Job 37:2-5 — Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. God thundereth marvelously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

The book of Job has two wonderful passages that speak to me of the marvels of God’s creation. One, most often referred to, is God’s extended questioning of Job, essentially challenging him to match the Creator’s knowledge of creation. Before that however, from Job 36:26 thru the end of Chapter 37, Elihu speaks of God’s greatness in a passage that centers around his description of the thunderstorm. It’s revisiting passages like this that remind me that Job’s friends don’t get the credit they deserve. Elihu, in particular, shows deep theological understanding.
Henry Cowles describes this passage so beautifully:

In its general course of thought, this chapter resumes, continues and fills out the theme which commenced 36:26, that is, the wisdom manifested by God in his agencies in our atmosphere—clouds, rain, storm, lightning, the ice of winter and the warmth of summer. Most appropriately these agencies are so presented as to inspire reverence and awe—moral impressions which Elihu assumes may be useful to his suffering but not sufficiently reverent friend.

I could not say it so elegantly, but these are feelings I share when I see the wonderful climatic effects that our God produces. I see the fairyland created by the snow, the liquid gold of the sun, the amazing color palette of the evening sky and I am awestruck by the creator.
Living here in Florida, though, and it’s the thunderstorms that really catch your attention. “God thundereth marvelously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.” Elihu’s objective is to call Job to humility. “Listen”, he says, “God is beyond our understanding. He is powerful beyond our understanding, but is not unjust and not arbitrary in causing pain. You need to respect that, and not take pride in your own smartness!”). I’m not sure that Elihu was fair to Job, but I have to admit that from time to time I need to listen to that reminder!
I was reminded again tonight of how mighty God is, and how little I am. One of our summer storms came through. The doors and windows rattled. Lightning flashed around us. You have to know that one of those lightning strikes can have devastating effect, and God can strike into lives in just the same way … When God thunders, it’s time to listen up.