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33. Miracles in the Tanakh
Readings from The Qur’an:
· How many of these miracles are also shared in the Qur’an? How are these accounts similar or different from what is shared in the Bible and Tanakh?
Readings from The Tanakh and The Bible:
What does the Tanakh and Bible say about the wonderful works of God?
Psalm 9:1 “I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart;
I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” (ESV)
Here are some of the most amazing miracles of God in the Tanakh and Bible:
1. Creation of the Universe from Nothing - Day and Night - Sky - Sea, Land, Plants, and Trees - Sun, Moon, and Stars - Birds and Fish - Animals and Humans (Genesis 1-2)
2. Enoch Taken Up to God without Dying (Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5)
3. The Global Flood and Noah’s Salvation (Genesis 7-8)
4. Creation of Languages at Babel (Gen 11:1-9)
5. Abraham’s Covenant Sacrifice Passed through by a Smoking Fire Pot and a Flaming Torch (Genesis 15:17)
6. God Appears (theophany) or Sends Angels - (Genesis 16:7–14 to Hagar, Genesis 22:11–15 to Abraham, Genesis 31:11 to Jacob, Exodus 3:2–4, Exodus 19-34 to Moses, Exodus 23:20–21, 33:2, Numbers 20:16 an Angel before the Israelites, Numbers 22:22–38 to Balaam, Judges 2:1–3 to all the people of Israel, Judges 6:11–23 to Gideon, Judges 13:3–22 to Manoah and his wife, 1 Chronicles 21:15 to destroy Jerusalem, 1 Samuel 3 to Samuel, 2 Samuel 24:16-17 to David, 1 Kings 19, 2 Kings 1 to Elijah, Zechariah 1-6 angelic visions to Zechariah, Zechariah 3:4 The angel of the Lord takes away the sin of the high priest Joshua, Luke 1:11-20)
7. Destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah with Fire and Stone (Genesis 19:4)
8. Lot’s Wife Turned into a Pillar of Salt (Genesis 19:26)
9. Birth of Isaac to Sarah (90 years old) and Abraham (100 years old) (Genesis 21:1)
10. Burning Bush Unconsumed (Exodus 3:3)
11. Aaron’s Staff Turns into a Serpent (Exodus 7:10-12)
12. Plagues of Egypt (Water to blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock plague, boils, thunder & hail, locusts, darkness, & death of the first-born) (Exodus 7:20-12:3)
13. The Lord & the Angel of God Lead Israel by Pillar of Cloud and Fire (Ex13:21-22, 14:19-20)
14. God’s Presence on Mt. Sinai (Genesis 19:16-20, 20:18, 24:9-11)
15. Moses Face Shining (Exodus 34:29-35)
16. God’s Presence in the Tabernacle Seen by Cloud and Fire (Exodus 33:9-10; 40:34-38)
17. Parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21)
18. Waters of Marah Cleansed (Exodus 15:23-25)
19. Bread and Quail from Heaven (Exodus 16:14-35)
20. Water from Rock (Exodus 17:5)
21. 40 Years in the Desert - No Worn-Out Clothes, No Swollen Feet (Deuteronomy 8:4)
22. Fire Consumes Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1-2)
23. Fire Sent Against Complaining (Numbers 11:1-3)
24. Earth Opens Up Beneath the people of Korah (Numbers 16:32)
25. Fire Consumes 250 (Numbers 16:35-45)
26. Plague Kills 14,700 Complainers Against Moses and Aaron (Numbers 16:46-50)
27. Aaron’s Rod Buds with Almonds (Numbers 17:8)
28. Water from Rock (Numbers 20:7-11)
29. Impatience and Complaining Against God Is Punished by Serpents, Healed Found by Looking at a Bronze Serpent Raised on a Pole (Numbers 21:4-9, 2 Kings 18:4, John 3:14–15)
30. Balaam’s Donkey Speaks (Numbers 22:21-35)
31. Parting of the Jordan River (Joshua 3:14)
