The metaphoric and symbolic uses of clouds are many, and furnish some of the most powerful figures of Scripture. In the Old Testament, Yahweh's presence is made manifest and His glory shown forth in a cloud. The cloud is usually spoken of as bright and shining, and it could not be fathomed by man:
The Senate is one of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament. It consists of 76 senators, twelve from each of the six states and two from each of the mainland territories.
The Senate. The 50 states elect 2 senators each for staggered 6-year terms. A senator represents between 1 and 37 million people, depending on their stateâs population. The day-to-day activities of the Senate are controlled largely by the political party holding the most seats, called the âmajority party.â Here is a count of senators by party: