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The term "enormous" is not directly found in the Berean Standard Bible , but the concept of enormity, in terms of size, power, or impact, is present throughout the biblical narrative. The Bible often uses grand and vast imagery to convey the greatness of God, the magnitude of His creation, and the significant events in redemptive history.
God's Creation and PowerThe enormity of God's creation is a testament to His infinite power and wisdom. In
Genesis 1, the creation account describes the vastness of the heavens and the earth, emphasizing the grandeur of God's creative work.
Psalm 19:1 declares, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." This verse highlights the immense scale of the universe as a reflection of God's glory.
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Isaiah 40:12 , the prophet speaks of God's immeasurable power: "Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of His hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?" This rhetorical question underscores the enormity of God's creation and His sovereign control over it.
The FloodThe account of the Flood in
Genesis 6-9 is an example of an enormous event in biblical history. The Flood was a cataclysmic judgment on the earth, demonstrating the seriousness of sin and the vastness of God's judgment.
Genesis 7:11-12 describes the enormity of the event: "On that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights."
The ExodusThe Exodus from Egypt is another significant event marked by enormous displays of God's power. The plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision for the Israelites in the wilderness all demonstrate God's mighty hand.
Exodus 14:21-22 recounts the parting of the Red Sea: "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left."
The Kingdom of GodThe concept of the Kingdom of God is portrayed with enormous significance in the New Testament. Jesus speaks of the Kingdom as a mustard seed that grows into a large tree, symbolizing its expansive and transformative nature (
Matthew 13:31-32). The Kingdom's growth from small beginnings to a vast, encompassing reality reflects the enormous impact of God's redemptive plan through Christ.
The Love of GodThe enormity of God's love is a central theme in Scripture.
Ephesians 3:18-19 speaks of the vastness of Christ's love: "that you may have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth of His love, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." This passage emphasizes the boundless dimensions of God's love for humanity.
Final JudgmentThe Bible also speaks of the enormous scope of the final judgment.
Revelation 20:11-15 describes the great white throne judgment, where all the dead are judged according to their deeds. The enormity of this event underscores the seriousness of God's justice and the eternal consequences of one's response to the Gospel.
In summary, while the word "enormous" may not appear explicitly in the biblical text, the concept is woven throughout Scripture, illustrating the greatness of God, the vastness of His creation, and the significant events in His redemptive plan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
a.) Gigantic, astronomic, exceeding the norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal.
2. (a.) Exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as, an enormous crime.
Greek
5015. tarasso -- to stir up, to trouble... [5015 () translates 46 Hebrew words in the (), showing the
enormous connotation
power of OT Hebrew vocabulary.]. Word Origin from a prim.
...Library
By SuchEnormous Sins, However, they Very Highly Offend God...
... Fifth Head of Doctrine Article 5 By suchenormous sins, however, they very
highly offend God? By suchenormous sins, however, they...
Two views of Life
... With keen and cynical vision he looks out not only over men, as in this first chapter,
but over nature; and what mainly strikes him is theenormous amount of...
Noah's Justice
... Theirenormous length of life (six, seven, and eight hundred years commonly) must
have given them an experience and daring far beyond any man in these days....
The Beginning of the New Testament
... more haughty and selfish, until at last they cared for nothing but their own pleasures,
and spent their days in drinking and feasting, wastingenormous sums in...
Babylon.
... square, surrounded by a wall eighty-seven feet thick, and three hundred and fifty
high, with houses and a street on the top, and anenormous ditch filled with...
Ahead, but Behind.
... one. The leaders have struggled heroically againstenormous odds in the
backward pull of the majority. Then they went everywhere....
The Man is the Prayer.
... That exerts anenormous influence upon the circle in which you live, and upon the
world.... Its influence against the evil one and for God isenormous....
What a Grossness of Ignorance, Both of Man and his Savior...
... paradise, only by a broken heart, crying, "God, be merciful to me a sinner," the
high-bred classic will live in daily transports at theenormous {See Milton's...
God's Dealings with the Creature; Basilides' Notion of -1 the...
... When this takes place, God, he says, will bring upon the whole worldenormous ignorance,
that all things may continue according to nature, and that nothing may...
Peter's Simplicity of Life.
... cooks, and provide various and choice meats to be prepared by most recondite and
various art; and all those things which are procured atenormous expense, and...
Thesaurus
Enormous (5 Occurrences)... 2. (a.) Exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as, an
enormous crime. Multi-Version Concordance
Enormous (5 Occurrences).
...Ropes (32 Occurrences)
... Acts 10:11 The sky had opened to his view, and what seemed to be anenormous sail
was descending, being let down to the earth by ropes at the four corners....
Enormity (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) That which isenormous; especially, an exceeding offense against order,
right, or decency; an atrocious crime; flagitious villainy; an atrocity. Int....
Sail (32 Occurrences)
... Acts 10:11 The sky had opened to his view, and what seemed to be anenormous sail
was descending, being let down to the earth by ropes at the four corners....
Seemed (89 Occurrences)
... Acts 10:11 The sky had opened to his view, and what seemed to be anenormous sail
was descending, being let down to the earth by ropes at the four corners....
Enrogel (4 Occurrences)
... Probably one reason it only overflows today after periods of heavy rain is that
suchenormous quantities of debris have now covered the original valley bed...
En-rogel (4 Occurrences)
... Probably one reason it only overflows today after periods of heavy rain is that
suchenormous quantities of debris have now covered the original valley bed...
Sheep (413 Occurrences)
... 3. Sheep of Palestine: The sheep of Syria and Palestine are characterized by the
possession of anenormous fat tail which weighs many pounds and is known in...
Enos (7 Occurrences)
Babel (3 Occurrences)
... An additional defense made by him was anenormous lake, "like unto the
broad sea to cross," which was kept in by embankments. 11....
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