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Verse Job 40:21. _HE LIETH UNDER THE SHADY TREES_] This and the
following verses refer to certain _habits_ of the _behemoth_, with
which we are and must be unacquainted,...
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HE LIETH UNDER THE SHADY TREES - Referring to his usually inactive and
lazy life. He is disposed to lie down in the shade, and especially in
the vegetable growth in marshy places on the banks of lakes...
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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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_the shady trees_ Rather, THE LOTUS TREES. And so in Job 40:22....
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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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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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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 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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HE LIETH UNDER THE SHADY TREES. — If this description applies to any
_one_ animal, it seems on the whole more appropriate to the elephant
than the hippopotamus. No doubt the judgment of critics has be...
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תַּֽחַת ־צֶֽאֱלִ֥ים יִשְׁכָּ֑ב בְּ
סֵ֖תֶר קָנֶ֣ה...
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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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_Buckle. Literally, "bracelet," ( armilla.; Haydock) or ring. Horses
were thus ornamented, (Virgil vii. 7.) and other beasts led about. But
this fierce animal could not be tamed. Hebrew, "Wilt thou pu...
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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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HE LIETH UNDER THE SHADY TREES, IN THE COVERT OF THE REED,
AND FENS. This may be thought to agree very well with the river horse,
the inhabitant of the Nile, where reeds in great plenty grew, and
adj...
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He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Ver. 21. _He lieth under the shady trees_] Vatablus readeth the words
questioning thus, Lieth he under the shady trees, in the cov...
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_He lieth under the shady trees_, &c. Or, _He lieth down secretly
between the shady trees, under the covert of the reed, and in the
fens_, Houbigant and Heath. _The shady trees cover him_ The Hebrew,...
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He lieth under the shady trees, the lotus-bushes of the lowlands of
Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean countries, IN THE COVERT OF THE
REED AND FENS; for the lowlands near the river are his habitat....
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Job's Weakness Contrasted with the Strength Even of the Hippopotamus...
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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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Behemoth loves to stay in the water....
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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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The elephant lies down to rest himself; and it is but fabulous which
some writers affirm, that they have no joints in their legs, and so
cannot lie down, but sleep or rest themselves standing or leani...
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Job 40:21 lies H7901 (H8799) trees H6628 covert H5643 reeds H7070
marsh H1207
the reed - Isaia
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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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Isaiah 19:6; Isaiah 19:7; Isaiah 35:7...