“In contrast with the shortest speech in the book (chapter 25) Chapter s 26-31 comprise the longest. Job replied first to Bildad ('you' in Job 26:2 is singular), but later (in Chapter s 27-31) to all three (“you” in Job 27:5 is plural)” _(Bible Knowledge Comm. p. 748)._ These Chapter s (26-31) are a... [ Continue Reading ]
"WHAT. HELP YOU ARE TO THE WEAK!": Job declares that Bildad's counsel and help have been absolutely worthless. JOB 26:2-3 "ABUNDANTLY PROVIDED": "Speaking of the 'helpful insight' Bildad had 'abundantly provided', Job was no doubt sarcastically blasting Bildad's short speech, which was given without... [ Continue Reading ]
"AND WHOSE SPIRIT WAS EXPRESSED THROUGH YOU?": Job seems to be saying that obviously God was not speaking through Bildad, so whose "spirit" was speaking through him? Was he just parroting someone else's theology?... [ Continue Reading ]
"In contrast to his friend's limited exaltation of God (Job 25:3-5), Job majestically sweeps beyond. Even those in Sheol (figuratively beneath the waters, or earth, Philippians 2:10) are naked before God" _(Jackson p. 61)._ The expression "departed spirits" seems to refer to the "elite" among dead,... [ Continue Reading ]
The word "Abaddon" means "destruction" and is. synonym for the side of Sheol that includes the wicked. "Even the elite dead are in anguish because God knows and sees them" _(Bible Knowledge Comm. p. 749)._ __... [ Continue Reading ]
"HE STRETCHES OUT THE NORTH OVER EMPTY SPACE": "God's creation of the skies was likened by Job to His stretching out. tent on. pole. The 'north' is the celestial pole around which the universe appears to revolve. The earth was viewed by Job as being supported by nothing material and therefore as bei... [ Continue Reading ]
Job is amazed at how the clouds can be full of water like waterskins, and yet remain suspended in air without releasing their water. __... [ Continue Reading ]
God can even use the clouds to obscure the moon. __... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB 26:10 The term "circle" here may refer to the horizon, which appears to be circular, where light and darkness begin and end when the sun arises in the east and sets in the west. Or the term "circle" may refer to the dome shaped outline of the sky. This suggests the curvature of the earth, compar... [ Continue Reading ]
The "pillars of heaven" probably refer to the mountains that figuratively appear to support the sky. God can even shake the mighty mountains. __... [ Continue Reading ]
God controls the oceans. We literally see this when Jesus calmed the sea. The term "Rahab" appears to refer to. pagan sea monster, and the idea could be that God is superior to all mythological representations of evil. __... [ Continue Reading ]
God's mere breath completely clears the sky after. storm. The "fleeing serpent" may be. parallel to "Rahab" in Job 26:12. __... [ Continue Reading ]
"BEHOLD, THESE ARE THE FRINGES OF HIS WAYS": This is just. sample,. meager fringe of God's power. This is just the outside edge! "HOW FAINT. WORD WE HEAR OF HIM!" "People are so distant from God that they heard only. whisper and obviously then cannot possibly fully comprehend all God's activities in... [ Continue Reading ]