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Verse Job 38:14. _IT IS TURNED AS CLAY_ TO _THE SEAL_] The earth, like
_soft_ _clay_, is capable of modifying itself in endless ways, and
assuming infinite forms. As a proof of this, see the astonishi...
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IT IS TURNED AS CLAY TO THE SEAL - A great variety of interpretations
has been given to this passage. Schultens enumerates no less than
twenty, and of course it is not easy to determine the meaning. T...
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V. THE LORD'S TESTIMONY TO JOB AND CONTROVERSY WITH HIM
CHAPTER 38:1-38
_ 1. The Lord speaks to Job (Job 38:1)_
2. The questions of the Lord (Job 38:4)
Job 38:1. The voice of man is hushed; the voi...
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THE WONDERS OF THE INANIMATE CREATION. Where was Job when the earth
was made? The work of creation is described as the building of a
house. In Job 38:7 the stars, which are older than the world (contr...
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Another charming figure. Under the light of morn the earth, which was
formless in the darkness, takes shape like the clay under the seal.
It is changed as clay under the seal,
And they stand forth a...
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A survey of the inanimate creation, the wonders of earth and sky the
earth, Job 38:4; the heavens, Job 38:18...
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The dawn that daily overspreads the earth....
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_THE SHATTERING OF SILENCE_
VI. THE PRESENCE OF GOD AND THE PENITENCE OF JOB (Job 38:1, Job 42:6)
A.
INTEGRITY, CERTAINTY, AND KNOWLEDGE (Job 38:1, Job 40:2)
1.
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_HAST THOU COMMANDED THE MORNING SINCE THY DAYS; AND CAUSED THE
DAYSPRING TO KNOW HIS PLACE;_
Passing from creation to phenomena in the existing inanimate world.
Verse 12. HAST THOU - as God daily d...
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38:14 It (b-1) i.e. the earth....
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THE FIRST SPEECH OF THE ALMIGHTY (JOB 38:39)
The marvels of creation, which witness to the infinite wisdom, power,
and watchful care of the Creator, are presented to Job in such a way
as to force fro...
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RM 'It is changed as clay under the seal, and _all things_ stand forth
as in a garment.' Objects which have hitherto been obscure and
shapeless take form and colour, as if wrapped in a clinging garmen...
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The men were afraid of the night. During the night, evil people seemed
to be more powerful (Job 24:13-17). And the darkness reminded the men
about death (Job 10:21-22).
God explained that he causes t...
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JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible.
This commentary has been through Advanced Checking.
CHAPTER 38
GOD BEGINS HIS SPEECH...
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AS CLAY TO THE SEAL. — In the darkness every object is without form
and void, just as clay or wax, which has no distinctness of shape till
the seal is applied, and then the impression is clear and man...
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תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּ חֹ֣מֶר חֹותָ֑ם וְ֝
יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ...
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XXVII.
"MUSIC IN THE BOUNDS OF LAW"
Job 38:1
OVER the shadowed life of Job, and the world shadowed for him by his
own intellectual and moral gloom, a storm sweeps, and from the storm
issues a voice....
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DIVINE POWER AND HUMAN IGNORANCE
Job 38:1
When the storm had ceased and the thunder was hushed, a voice spoke
out of the golden splendor of the sky. See Job 37:21. Job had
challenged God to answer hi...
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Here begins the third movement in the great drama, that which deals
with the controversy between Jehovah and Job. Out of the midst of the
whirlwind the divine voice speaks. Its first word is a challen...
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It is turned as clay [to] the seal; (l) and they stand as a garment.
(l) The earth which seemed in the night to have no form by the rising
of the sun, is as it were created anew, and all things in it...
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Seal. Men, formed to the image of God, shall die; and others shall be
place in their stead, (Menochius) with as much ease as an impression
is made upon clay. (Haydock) --- Garment. The body seems to b...
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(4) В¶ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
declare, if thou hast understanding. (5) Who hath laid the measures
thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? ...
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God Speaks Job Repents
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week we covered a lot of territory!
1. We finished with Elihu's speeches to Job and found that, although
he was a lot more accurate in what he had to...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 38 THROUGH 42.
Jehovah then speaks, and addressing Job, carries on the subject. He
makes Job sensible of his nothingness. Job confesses himself to be
vile, an...
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IT IS TURNED AS CLAY [TO] THE SEAL,.... As the clay receives a
different form by the impress of the seal upon it, so the earth
appears in a different manner by the spring of morning light upon it;
in...
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It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment.
Ver. 14. _It is turned as clay to the seal_] That is, the earth, now
discerned, by reason of the air enlightened. The sense is this, L...
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_It is turned as clay to the seal_ As the seal makes a beautiful
impression upon the clay, which, in itself, hath no form or
comeliness; so the earth, which in the darkness of the night lies like
a co...
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Marvellously, God Himself directly intervenes in this discussion so
early in the history of man. The storm that had been brewing as Elihu
spoke becomes a whirlwind, and God spoke to Job out of the whi...
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As the sun comes up the contours and features of the earth become
evident, causing it to appear "changed" like clay is suddenly changed
when impressed by. seal. In addition, daylight changes the featu...
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12-24 The Lord questions Job, to convince him of his ignorance, and
shame him for his folly in prescribing to God. If we thus try
ourselves, we shall soon be brought to own that what we know is
nothi...
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IT, to wit, the earth, mentioned in the next foregoing verse. IS
TURNED; is transformed and changed in its shape and appearance. TO THE
SEAL, or, _by the seal_, which makes a beautiful or valuable
imp...
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Job 38:14 takes H2015 (H8691) clay H2563 seal H2368 stands H3320
(H8691) garment H3830
as a -...
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CONTENTS: God's challenge to Job.
CHARACTERS: God, Job.
CONCLUSION: Those who try to call God to account, will be called to
account. Seeking to establish one's own character and darkening the
counse...
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Job 38:1. _The whirlwind._ Clouds and flames are the chariots of the
Lord, in deigning to speak with men. When he spake to Elijah in Horeb,
it was with wind, and fire, and earthquake. Likewise in Psal...
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SEALS
Clay under the seal. Job 38:14
Have you ever played at making seals? It is a fascinating game. All
you require is a lighted candle, a stick of sealing-wax, a piece of
paper, and a or a signet...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 38:12 The Lord reminds Job that he cannot see fully
what the Lord is doing about justice and judgment (see vv. Job 38:13,...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 38:14 FEATURES STAND OUT LIKE A GARMENT. The
changing colors of sunrise (see v. Job 38:12) are compared to the
dyeing of a garment....
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_JEHOVAH’S ADDRESS TO JOB_
Elihu had now said all he intended. Possibly interrupted by the storm
which had been gathering during his speech. Out of the storm-cloud,
from which already issued thunders...
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CLOSE OF THE CONTROVERSY BY THE INTERFERENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY.
EXPOSITION
The discourse, by which the Almighty answers Job and rebukes his
"friends," occupies four chapters (ch. 38-41.). It is broken...
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this
that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy
loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou m...
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Psalms 104:2; Psalms 104:6...
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GOD SPEAKS TO JOB
Job 38:1 _to Job 42:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
God's words to Job do not carry much by way of the explanation of
redemption. Job was a child of God, and well-instructed on those
lines....
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It — The earth. Turned — Is changed in its appearance. By the seal
— The seal makes a beautiful impression upon the clay, which in
itself hath no form, or comeliness. So the earth, which in the
darkne...