Bible Commentary

He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it. 9. he holdeth back ] Or, he shutteth up, or, enshrouds. The “face of his throne” is perhaps the outside of it, or that view which it would present if seen; and the meaning is that He enshrouds His throne so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:9”

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 8. The wonder of the clouds, floating reservoirs of water, which do not burst under the weight of waters which they contain. Men bind up water in skins or bottles, God binds up the rain floods in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:8”

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing. 7. It may be doubtful whether “the north” refers to the northern part of the earth or to the northern heavens. In favour of the latter reference is the fact that the expression “stretch out,” often said in regard to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:7”

Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 6. Hell ] is in Heb. Sheol, the place where deceased persons congregate, the world beneath. It is not a place of pain, though a dark and dreary abode, ch. Job 10:21-22. Those there are the dead, who still subsist, though they do not live. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:6”

Dead [things] are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 5, 6. God’s presence and power in the underworld. Job 26:5 reads according to the pointing, The Shades tremble Underneath the waters and their inhabitants. The “Shades” (Heb. Refim, the flaccid) are the departed persons, whose place of concourse is Sheol. Comp. Isa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:5”

To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? 4. to whom hast thou uttered words?] Job refers to himself and asks, Who is it that thou hast spoken such things to? The same feeling of conscious superiority to his friends and disdain of the instructions they were giving him reappears here, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:4”

How hast thou counseled [him that hath] no wisdom? and [how] hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? 3. plentifully declared the thing as it is ] Rather, plentifully, or, abundantly, declared knowledge, or, wisdom. The word is that which occurs in ch. Job 5:12; see notes. “Him that is without power,” “that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:3”

How hast thou helped [him that is] without power? [how] savest thou the arm [that hath] no strength? 2. how savest thou?] Rather, how hast thou saved? i. e. succoured. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 2 4. Job sarcastically expresses his admiration of Bildad’s speech, and gratitude for the help it has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:2”

But Job answered and said, Job 26:1-14 But Job answered and said. The transcendent greatness of God I. God appears incomprehensibly great in that portion of the universe that is brought under human observation. 1. In connection with the world of disembodied spirits. Dead things are formed from under the waters and the inhabitants thereof. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 26:1”

How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm? How much less man – See Job 4:19. Man is mentioned here as a worm; in Job 4:19 he is said to dwell in a house of clay and to be crushed before the moth. In both cases … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 25:6”