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Verse Job 38:31. _CANST THOU BIND THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF PLEIADES_]
The _Pleiades_ are a constellation in the sign _Taurus_. They consist
of _six stars_ visible to the naked eye; to a good eye, in a...
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CANST THOU BIND THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF PLEIADES? - The seven stars.
On the meaning of the word used here (כימה _kı̂ymâh_), see the
notes at Job 9:9. In regard to the meaning of the word rendered
“sw...
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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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THE WONDERS OF THE INANIMATE CREATION. Where was Job when the earth
was made? The work of creation is described as the building of a
house. In Job 38:7 the stars, which are older than the world (contr...
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A survey of the inanimate creation, the wonders of earth and sky the
earth, Job 38:4; the heavens, Job 38:18...
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The direction of the regular movements of the heavens, and their
influence upon the earth....
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_canst thou bind_ Rather, DOST thou bind? The questions addressed to
Job, throughout the chapter, mean in general, Is it he that effects
what is observed to be done? not, Can he undo what is done, or...
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The wonders of the heavens....
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CANST THOU BIND THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF PLEIADES— See the note on
chap. Job 9:9....
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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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_CANST THOU BIND THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF PLEIADES, OR LOOSE THE BANDS
OF ORION?_
Sweet influences, х_ MA`ªDANOWT_ (H4575), from _ `AADAN_ (H6029),
to be delightful; whence comes Eden] - the joy diffu...
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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, 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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Ancient people used to watch the stars for important reasons. The
stars are like a calendar, because different stars appear in each
season. And the stars also helped travellers to work out the correct...
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THE SWEET INFLUENCES. — With reference to their supposed effect on
weather and the like, or perhaps the word means _chain_ or _band,_
with allusion to their group — “Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies...
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הַֽ֭ תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנֹּ֣ות כִּימָ֑ה
אֹֽו ־מֹשְׁכֹ֖ות...
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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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WHAT MAN CANNOT DO
Job 38:19
In this chapter a number of nature-pictures pass before us. These
include the creation of the earth, Job 38:4; the sea, Job 38:8; light,...
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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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Canst thou bind the sweet influences (q) of Pleiades, or loose the
bands of (r) Orion?
(q) Which rise when the sun is in Taurus, which is the spring, and
brings flowers.
(r) Which comes in winter....
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_Pleiades. The seven stars. --- Arcturus. A bright star in the north.
(Challoner) --- The same terms occur, and are explained, chap. ix. 9.
(Haydock)_...
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(4) В¶ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
declare, if thou hast understanding. (5) Who hath laid the measures
thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? ...
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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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CANST THOU BIND THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF PLEIADES,.... Of which Job
9:9; and this constellation of the seven stars which is meant, rising
in the spring, the pleasantnesses of the season, as the word ma...
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Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands
of Orion?
Ver. 31. _Canst thou bind the sweet influences of the Pleiades_] That
is, restrain the pleasantness of the spring, or as...
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_Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?_ Generally
understood of the seven stars, which, rising about the time of the
vernal equinox, bring in the spring. Canst thou restrain or hinder
thei...
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Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, the band of that
constellation of springtime, in the larger constellation of Taurus, OR
LOOSE THE BANDS OF ORION, the cords which hold this constellat...
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God's Majesty in the Wonders above the Earth...
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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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PLEIADES?:
Or, the seven stars. _Heb._ Cimah
ORION?:
_ Heb._ Cesil...
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Job knew that God had made the constellations, Pleiades, Orion, and
the Bear (the big dipper), but where God showed Job his impotence was
by asking if he were able to hold together. cluster of stars o...
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25-41 Hitherto God had put questions to Job to show him his
ignorance; now God shows his weakness. As it is but little that he
knows, he ought not to arraign the Divine counsels; it is but little
he...
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BIND, i.e. restrain or hinder them. Canst thou bind or shut up the
earth when they open it? THE SWEET INFLUENCES; or, _the delights_;
because this constellation by its benign and opening influences br...
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Job 38:31 bind H7194 (H8762) cluster H4575 Pleiades H3598 loose H6605
(H8762) belt H4189 Orion H3685
Ple
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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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_Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands
of Orion?_
LIGHT UNRESTRAINABLE
Who can “bind” or “restrain” the light? The subject before us
is the self-revealing power of the...
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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,...
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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...
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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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Amos 5:8; Job 9:9...
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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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Bind — Restrain or hinder them. Pleiades — The seven stars, which
bring in the spring. Bands — By which it binds up the air and earth,
by bringing storms of rain and hail or frost and snow. Orion — Th...