We find in the Bible that God is praised for his power over nature, and every time a storm hits, we get a little touch of our creator’s power. Using power over nature was a very common tool in the ancient near east for describing a god, and this was no different when it came to the Israelites. Like us today, the Israelites lived in the current culture, and it was only later on, when the Judeans realized the problematic effect of the contact with the nations, that they became isolated and created their own world of concepts.
