He takes the blanket that is the northern skies poetically – and he stretches it out alright – but he doesn’t need anything to lay it on. Thank you for registering. Think bigger – not the sky – but the earth God just hangs or suspends out in space. It’s enough to flood mighty rivers! And that’s what Job is talking about. 7 [He/God] [stretcheth/spreads] out the [north/northern skies] over [the empty place/empty space], The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Would you have thought of that? 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? 4 With whose help have you uttered words, and whose spirit has come forth from you? 6 [Hell/Sheol/The underworld] is naked before [him/God], and [destruction/Abaddon/the place of destruction] [hath no covering/lies uncovered]. Job 26:1-14. Job's Reply. Well, Job continues with his sarcastic statements in verse 3. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy But even if he is – he’s telling these friends of his that God can kill this kind of monster if it even existed. ADAM CLARKE'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - JOB 26 Job 25 - Job 27 >> - HELP - FB - TWITTER - GR VIDEOS - GR FORUMS - GR … And finally, Job ends this chapter with an admission that though he’s spoken of several areas of God’s ways that display his awesome wisdom – Job knows that he hasn’t even scratched the surface! Now, that word “proud” is the Hebrew word Rachab. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author. So, let’s think of what would cause a mighty mountain to tremble – to move back and forth… How about an earthquake? It’s literally laying on nothing – absolutely nothing. 12 He [divideth/quieted/stills] the sea [with/by] his power, The Old Testament Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. And that should remind us of the message of this book – when we can’t understand God’s ways, we must trust his wisdom. She treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, without concern, Because God deprived her of wisdom, And did not endow her with understanding. But also, God uses clouds to hold back the face of his throne. So, God caused pain and grief and wounds to this serpent. Now, when the KJV says “divideth” in verse 12 – we also need to recognize that that word is used elsewhere in the KJV as “rest” (5x) and “ease” (1x). Job is getting to this point where he will trust God’s wisdom. Pauline Epistles But he’s not there yet. But if you’re going to spread a blanket out you need to have something to lay it on. -------------------- The word behind “holdeth back” is also used by the KJV to mean “enclose.” So, God encloses something with his clouds. Or at least his mind is. The Gospels The Gospels “Smiteth through the proud” (compare 7:12; 9:13; 26:13). Job acknowledges the power of God. -------------------- OK, but what is the “it” that God is spreading his cloud upon? Log In/Sign Up. (Job 38:17; Ps 139:8; Pr 5:11). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point But that’s where God is so superior and awesome. His head is – as it were – in the clouds. So, God gives rest and ease to the sea. 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? The New Testament The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a 4 To whom have you uttered words? KJV, Thinline Bible, Compact, Imitation Leather, Burgundy . The Old Testament GodRules Store: Bargains; New Releases; Best Sellers ; Your Own Online Business News/Reviews: World News ; Movie Reviews ; Book Search Are you a Christian? Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. How you have assisted the arm that has no strength! 3 How you have counseled one who has no wisdom, and given much good advice! -------------------- Job sees and praises God’s wisdom all around him in nature. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed And so, perhaps Job is saying that God’s throne is up in the heavens and then sometimes God in his wisdom covers the heavens – where his throne is – and thereby he covers that throne. And this is a contrast to the first line. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. The most useful method would be to go to the section of Scripture that you are interested in, Study the bible online using commentary on Job 26 and more! 8 He [bindeth up/wraps up/locks] the waters in his thick clouds; no covering—from God's eyes. “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s? And he’s admitting that neither he nor these friends of his really even get more than a glimpse of all of God’s ways. So, Job doesn’t need rehashed speeches from Bildad. And so, Job moves on from sarcasm to questioning Bildad. Commentaries, history books, and more are linked to this page . But instead of helping and saving Job, Bildad’s speech did nothing of the sort. The troubles all came upon Job at once; while one messenger of evil tidings was speaking, another followed. When God reproves or rebukes them. He’s the arm that has no strength. So, God is so awesomely powerful that he can bring about a natural disaster which makes one of the mightiest features of this earth – a mountain – to tremble. but [the thunder of his power/his mighty thunder] who can understand? will open other resources that you might not otherwise be aware of, and even more importantly, is started from reading Job 26 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary by Albert Barnes, a dedicated student of the Bible, continues to be very popular even today. Commentary on Job 1:13-19 (Read Job 1:13-19) Satan brought Job's troubles upon him on the day that his children began their course of feasting. 9 He [holdeth back/obscures/conceals] the face of [his throne/the full moon], Store; Bibles; Deals; More; Take a Tour. And God doesn’t use clouds only to hold rain. The Whole Bible Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary. And of course, Job truly means none of this. Poetical Books Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts. And in verse 4, Job wants to know two things: 1) Does Bildad know whom he’s speaking to and 2) Does Bildad know what he’s saying? God’s power doesn’t simply cause panic and dread. And when Bildad figured out that Job was not literally truthful in his statements, he would have been very insulted. Try Bible Gateway Plus free for 30 days. And – truth be told – we don’t understand it and never will fully. Bildad in chapter 25 said that “fear” belongs to God – it’s owed him – he deserves people and creatures and all things to quake and tremble before him. Johannine Writings But now in verse 7 he changes the direction of his thinking to those things that are above. And they’re astonished. Bible Gateway Plus. Study This × Bible Gateway Plus. Because in this chapter he already said that the sky is hung on nothing. And as an example, he ends the chapter with a mention of thunder – like how does that even work?! Required fields are marked *. Wisdom Literature So, whether God is destroying the proud or a make-believe sea monster, the message is the same. