Mountain Peaks
by Angie
In the old testament alone, the bible mentions the word mountains 649 times.
Genesis 8:5 And the water decreased steadily until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains became visible.
For anyone who has ever been to the top of a high mountain, the thought of seeing the flood waters reach and envelope the highest peaks on Earth (including mountains as high as Everest!) is incredible. The fact that the ark was floating high enough to see the tops of the mountains resurface out of the resending waters must have been one of the greatest sights on Earth. Probably something akin to the scene in “2012” where the ark crashes into the north face of Everest while trying to escape the flood.
Psalm 95:3-5 For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
The bible points out specifically that the mountain peaks belong to God. The great King above all gods, He owns the seas, the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks. These things are great and powerful, and call to the mind images of awe, hugeness and wonder, and they are all under the command of God. Maybe this is part of the reason the mountains call to me. Daring to go to a place that God created to be dangerous and breathtaking, a place with unmatched power and beauty that God calls his own. I think experiencing this also gives me a glimpse into a fraction of the power and mightiness of God himself.
