God's direct hand would carry the sun through the sky (Ps 19).
In this way, every event in the world was a testimony to God's direct involvement. Rob Bell has some interesting comments on this way of looking at the world:
In this way, every event in the world was a testimony to God's direct involvement. Rob Bell has some interesting comments on this way of looking at the world:
What does it look like to think of God permeating every area of our world? Is such a concept reserved for the ignorant pre-modern world or does it have implications for us today?
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