Almost every single page of the Scriptures proves that God is sovereign over all things whether inanimate or endowed with life. From the great stars of the galaxies, to spirit beings, to the animal kingdom, to the heathens, to His chosen people and to the smallest bacteria that cannot be seen by the naked eyes, God is in complete control over them.
God's complete control over inanimate matter
Genesis narrates how God commanded inanimate matters to come into being and obey His bidding. He said 'let there be light' and light came forth. He commanded the water that once enveloped the earth to divide itself and it was so. He ordered the planets and stars of the galaxies to bring forth light and they obeyed His command (Genesis 1:1-19). He commanded the heaven and the springs to release the water in them and flood covered the whole earth for about one whole year (Genesis 7:12) then He sent the wind to dry up the land and it was so (Genesis 8:1).
When the Israelites were cornered by the Egyptians, God demanded the Red sea to let the Israelites pass through it and the sea parted and the Israelites were able to walk on dry land. Jonah wanted to escape from God, but the the wind and the sea on His order became violent which prompted the sailors to throw Jonah out of the ship (Jonah 1:3,17). Jesus rebuked the strong wind and waves saying "be still" and they obeyed Him (Matthew 8:26). Was it not written that He is the One who commands the lightning to hit its mark? (Job 36:30,32). The examples of inanimate matters submitting themselves to God are too numerous to fit in this post.
God's complete control over irrational creatures
God ordered all the frogs of Egypt to assemble together in the Nile and go into the palace, bedrooms and ovens and kneading troughs of the Egyptians (Exodus 8:3-4). And just by His word all of them simultaneously give out their breath and make the air of Egypt foul with the exception of Goshen where the Israelites were living.
Noah did not gather the animals that were to be saved from the great flood but it was the animals who went into the ark two by twos or in pairs of seven just in time before the rain started. It was God who instructed them to travel from where they came from to the place where Noah constructed the Ark. And so the ferocious lions of the jungles, the innocent sheep, the elephants of the forests, the playful monkeys, the fragile butterflies, the monkey eating eagles and the creatures that move along the ground marched, crawled and flew to Noah and went inside the Ark as per God's instructions (Genesis 7:7-8). By God's order, a donkey talked and rebuked the prophet Balaam (Numbers 22:27), a fish swallowed Jonah (Jonah 1:17), Ravens fed Elijah (1 Kings 17:6) and a fish with a drachma coin bit the bait of Peter (Mattthew 17:27). (to be continued...)
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