Job 3841 esv the lord answers job then the lord bible. Job had silenced, but had not convinced his friends. But before job is about to say the unthinkable, look what it says in 38. Job 3841 kjv then the lord answered job out of the bible. Oct 18, 2009 for almost ninety percent of his book, job has struggled with gods apparent absence, gods distance, gods silence. Job 3841 nkjv the lord reveals his omnipotence to job bible. Please check the reference to make sure it is correct.
Where were you when i laid the foundations of the earth. The last three verses in this chapter should not have been separated from the. Next chapter of job the book of job, chapter 38 we hope that you find the content of the book of job, chapter 38 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. The lord, in this discourse, humbles job, and brings him to repent of his passionate. While we might expect job, in chapter 38, to answer elihu, chapters 3841 constitute gods answer to job. Job 3841 niv the lord speaks then the lord spoke bible. Job 3841 nlt the lord challenges job then the lord.
Up in the heavens, god brags to the divine assembly about job. Job chapter 41 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. The lord reveals his omnipotence to job then the lord answered job out of the whirlwind, and said. Elihu had silenced job, but had not brought him to admit his guilt before god. The lord answered job out of the whirlwind it is not. Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line. Does god address jobs questions, either directly or by implication. The lord challenges job then the lord answered job from the whirlwind.
Job 28 marks a major turning point in the development of the book. Oct 21, 2012 1 note that the name yhwh is used of god in the prologue chapters 12, epilogue chapter 42, and divine speeches chapters 38 41 of job. Job has come to the point where his so called friends have persuaded him that all this death and sickness is because he has sinned against god. In the book s first cycle, job s friends speeches were halted by the revelation of gods wisdom.
This isnt the place to unpack them in detail, but one of the writers aims is to deliver a broadside against an anthropocentric view of the world. The lord speaks then the lord spoke to job out of the storm. Lo and behold, satan comes out and challenges god on job s goodness. Study job 41 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The book will conclude with job being humbled but satisfied 42.
Job had called on many occasions for god to appear. For i know the plans i have for you, declares the lord, plans for welfare. The lord, in this discourse, humbles job, and brings him to repent of his passionate expressions concerning gods providential dealings with him. Gods response to job can challenge the relationship we want to have with god. Who is this that obscures my planswith words without knowledge. However, he does complain of being unjustly persecuted and expects god to give him reasons for his suffering. Then the lord answered job out of the whirlwind, and said, who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge. Job 38 deals with the first four days of creation by making repeated reference to light, stars, clouds and waters. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible bible study and devotional books listed below. Fee and douglas stuart, how to read the bible for all its worth. The book of job, like the lament psalms, serves to keep us honest. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.
Job teaches us that suffering is a means by which evil is answered and god is vindicated. The lord will now proceed to demonstrate jobs ignorance by interrogating him with regard to the creation and maintenance of the world 38. The new element in the second cycle is that elihus speech is interrupted by the dramatic appearance of god himself job 38. Verses job had silenced, but had not convinced his friends. Job 38 niv bible then the lord spoke to job out of the.
Job 36, new international version niv the bible app. When whirlwinds speak, mike baughman, the hardest question, 2012. And i will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. There are a total of 39 questions in chapter 38, which easily ranks it as the chapter with the most questions in all the bible. The three comforters, eliphaz, bildad, and zophar, do not speak again. Job 3840 niv the lord speaks then the lord spoke bible. Job 3841 the lord speaks then the lord spoke bible. We can tell the real issue in the book of job by what god says in chapters 38 41. Job 38 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Now viewing scripture range from the book of job chapter 38.
Job chapter 38 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Over the previous 35 chapters since job 2, god has been directly absent from the account. The lord answers job then the lord answered job out of the whirlwind and said. They are alluded to in chapter 32 and god speaks against them in chapter 42 but they have passed from the stage in the drama of the book of job. Job 38, new international version niv the bible app. Job 38 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Job 38, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. At last, god fulfills job s desire for a facetoface encounter.
Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge. Job 38 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Anyone who has thought about the message of this baffling and extraordinary book will have wrestled with the two speeches god makes near the end. I am going to ask the questions, and you are to inform me. Finally, he does appear in a whirlwind, but not with the answers job desired. Job 38 the lord speaks then the lord spoke bible gateway. In the books first cycle, jobs friends speeches were halted by the revelation of gods wisdom. In verse 3, what observation did the author make of leviathan. At last, god fulfills jobs desire for a facetoface encounter.
Then jehovah answered job out of the whirlwind, and said, who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge. Brace yourself like a man, because i have some questions for you, and you must answer them. Even though job is a favorite of many people, including me, gods answer to job, as we heard in the text, can be disconcerting. The new john gills exposition of the entire bible modernised and adapted for the. Job, chapter 38 king james version christian answers webbible. Job chapter 38 summary and what god wants from us youtube. Gird up your loins the first part of gods answer is one of several connections with job 23. Job 38 then the lord answered job out of the whirlwind and.
However, instead of giving explanations to job, he demands an answer from job. Bear with me a little longer and i will show youthat there is more to be said in gods behalf. Who prepares for the raven its nourishment when its young cry to god and wander about without food. God takes several chapters to contrast his power and knowledge with that of jobs.
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