1 Samuel 12:17

Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.

Cross-reference

In 1 Samuel 7:10, the LORD sent thunder in response to Samuel's prayer, directly paralleling the thunder sign he calls for here.

1 Samuel 8:7 Historical context

In 1 Samuel 8:7, God tells Samuel the people have rejected Him by asking for a king, the very wickedness Samuel condemns here.

1 Samuel 8:5 records the people's demand for a king; here Samuel uses thunder to show that this demand was wicked in God's sight.

1 Samuel 8:6 shows Samuel's displeasure; here he demonstrates God's displeasure through thunder, confirming his earlier prayer.

1 Samuel 10:19 already accused them of rejecting God; here Samuel reinforces that accusation with a miraculous sign of thunder.

1 Samuel 11:15 records the joyful coronation of Saul; here Samuel immediately follows with thunder and rain, showing God's disapproval.

In 1 Samuel 7:9, Samuel cried out to the LORD and was answered, showing his pattern of effective intercession before this event.

In Exodus 19:16, thunder accompanies God's presence at Sinai; here Samuel calls thunder as a sign of divine judgment, echoing the same theophanic element.

Jeremiah 15:1 cites Samuel as a renowned intercessor but says even he could not avert judgment, contrasting with his effective prayer here.

Exodus 9:23 Parallel

Exodus 9:23 records the LORD sending thunder and hail as a plague on Egypt, similar to the thunder and rain Samuel calls as judgment.

Judges 2:17 Parallel

Judges 2:17 describes Israel's pattern of turning from God; here Samuel rebukes them for repeating that rebellion by demanding a king.

Psalm 99:6 Allusion

Psalm 99:6 includes Samuel among those who called on the LORD and were answered, affirming his intercessory role.

Isaiah 29:6 Parallel

Isaiah 29:6 also uses thunder as a sign of divine judgment, here against Jerusalem. Both depict God's power through storms.

James 5:16-18 describes Elijah's prayer stopping and starting rain, paralleling Samuel's prayer for thunder and rain as a sign.

2 Samuel 22:14 uses thunder as God's voice in deliverance; here thunder is a sign of judgment — same divine power, different purpose.

Proverbs 26:1 uses rain in harvest as an unfitting thing, echoing the unnatural sign Samuel calls to demonstrate Israel's sin.