[AZ Repub]

"However, the phrase "angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm" strongly connotates judgment or chastisement in a lexicographical sense, with the Bible as lexicon."

Enlighten me. How does this phrase connote judgement or chastisement? I agree that the phrase has meaning in a lexicographical sense, with the Bible as lexicon, but I think it communicates more of a reference to The Devine Being in charge of our mortal storm by way of the angel that rides the whirlwind and lends direction.

[Ironword]

I think the weight-bearing words are "whirlwind" and "storm." Angels can be seen in the Bible to be sent for assistance, announcement, or execution of judgment. Thus it is "whirlwind" and "storm" that qualify the purpose of the angel here. Aside from usage as a natural weather event, "storm" in the Bible is frequently an allegory for adversity. "Whirlwind," as previously noted, almost always connotates judgment. Thus, in a biblical sense, interpretation of the phrase weighs heavily toward judgment.