32. Jericho’s Walls Fall Down (Joshua 6:6-20)
33. The Lord Kills by Hailstones (Joshua 10:11)
34. The Earth’s Rotation Stops - Sun and Moon Stand Still (Joshua 10:12-14)
35. Gideon’s Fleece Wet and Dry (Judges 6:37-40)
36. Samson’s Supernatural Strength (Judges 14-16)
37. Water Emerges from the Ground for Samson (Judges 15:19)
38. Dagon Idol Falls & Breaks Before the Ark of the Covenant (1 Samuel 5:1-5)
39. Tumors Come Upon the Philistines (1 Samuel 5:6-12)
40. 70 Killed for Looking at the Ark (1 Samuel 6:19)
41. Thunder Sent to Destroy the Philistines in Battle (1 Samuel 7:10)
42. Lord Sends Thunder and Rain at Samuel’s Request (1 Samuel 12:18)
43. David Defeats Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
44. Lord Sends Sound to Show David His Victory (2 Samuel 5:23-25)
45. Uzzah Killed for Touching the Ark (2 Samuel 6:6-7)
46. King Jeroboam’s Hand Is Withered and Healed (1 Kings 13:4-6)
47. Ravens Feed Elijah (1 Kings 17:1-7)
48. Widow’s Flour and Oil Multiplies with Elijah (1 Kings 17:14-16)
49. Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son from the Dead (1 Kings 17:17-24)
50. Elijah’s Words Brings Drought and then Rain (1 Kings 17-18)
51. Fire on Mt. Carmel, Prophets of Ba’al Defeated (1 Kings 18:20-40)
52. Elijah’s Running Faster than King Ahab’s Chariot (1 King 18:46)
53. Elijah Given a Hot Meal and Water from an Angel (1 Kings 19:6)
54. Fire Consumes 102 Soldiers at Elijah’s Command (2 Kings 1:10-16)
55. Elijah and Elisha Part the Jordan River with a Cloak (2 Kings 2:7-8, 14)
56. Elijah Carried to Heaven (2 Kings 2:11)
57. Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water Supply (2 Kings 2:21-22)
58. Elisha Curses 42 Young Men for Mocking Elisha as a Prophet of God, they are Mauled by Bears (2 Kings 2:24)
59. Elisha Prophecies the Provision of Water for the Israelite Army in the Desert (2 Kings 3:16-22)
60. Elisha Provides Multiplication of Oil for a Widow’s Debt (2 Kings 4:1-7)
61. Elisha Prophecies for a Birth, Raises Shunammite’s Son from the Dead (2 Kings 4:14-37)
62. Elisha Heals a Deadly Pot of Stew (2 Kings 4:38-41)
63. Elisha Multiplies 20 Loaves to Feed 100, with Leftovers (2 Kings 4:42-44)
64. Elisha Heals Naaman of Leprosy in the Jordan River, Gehazi’s Greed is Punished with Leprosy (2 Kings 5)
65. Elisha Makes an Ax-head Float (2 Kings 6:5-7)
66. Elisha Knows the King Syria’s Plans (2 Kings 6:12)
67. Elisha Asks for His Servant to See the Lord’s Army of Horses and Chariots (2 Kings 6:17)
68. Elisha Prays for the Syrian Army to Be Blinded and then have their Sight Restored (2 Kings 6:18-20)
69. Elisha’s Bones Resurrect a Dead Man (2 Kings 13:21)
70. Lions Sent by the Lord to Kill the Assyrians (2 Kings 17:25)
71. God Destroys 185,000 Assyrians (2 Chronicles 32:21, 2 Kings 19:35)
72. Isaiah and Hezekiah Ask God to Move the Sun Dial Shadow Backwards 10 Degrees (2 Kings 20:9-11)
73. King Uzziah Pridefully Enters the Temple and becomes a Leper (2 Chronicles 26:16-21)
74. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego Given Supernatural Health & Wisdom for Faithful Fasting (Daniel 1:8-21)
75. Delivers Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego in the Fiery Furnace (Daniel 3:16-30)
76. King Nebuchadnezzar Loses Mind from Pride and Regains Mind when Humbled (Daniel 4:28-37)
77. Handwriting on the Wall in front of King Belshazzar of Babylon (Daniel 5:5)
78. Delivers Daniel in the Lions’ Den (Daniel 6:22)
79. Jonah in the Belly of a Whale (Jonah 2:1-10)