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<p> &nbsp;2 Samuel 23:20 (c) The snow would make the sides of the pit very slippery and dangerous. This great servant of David cared nothing about the hazards to his own life. This was characteristic of him as he fought for David. </p> <p> &nbsp;Job 9:30 (c) The finest efforts of men and the best means of improvement by man are not sufficient to make and keep any person clean in GOD's sight. </p> <p> &nbsp;Isaiah 1:18 (a) By this we see the beautiful, stainless character of the one who is cleansed by GOD through the [[Blood]] of [[Jesus Christ]] His Son. </p> <p> &nbsp;Isaiah 55:10 (a) There is sometimes a delay in the entrance of GOD's Word into the heart. [[Rain]] falls and does its good work immediately. [[Snow]] falls and may remain on the ground quite a long time before it soaks in. So, one may hear a sermon and some parts of it will bless the person immediately, as the rain. Other parts of the message will remain in the heart and mind dormant for years. Then when the proper conditions arise, and the right circumstances exist, the dormant message becomes a living message to the heart. </p> <p> &nbsp;Revelation 1:14 (c) The white hair of our blessed Lord indicates that He is the [[Ancient]] of Days, filled with wisdom, knowledge, understanding and experience. It is in contrast to the black hair described in the &nbsp;Song of [[Solomon]] 5:11. </p>

<div> '''1: '''''Χιών''''' ''' (Strong'S #5510 — Noun [[Feminine]] — chion — khee-one' ) </div> <p> occurs in &nbsp;Matthew 28:3; &nbsp;Revelation 1:14 . Some mss. have it in &nbsp;Mark 9:3 (AV). </p>

<p> ''''' snō ''''' ( שלג , <i> ''''' shelegh ''''' </i> , תּלג , <i> ''''' telagh ''''' </i> (&nbsp; Daniel 7:9 ); χιών , <i> ''''' chiṓn ''''' </i> ): (1) Snow is not uncommon in the winter in Jerusalem, but it never reaches any depth and in many winters it is not seen at all. It usually disappears, for the most part, as soon as the sun appears, though it may "hide itself" for a time in the gorge cut by a stream (&nbsp;Job 6:16 ). On lower levels than [[Jerusalem]] there is never sufficient to cover the ground, though often there are some flakes seen in the air. Even at sea-level there is occasionally a sufficient fall of hail to cover the ground. A very exceptional snowfall is related in 1 Macc 13:22 at [[Adora]] (near Hebron). It was heavy enough to prevent the movement of troops. (2) The tops of the mountains of [[Lebanon]] are white with snow for most of the year, and snow may be found in large banks in the valleys and the northern slopes at any time in the summer. Mt. Hermon, 9,200 ft. high, has long streaks of snow in the valleys all the summer. (3) The snow of the mountains is the source of the water of the springs which last throughout the drought of summer. In case the snow fails there is sure to be a lack of water in the fountains: "Shall the snow of Lebanon fail ... or shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?" (&nbsp;Jeremiah 18:14 ). (4) Large quantities of snow are stored in caves in the mountains in winter and are brought down to the cities in summer to be used in place of ice for cooling drinks and refrigerating purposes. </p> <p> (5) God's power over the elements of Nature is often brought out in the Old Testament: "For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth" (&nbsp;Job 37:6 ); but man cannot fathom the works of God: "Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow?" (&nbsp;Job 38:22 ). "The snowy day" (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 11:22; &nbsp;2 Samuel 23:20 ) and the "fear of snow" (&nbsp;Proverbs 31:21 ) are figurative uses describing winter and cold. "Snow in summer" (&nbsp; Proverbs 26:1 ) would be most out of place, yet it might be most refreshing to the tired workmen in the time of harvest. </p> <p> (6) Snow is the symbol of purity and cleanness, giving us some of our most beautiful passages of Scripture: "Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow" (&nbsp;Psalm 51:7 ); "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow" (&nbsp;Isaiah 1:18 ). [[Carrying]] the figure farther, snow-water might be expected to have a special value for cleansing: "If I wash myself with snow-water" (&nbsp;Job 9:30 ). The most common use in [[Scripture]] is to denote whiteness in color and implying purity as well: "His raiment was white as snow" (&nbsp;Daniel 7:9; &nbsp;Matthew 28:3; &nbsp;Mark 9:3; &nbsp;Revelation 1:14 ). </p> <p> (7) The whiteness of leprosy is compared to snow (&nbsp;Exodus 4:6; &nbsp;Numbers 12:10; &nbsp;2 Kings 5:27 ). </p>