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Verse Job 38:3. _GIRD UP NOW THY LOINS_] I will not confound thee
with my terrors; dismiss all fearful apprehensions from thy mind; now
act like a man, כגבר _kegeber_, like a hero: stand and vindicat...
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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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Yahweh, speaking to Job out of the storm, challenges him to the
contest, which he has so often demanded....
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MAN. Hebrew. _geber_. App-14.
ANSWER THOU ME. cause Me to know....
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_for I will demand_ Rather, AND I will. Jehovah now invites Job to
prepare for that contention with Him which he had so often desired,
Job 9:35; Job 13:10 _seq_.; and as Job had said, "Then call thou...
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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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_GIRD UP NOW THY LOINS LIKE A MAN; FOR I WILL DEMAND OF THEE, AND
ANSWER THOU ME._
A man, х_ GEBER_ (H1397)] - hero, ready for battle (1 Corinthians
16:13, "Quit you like men, be strong"), as he had...
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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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Job had expressed too boldly his desire to contend with God concerning
his righteousness. But he has still to learn that he must trust where
he cannot understand.
4-7. The creation of the earth....
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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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In the original language of the Book of Job, God’s speech is a long
list of questions. These questions were a test for Job. But Job did
not know the answers. Or, the answers reminded Job that God was...
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אֱזָר ־נָ֣א כְ גֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ וְ֝
אֶשְׁאָל
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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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Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I (c) will demand of thee, and
answer thou me.
(c) Because he wished to dispute with God, (Job 23:3), God reasons
with him, to declare his rashness....
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_Loins, like one about to engage in an arduous task, (Haydock) or
journey, (Calmet) to explore the ways of divine Providence. (Haydock)
--- Answer my reasons, if thou art able. (Calmet) --- Hebrew, "m...
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(2) Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? (3)
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and
answer thou me.
Observe, it is to Job the LORD directeth his sp...
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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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GIRD UP NOW THY LOINS LIKE A MAN,.... Like a man of valour that girds
on his harness for battle: Job is bid to prepare for the controversy
the Lord was entering into with him; and bring forth his stro...
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Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and
answer thou me.
Ver. 3. _Gird up now thy loins like a man_] As men did use to do when
they went to fight, 1 Kings 20:11. Stand to thy...
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_Gird up now thy loins_ If thou hast the courage to argue the case
with me, as thou hast often desired, make thyself ready for the
debate. _For I will demand of thee_ Hebrew, אשׁאלךְ,
_eshelecha, I wi...
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Gird up now thy loins like a man, like a hero ready for battle; FOR I
WILL DEMAND OF THEE, AND ANSWER THOU ME. Job should show his wisdom
and therefore his right to criticize by the proper explanation...
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THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD'S MAJESTY IN CREATION...
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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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ANSWER THOU ME:
_ Heb._ make me know...
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"NOW GIRD UP YOUR LOINS LIKE. MAN": "When undertaking. strenuous task
such as running, working, or fighting,. man in biblical times would
gather up his flowing robe and tuck it into. sash-belt (Exodus...
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1-3 Job had silenced, but had not convinced his friends. Elihu had
silenced Job, but had not brought him to admit his guilt before God.
It pleased the Lord to interpose. The Lord, in this discourse,...
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GIRD UP NOW THY LOINS; as warriors then did for the battle. Prepare
thyself for the combat with me, which thou hast oft desired. I accept
of thy challenge, JOB 13:22, and elsewhere. I WILL DEMAND OF T...
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Job 38:3 prepare H247 (H8798) yourself H2504 man H1397 question H7592
(H8799) answer H3045 (H8685)
Gird -...
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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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_Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said._
THE ADDRESS OF THE ALMIGHTY
This sublime discourse is represented as made from the midst of the
tempest or whirlwind which Elihu describes...
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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 sovere...
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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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1 Kings 18:46; 1 Peter 1:13; Exodus 12:11; Jeremiah 1:17; Job 13:15;...
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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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Gird up — As warriors then did for the battle....