יז) הֲלוֹא קְצִיר חִטִּים הַיּוֹם אֶקְרָא אֶל ה' וְיִתֵּן קֹלוֹת וּמָטָר וּדְעוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי רָעַתְכֶם רַבָּה אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם בְּעֵינֵי ה' לִשְׁאוֹל לָכֶם מֶלֶךְ:
יח) וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל ה' וַיִּתֵּן ה' קֹלֹת וּמָטָר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיִּירָא כָל הָעָם מְאֹד אֶת ה' וְאֶת שְׁמוּאֵל:
17) Is it not wheat harvest today? I shall call to Adonai, and God will send thunder and rain, and you shall know and see, that your evil is great, which you have done in the eyes of Adonai, to ask for yourselves a king."
18) And Samuel called to Adonai, and Adonai sent thunder and rain on that day, and all the people greatly feared Adonai and Samuel. [Translation by Judaica Press, edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why is rain seen as punishment in this source?
2. How does extreme weather indicate God's power in the world?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)