Bible Commentary

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? 23. Compare such passages as Jos 10:11; Psa 68:14; Isa 30:30; Eze 13:13. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Which I have reserved – As if they were carefully treasured up to be brought forth as they … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:23”

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 22. the treasures ] That is, the treasuries, the magazines. Snow and hail are represented as having been created and laid up in great storehouses in the heavens or above them, from whence God draws them forth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:22”

Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great? 21. The verse is ironical, Thou knowest; for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great. The words “thou knowest” refer to the question, Job 38:19, Which is the way ? Job knows the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:21”

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof? 20. take it to the bound thereof ] The second clause, the path to its house, suggests that the bound or border of light is not the furthest limit to which it flows forth, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:20”

Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof, 19. The first clause reads, What is the way to where light dwelleth? Light and darkness are here regarded as things independent of one another; they are both real agents, each of which has its place or abode, from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:19”

Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. 18. Final query, Whether Job surveyed the whole earth, and comprehended its breadth. hast thou perceived ] Rather perhaps, didst thou comprehend? Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? – How far … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:18”

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? 17. have the gates of death ] Or, were the gates? Death is personified; it is Sheol, the place of the dead, ch. Job 28:22. This is a lower deep than the recesses of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:17”

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? 16. hast thou entered ] Perhaps, didst thou enter? The whole passage seems under the influence of the first question, Job 38:4, Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Did Job then … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:16”

And from the wicked their light is withheld, and the high arm shall be broken. 15. shall be broken ] Rather, is broken. The “light” of the wicked is the darkness, ch. Job 24:17. The “high arm” is the arm already uplifted to commit violence. Again the moral meaning of the dayspring is expressed. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:15”

It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as a garment. 14. Another charming figure. Under the light of morn the earth, which was formless in the darkness, takes shape like the clay under the seal. It is changed as clay under the seal, And they stand forth as a garment. In … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 38:14”