Job 26 - Introduction

TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION

1-2 What a help you are in rescuing me

poor, weak man that I am!

3 You give such good advice

and share your knowledge with a fool like me!

4 Who do you think will hear all your words?

Who inspired you to speak like this?

[Bildad]

5 The land of the dead is trembling;

its inhabitants shake with fear.

6 The world of the dead lies open to God;

no covering shields it from his sight.

7 God stretched out the northern sky,

and hung the earth in empty space.

8 It is God who fills the clouds with water,

and keeps them from bursting with the weight.

9 He hides the full moon behind a cloud.
10 He divided light from darkness

by a circle drawn on the face of the ocean.

11 When he threatens the pillars that hold up the sky,

they shake and tremble with fear.

12 It is his strength that conquered the sea;

by his skill he destroyed the monster Rahab.

13 It is his breath that made the sky clear,

and his hand that killed the escaping monster.

14 But these are only hints of his power,

only the whispers that we have heard.

Who can know how truly great God is?

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 26:1-14

514.

The first four verses contain what thought?

515.

Can a man by searching find out God?

516.

To whom is Job addressing himself?

517.

Bildad was no help. Why?

518.

What question had Bildad failed to answer?

519.

How is the word spirit used in verse four?

520.

Job 26:5-14 set forth what theme?

521.

Even the dead cannot escape from God. Explain.

522.

Discuss verse seven in light of the expression And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

523.

What is a better word than throne in verse nine? Why?

524.

Verse ten includes a transcendence of all pagan mythological dualism. Please explain.

525.

What are the pillars of heaven? What happens to them?

526.

What is Rahab as used in Job 26:12? What is the thought?

527.

How are Spirit and serpent used in Job 26:13?

528.

We only hear a soft whisper of the wisdom and power of God, but it is enough. Explain.