JOB 38:1 Challenge: The Lord Answers Job. The Lord responds in two speeches, each followed by a brief response from Job. Aware of God as never before, Job responds by humbly submitting to God’s sovereignty and regretting his earlier words (Job 42:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 38:2 Elihu had said that Job’s words were generally “without knowledge” (Job 34:35; Job 35:16). The Lord does not reprove Job so extensively when he indicates that Job DARKENS COUNSEL BY WORDS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE. Job had drawn conclusions about the nature of God from what was revealed... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 38:4 Job had begun by lamenting his birth and the timing of his life (ch. Job 3:1). Using the same language of birth, the Lord now asks Job about the birth of the universe. Can Job explain how the origin of the cosmos could or should have been different? ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 38:7 The SONS OF GOD (compare Job 1:6 and note) are the heavenly beings surrounding God’s throne. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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, Job 38:15, Job 38:17, Job 38:22). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var ima [ Continue Reading ]
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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 38:22 The reference to STOREHOUSES that are reserved for THE TIME OF TROUBLE is another reminder to Job that the Lord’s rule over the earth takes into account things that are not known on earth (see vv. Job 38:13). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 38:31 MAZZAROTH is a transliteration of an otherwise unknown Hebrew word. In the context, it must refer to one of the constellations. THE BEAR is also a constellation, as indicated by its connection with ORION and PLEIADES in Job 9:9. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsB [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 38:39 The Lord now turns from describing his rule over all creation to his rule over specific creatures. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]