Job 37-39 - Yahweh Answers Job

Elihu Speaks of God’s Voice

Job 37:7 LSB - [7] "He seals the hand of every man, That all men may know His work.

i. “When the Lord seals up a man’s hand, he is unable to perform his labor. The Lord has an object in this, namely, ‘that, all men may know his work.’ When they cannot do their own work, they are intended to observe the works of God.” (Spurgeon)

 

Yahweh Answers Job

Job 38:1 LSB - [1] Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

Job 38:4 LSB - [4] "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell [Me], if you know understanding,

Job 38:36 LSB - [36] "Who has given wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind?

Yahweh Answers Job, “Have You?”

Job 38:12-13 LSB - [12] "Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, [And] caused the dawn to know its place, [13] That it might seize the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?

Job 38:16-17 LSB - [16] "Have you entered into the springs of the sea Or walked in the recesses of the deep? [17] "Have the gates of death been revealed to you, Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

Job 38:22 LSB - [22] "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

Yahweh Answers Job, “Where Were You?”

Job 38:24 LSB - [24] "Where is the way that the light is divided, [Or] the east wind scattered on the earth?

Job 38:31 LSB - [31] "Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion?

Job 39:1 LSB - [1] "Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you keep watch over the calving of the deer?

Job 39:17 LSB - [17] Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

Job 39:26-27 LSB - [26] "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? [27] "Is it at your command that the eagle goes on high And raises his nest high?