Now therefore stand still and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes. Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking for yourselves a king.” So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
(1 Samuel 12:16-18 ESV)
This is the third mention of thunder in Samuel. Each time it is mentioned it is intended to point us back to God. It is not an attribute, but an action of God where He is seeking to get the attention of His people so they will listen to Him. When God thundered against Israel's enemy in battle, it was more for their sake than to show the enemies something. Here God gives Samuel the authority to make the call - not to attract attention to Samuel, but to give authority to the words he was saying. When we disobey, God deserves and wants to be feared. But there is more than that He wants. He has our attention; He has our reverence... tomorrow we'll see what else He is looking for... Meanwhile, when you hear the thunder, turn your heart and ear to the Sovereign LORD, and listen.
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