Mountains

Mountains

The elevated parts of the earth
Genesis 7:19 Genesis 7:20
God
- Formed
  Amos 4:13
- Set fast
  Psalms 65:6
- Gives strength to
  Psalms 95:4
- Weighs, in a balance
  Isaiah 40:12
- Waters, from his chambers
  Psalms 104:13
- Parches, with draught
  Haggai 1:11
- Causes, to smoke
  Psalms 104:32 ; 144:5
- Sets the foundations of, on fire
  Deuteronomy 32:22
- Makes waste
  Isaiah 42:15
- Causes, to tremble
  Nahum 1:5 ; Habakkuk 3:10
- Causes, to skip
  Psalms 114:4 Psalms 114:6
- Causes, to melt
  Judges 5:5 ; Psalms 97:5 ; Isaiah 64:1 Isaiah 64:3
- Removes
  Job 9:5
- Overturns
  Job 9:5 ; 28:9
- Scatters
  Habakkuk 3:6
Made to glorify God
Psalms 148:9
CALLED
- Gods mountains
  Isaiah 49:11
- The ancient mountains
  Deuteronomy 33:15
- The everlasting mountains
  Habakkuk 3:6
- Perpetual hills
  Hebrews 3:6
- Everlasting hills
  Genesis 49:26
- Pillars of heaven
  Job 26:11
Many exceedingly high
Psalms 104:18 ; Isaiah 2:14
Collect the vapours which ascend from the earth
Psalms 104:6 Psalms 104:8
Are the sources of springs and rivers
Deuteronomy 8:7 ; Psalms 104:8-10
Canaan abounded in
Deuteronomy 11:11
Volcanic fires of, alluded to
Isaiah 64:1 Isaiah 64:2 ; Jeremiah 51:25 ; Nahum 1:5 Nahum 1:6
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Ararat
  Genesis 8:4
- Abarim
  Numbers 33:47 Numbers 33:48
- Amalek
  Judges 12:15
- Bashan
  Psalms 68:15
- Bethel
  1 Samuel 13:2
- Carmel
  Joshua 15:55 ; 19:26 ; 2 Kings 19:23
- Ebal
  Deuteronomy 11:29 ; 27:13
- Ephraim
  Joshua 17:15 ; Judges 2:9
- Gerizim
  Deuteronomy 11:29 ; Judges 9:7
- Gilboa
  1 Samuel 31:1 ; 2 Samuel 1:6 2 Samuel 1:21
- Gilead
  Genesis 31:21 Genesis 31:25 ; Solomon 4:1
- Hachilah
  1 Samuel 23:19
- Hermon
  Joshua 13:11
- Hor
  Numbers 20:22 ; Numbers 34:7 Numbers 34:8
- Horeb
  Exodus 3:1
- Lebanon
  Deuteronomy 3:25
- Mizar
  Psalms 42:6
- Moreh
  Judges 7:1
- Moriah
  Genesis 22:2 ; 2 Chronicles 3:1
- Nebo (part of Abarim)
  Numbers 32:3 ; Deuteronomy 34:1
- Olives or mount of corruption
  1 Kings 11:7 ; 2 Kings 23:13 ; Luke 21:37
- Pisgah (part of Abarim)
  Numbers 21:20 ; Deuteronomy 34:1
- Seir
  Genesis 14:6 ; 36:8
- Sinai
  Exodus 19:2 ; Exodus 18:20 Exodus 18:23 ; 31:18
- Sion
  2 Samuel 5:7
- Tabor
  Judges 4:6 Judges 4:12 Judges 4:14
A defence to a country
Psalms 125:2
Afford refuge in time of danger
Genesis 14:10 ; Judges 6:2 ; Matthew 24:16 ; Hebrews 11:38
Afforded pasturage
Exodus 3:1 ; 1 Samuel 25:7 ; 1 Kings 22:17 ; Psalms 147:8 ; Amos 4:1
ABOUNDED WITH
- Herbs
  Proverbs 27:25
- Minerals
  Deuteronomy 8:9
- Precious things
  Deuteronomy 33:15
- Stone for building
  1 Kings 5:14 1 Kings 5:17 ; Daniel 2:45
- Forests
  2 Kings 19:23 ; 2 Chronicles 2:2 2 Chronicles 2:8-10
- Vineyards
  2 Chronicles 26:10 ; Jeremiah 31:5
- Spices
  Solomon 4:6 ; 8:14
- Deer
  1 Chronicles 12:8 ; Solomon 2:8
- Game
  1 Samuel 26:20
- Wild beasts
  Solomon 4:8 ; Habakkuk 2:17
Often inhabited
Genesis 36:8 ; Joshua 11:21
Sometimes selected as places for divine worship
Genesis 22:2 Genesis 22:5 ; Exodus 3:12 ; Isaiah 2:2
Often selected as places for idolatrous worship
Deuteronomy 12:2 ; 2 Chronicles 21:11
Proclamations often made from
Isaiah 40:9
Beacons or ensigns often raised upon
Isaiah 13:2 ; 30:17
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of difficulties
  Isaiah 40:4 ; Zechariah 4:7 ; Matthew 17:20
- Of persons in authority
  Psalms 72:3 ; Isaiah 44:23
- Of the church of God
  Isaiah 2:2 ; Daniel 2:35 Daniel 2:44 Daniel 2:45
- Of Gods righteousness
  Psalms 36:6
- Of proud and haughty persons
  Isaiah 2:14
- (Burning,) of destructive enemies
  Jeremiah 51:25 ; Revelation 8:8
- (Breaking forth into singing,) of exceeding joy
  Isaiah 44:23 ; 55:12
- (Threshing of,) of heavy judgments
  Isaiah 41:15
- (Made waste,) of desolation
  Isaiah 42:15 ; Malachi 1:3
- (Dropping new wine,) of abundance
  Amos 9:13

Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Mountains'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.

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