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Verse Job 28:18. _See also Clarke on "_Job 28:16_"_.
Ver. Job 28:18. 4. ראמות ramoth, CORAL, from ראם _raam_, to
be _exalted_ or _elevated_; probably from this remarkable property of
coral, "it alwa...
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NO MENTION SHALL BE MADE OF CORAL - That is, as a price by which to
purchase wisdom, or in comparison with wisdom. The margin here is,
“Ramoth” - retaining the Hebrew word ראמה _râ'mâh_. Jerome
rend...
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CHAPTER 28
_ 1. The treasures of the earth (Job 28:1)_
2. The better treasures (Job 28:7)
3. God knoweth the way and the true wisdom (Job 28:23)...
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JOB 28. Here again we come to a critical question. It is difficult to
fit this chapter into the argument, whether Job 27:7 is given to Job
or to Zophar. It is a widely accepted conclusion of scholars...
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_or of pearls_ Rather, OF CRYSTAL.
_price of wisdom is above rubies_ Or, THE POSSESSION OF WISDOM IS
ABOVE (or, more than) PEARLS, i. e. pearls cannot acquire it or give
possession of it. The meaning...
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As the preceding verses (1 14) expressed the idea that there was no
"place" of Wisdom where men could find it and from which they could
bring it forth, these verses express the idea that it can be acq...
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BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?— Job continues to give further
instances of the daring and yet successful attempts of mankind, to
provide themselves with every necessary and conveniency of life; such...
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2. But where wisdom is, man cannot discover; only God knows. (Job
28:12-28)
TEXT 28:12-28
12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price...
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_NO MENTION SHALL BE MADE OF CORAL, OR OF PEARLS: FOR THE PRICE OF
WISDOM IS ABOVE RUBIES._
Red coral (Ezekiel 27:16).
PEARLS - literally, what is frozen х_ GAABIYSH_ (H1378)]. Probably
crystal; an...
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28:18 Corals (c-1) * Only here and Ezekiel 27:16 , from a root
meaning, 'heights,' i.e. high in value; precious. crystal (d-3) Only
used here, from a root meaning, 'to freeze,' (or 'congeal.') rubies...
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THE MYSTERY OF DIVINE WISDOM
In this famous chapter Job declares that Wisdom—that is, the
principle of the divine government of the world—is a mystery not to
be solved by man. Man's wisdom lies in fea...
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No mention] because there is no comparison. Rubies] RM 'pearls.'...
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JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
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CHAPTER 28
JOB’S POEM ABOUT WISDOM...
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Wisdom is precious. Wisdom is perfect. And wisdom is valuable. In
other words, wisdom is much better than anything else. Job was
emphasising the importance of wisdom.
V19 In the distant country calle...
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רָאמֹ֣ות וְ֭ גָבִישׁ לֹ֣א יִזָּכֵ֑ר
וּ מֶ֥שֶׁ
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XXIII.
CHORAL INTERLUDE
Job 28:1
THE controversy at length closed, the poet breaks into a chant of the
quest of Wisdom. It can hardly be supposed to have been uttered or
sung by Job. But if we may g...
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THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE
Job 28:1
A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age.
Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures
of the earth, Job 28:1. T...
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In a fine passage Job now discussed the question of wisdom. What was
supremely lacking in his friends' dealing with him was wisdom to
understand. As an introduction to the main statement of his argume...
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No mention shall be made of coral, or of (l) pearls: for the price of
wisdom [is] above rubies.
(l) Which was thought to be a king of precious stone....
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Things. Hebrew Ramoth and Gabish (Haydock) are terms much
controverted. The first may denote the unicorns, (Deuteronomy xxxiii.
17.) and the latter the thunderbolt, or ceraunia, which were in high
req...
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(13) Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the
land of the living. (14) В¶ The depth saith, It is not in me: and
the sea saith, It is not with me. (15) It cannot be gotten for gold...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31.
As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks.
They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure
and...
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NO MENTION SHALL BE MADE OF CORAL, OR OF PEARLS,.... Coral is a marine
plant, is as hard as a stone, and of such value as to be reckoned
among precious stones; Ezekiel 27:16. In Arabia Felix, on the s...
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No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of
wisdom [is] above rubies.
Ver. 18. _No mention shall be made of coral_] No talk of coral or
carbuncle, of pearl, or any other the rar...
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_No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls_ They are of no value,
if compared with wisdom, nor fit to be mentioned as a price wherewith
to purchase it. _For the price_, &c. Hebrew, משׁךְ, _meshec...
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No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls, that is, corals and
quartz-crystal could not even be named in comparison with it; FOR THE
PRICE OF WISDOM IS ABOVE RUBIES, it is immeasurably exalted in...
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God Alone The Possessor of True Wisdom.
Over against man's foolish quest for vain and unstable riches Job
places the wisdom of God, unattainable by the outward seeking and
searching of men....
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EARTH'S MEASURED TREASURES
(vv.1-6)
Job has spoken of the folly of wicked men. Now he shows that which
stands in beautiful contrast to Chapter 27. The language here is
magnificent, as Job considers...
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CORAL:
Or, Ramoth...
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12-19 Job here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and
enjoying of God and ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all
the riches in this world. It is a gift of the Holy Ghost which c...
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NO MENTION SHALL BE MADE; they are of no value, nor worthy to be named
the same day with this, nor fit to be mentioned as a price or
recompence wherewith to purchase this. _The price_; or, _the
attrac...
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CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. The value of divine wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends.
CONCLUSION: To be truly religious is to be truly wise. If we know God,
His wisdom will appear in the prac...
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Job 28:2. _Brass is molten,_ melted out of ores of zinc, lapis
calaminaris, light perforated ores, found on Mendip hills in Somerset,
Derbyshire, and other places.
Job 28:4. _The flood breaketh out fr...
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_But where shall wisdom be found?_
THE SPECULATIVE DIFFICULTIES OF AN INQUIRING INTELLECT SOLVED BY THE
HEART OF PRACTICAL PIETY
Two things are prominently developed in this chapter--Man’s power
and...
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:12 BUT WHERE SHALL WISDOM BE FOUND? (Compare v.
Job 28:20.) With all the negative statements in these verses, the
answer is that true wisdom is unknown to m
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JOB—NOTE ON JOB 28:15 These verses contain many references to GOLD
and precious stones. All are expensive and difficult to obtain, yet
none compare with the value of wisdom....
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_JOB’S DESCANT ON TRUE WISDOM_
The place occupied by this chapter one peculiar to itself. Its
connection with the preceding or succeeding portions of the book by no
means obvious. Appears scarcely to...
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EXPOSITION
JOB 28:1
The connection of this chapter with the preceding is somewhat obscure.
Probably we are to regard Job as led to see, even while he is
justifying God's ways with sinners (Job 27:8),...
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Now, Job said, turning now to a different vein of thought, he said,
"Now, there are places where gold is discovered and silver is
discovered, and iron and brass, men dig the shafts, they follow the
ve...
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1 Timothy 2:9; Ezekiel 27:16; Lamentations 4:7; Matthew 13:45;...