Job 38:28
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Cross-references
Job 38:8 asks about the sea's origin — a parallel rhetorical question about water's source, just as here about rain and dew.
Job 5:10 directly states God bestows rain on the earth, answering the rhetorical question about rain's father.
Psalm 65:9 describes God watering the land and enriching it, affirming He is the source of rain as questioned here.
Psalm 65:10 continues with God drenching furrows and softening ridges with showers, reinforcing His role as rain-giver.
Proverbs 3:20 says clouds drop dew by God's knowledge — directly parallels Job 38:28's question about who fathers the dew.
Jeremiah 5:24 explicitly says God gives autumn and spring rains, directly answering who fathers the rain.
Jeremiah 10:13 depicts God making clouds rise and sending lightning with rain, showing His control over weather.
Jeremiah 14:22 declares only the LORD gives rain, not idols — a clear affirmation that God is the father of rain.
Joel 2:23 says God gives autumn rains as a faithful act, confirming that rain comes from God as implied here.
Matthew 5:45 echoes God sending rain on all people — same divine fatherhood of rain as in Job 38:28.
In 1 Samuel 12:17, Samuel calls for rain as a sign of God's power, showing His control over rain as implied here.
1 Samuel 12:18 records the LORD sending thunder and rain in response to Samuel, demonstrating divine sovereignty over rain.
Amos 4:7 shows God controlling rain as judgment — same divine sovereignty over precipitation as in Job's rhetorical question.