Lightning

The flashing of light. Lightning in the Bible often shows God's presence. It appears at important moments, such as:

When God comes to Mount Sinai to give Moses the Ten Commandments (Exodus 19:16)

When describing Jesus's return (Matthew 24:27)

In visions of God (Ezekiel 1:14; Daniel 10:6)

The book of Revelation often uses lightning as a symbol. This book mainly aims to give a vision of God (Revelation 4:5; 8:5; 16:18).

Lightning can represent different aspects of God:

God's judgment against enemies (2 Samuel 22:15; Revelation 16:18)

God's power and rule over all creation (Psalm 135:7)

In the book of Job, God mentions lightning to show Job how great creation is. This helps Job understand how small he is compared to God and creation (Job 38:35; compare Psalm 77:16–18).