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Verse Job 40:16. _HIS STRENGTH_ IS _IN HIS LOINS_] This refers to his
great _agility_, notwithstanding his _bulk_; by the _strength of his
loins_ he was able to take vast _springs_, and make astonishi...
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LO NOW, HIS STRENGTH IS IN HIS LOINS - The inspection of the figure of
the hippopotamus will show the accuracy of this. The strength of the
elephant is in the neck; of the lion in the paw; of the hors...
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CHAPTER 40
_ 1. The answer demanded (Job 40:1)_
2. Job's answer (Job 40:3)
3. Jehovah's appeal to Job (Job 40:6)
4. Behold behemoth! (Job 40:
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JOB 40:15 TO JOB 41:34. BEHEMOTH AND LEVIATHAN. Most scholars regard
this passage as a later addition to the poem. The point of Job 40:8 is
God's reply to Job's criticism of His righteousness; the des...
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LO. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6.
NAVEL. muscles....
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These verses read,
16. Lo now, his strength is in his loins,
And his force in the sinews of his belly.
17. He bendeth his tail like a cedar;
The muscles of his thighs are knit together.
18. His b...
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Job 40:6 to Job 42:6. The Lord's Second Answer to Job out of the Storm
Shall Man charge God with unrighteousness in His Rule of the World?
All that the first speech of the Lord touched upon was the...
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2. Jehovah relates more marvels of his creation. (Job 40:15, Job
41:34)
TEXT 40:15-24
15 BEHOLD NOW, BEHEMOTH, WHICH I MADE AS WELL AS THEE;
He eateth grass as an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in...
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_BEHOLD NOW BEHEMOTH, WHICH I MADE WITH THEE; HE EATETH GRASS AS AN
OX._
God shows that if Job cannot bring under control the lower animals, of
which he selects the two most striking (Behemoth on lan...
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NAVEL] RV 'muscles.'...
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THE SECOND SPEECH OF THE ALMIGHTY
Job, we know, in his anxiety to prove his integrity had been led into
casting doubts on the justice of God's government of the world. He is
here ironically invited t...
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In fact, Bible students are not sure about the animal in this passage.
In the original language (called Hebrew), the animal’s name simply
means ‘a great animal’. But the hippo behaves as God describes...
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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 40
GOD CONTINUES HIS SPEECH...
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IN THE NAVEL. — Rather, _in the sinews, or muscles.
_...
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הִנֵּה ־נָ֣א כֹחֹ֣ו בְ מָתְנָ֑יו וְ֝
אֹנֹ֗ו
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XXVIII.
THE RECONCILIATION
Job 38:1 - Job 42:6
THE main argument of the address ascribed to the Almighty is contained
in Chapter s 38 and 39 and in the opening verses of chapter 42. Job
makes submis...
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“HAST THOU AN ARM LIKE GOD?”
Job 40:1
God seemed to await Job's reply to His questions. Job had protested
that he would fill his mouth with arguments, but none was forthcoming.
That vision of God had...
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There is a pause in the unveiling as Jehovah speaks directly to His
servant and asks for an answer to the things that He has said. The
answer is full of suggestiveness. The man who in mighty speech an...
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Places, insomuch that \'c6lian (iv. 24.) styles it a "beast of the
marshes." It is fabulous that it is forced to sleep against a tree, as
if it could not rise without much difficulty. (Calmet) --- Sep...
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(15) В¶ Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass
as an ox. (16) Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is
in the navel of his belly. (17) He moveth his tail like a ced...
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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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LO NOW, HIS STRENGTH [IS] IN HIS LOINS,.... The strength of the
elephant is well known, being able to carry a castle on its back, with
a number of men therein; but what follows does not seem so well t...
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Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the
navel of his belly.
Ver. 16. _Lo, now, his strength is in his loins_] Wherein he is so
strong that he can bear a wooden tower upon hi...
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_His strength is in his loins_ He hath strength answerable to his
bulk, but he is of a mild disposition, and his strength, by God's wise
and merciful providence, is not an offensive strength, consisti...
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GOD'S CHALLENGE AND JOB'S RESPONSE
(vv.1-5)
Job had said that if God would only listen to him, he would present
his whole case in showing how God was unfair in His dealings
(ch.33:3-5). Therefore n...
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This brute has massive strength in its loins, stomach muscles, thighs,
and tail....
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15-24 God, for the further proving of his own power, describes two
vast animals, far exceeding man in bulk and strength. Behemoth
signifies beasts. Most understand it of an animal well known in Egypt...
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He hath strength answerable to his bulk, but this strength by God's
wise and merciful providence is not an offensive strength, consisting
in or put forth by horns or claws, as it is in ravenous creatu...
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Job 40:16 strength H3581 hips H4975 power H202 stomach H990 muscles
H8306...
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CONTENTS: God's challenge to Job continued. Job's answer.
CHARACTERS: God, Job.
CONCLUSION: A real vision of God's power and wisdom changes men's
opinions of themselves and silences their disputes w...
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Job 40:4. _Behold, I am vile._ Job boldly answered his friends; but
when the Lord speaks, he lays his mouth in the dust.
Job 40:15. _Behold now behemoth._ Here sacred criticism is divided in
opinion;...
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_Moreover, the Lord answered Job, and said._
JEHOVAH’S ANSWER
Its language has reached, at times, the “high-water mark” of
poetry and beauty. Nothing can exceed its dignity, its force, its
majesty, t...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 40:6 Job knew what it was like to be misunderstood
and misjudged by his friends. The Lord now shows Job how he had
misjudged the Lord’s rule over the world (Job 40:6). Job had
displaye...
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NOTES
Job 40:15. “_Behold turn behemoth_.” Various opinions as to what
is meant by the term “behemoth.” According to GESENIUS,
בְּהֵמוֹת (_behemoth_) is the plural of בְּהֵמָה
(_behemah_, from the unu...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 40:1
Between the first and the second part of the Divine discourse, at the
end of which Job wholly humbles himself (Job 42:1), is interposed a
short appeal on the part of tile Almighty...
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Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, Shall he that contends with
the Almighty instruct him? (Job 40:1-2)
"Job, are you trying to instruct me?" Isn't that ridiculous? Can you
think of anybody tryi...
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Strength — He hath strength answerable to his bulk, but this
strength by God's wise and merciful providence is not an offensive
strength, consisting in, or put forth by horns or claws, as it is in
rav...