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Prophets Poetical Books Bildad ought to have laid before Job the consolations, rather than the terrors of the Almighty. General Epistles 10. But this isn’t God speaking here – it’s Job – who was not an Israelite and who – as we’ve seen already – had some flawed ideas in other areas of life. He’s not one to whom Bildad should feel obliged to utter simplistic and unhelpful sayings. Job 26:6 King James Version ... KJV, Thinline Bible, Standard Print, Imitation Leather, Black, Red Letter Edition. He’s marveling at God’s wisdom right here – but he hasn’t yet just rested in God to do the wise thing in his life. Because no one’s ultimately innocent. Major Prophets [how savest thou/How you have saved] [the arm/the person] that hath no strength [?/!]. Pentateuch Wisdom Literature And taken at face value, Job is being very complimentary to Bildad. THIRD SERIES. But he has yet to show an ability to see and praise God’s wisdom in his own circumstance. No, this Rachab is apparently a mythological sea monster – in addition to being the word to label people as “proud.”. And I wonder if Job is responding here to Bildad’s first statement from the last chapter. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible So, it could be that Job is talking about God shattering or cutting to pieces or smiting through this mythological sea monster. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. General Epistles Our Price: $10.99 Save: $7.00 (39%) Buy Now. And so we’ll see Job next time continue speaking – and he’ll start with defending his righteousness and integrity. how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? The KJV here says that it’s God’s “throne” that he’s enclosing with a cloud. and the cloud [is not rent/does not burst] [under/with the weight of] them. -------------------- 26 Then Job answered: 2 “How you have helped one who has no power! Poetical Books GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point So, once again, the first line of this verse is fairly straightforward and the second line leaves us scratching our heads. But these mighty structures – which seem to be utterly immovable – have a certain reaction. The friends keep trying to correct Job on his understanding of how God works in this world. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Major Prophets It was fantastic counsel to him. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, The Whole Bible Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary. His counsel was worthless. Historical Books And then Job moves on from considering the sea to once again considering the sky. Wisdom Literature Job reproves Bildad. So, Job’s train of thought as he considers God’s wisdom started with dead things and things “below.” Then it moved to the heavens and things “above.”. If the Sun is on the left side of the globe, then the right side will be dark. He’s getting there. Prophets Historical Books This method And so, Job keeps his focus upward in verse 8. The Gospels And he does this with his power. Wisdom Literature Now, I’m taking the “pillars of heaven” to be speaking of mountains – as if the mountains are so tall that they appear to hold the heavens – the sky – up [H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 173)]. In fact, there’s some thought that this might be referring to Leviathan (W. F. Albright, Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan; idem, BASOR 53 [1941]: 39.). Johannine Writings Your email address will not be published. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. But of course, the Sun can’t be shining everywhere on that globe at once – right? Minor Prophets So, dead things or dead people and all creatures who are in the waters tremble before God. Now, we need to realize that two words in that line seem to have another possible meaning. 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And now Job’s mind shifts to consider the ocean – and in particular, the way that light and darkness meet there. 13 By his [spirit/breath] he hath [garnished/cleared/made fair] the [heavens/skies]; God is nuanced in his use of his own understanding and power. And surely Bildad knew that Job was not pleased with what he said in the last chapter. Matthew Poole's Commentary. They’re basically floating water vapor. And the fact that Job speaks of this as if it were a historical event makes some believe that here again he’s speaking of some pagan myth. God doesn’t just cause fear and trembling. So, Job pictures God’s awesome power in that he – as it were – takes the northern sky and just stretches it like a blanket. He’s praising and extolling God’s understanding that causes him to act in certain ways. 6 [Hell/Sheol/The underworld] is naked before [him/God], -------------------- Job 26:13. -------------------- Job, then, demonstrated God’s authority over the domain of Mot (the god of death) in Job 26:5-6 and over the domain of Baal (the cosmic storm god in Job 26:7-10 ). Upgrade to the best Bible Gateway experience! Amazing. How does this happen? If we look up to heaven above, we see displays of … The KJV makes sense when it communicates that God smites through the proud. Commentary on Job 26:5-14 (Read Job 26:5-14) Many striking instances are here given of the wisdom and power of God, in the creation and preservation of the world. Bildad’s whole point in chapter 25 seemed to be that no one can possibly be righteous in God’s estimation. Pauline Epistles But I’ll tell you that this isn’t the case for the living only – no – even the dead tremble before God. He hath as it were with a pair of compasses drawn a circle about the sea, that it may not pass to drown the earth. Job has done nothing to prompt God to bring this supposed punishment on him – except for being what Bildad says is impossible for man to be – righteous before God. And Job is now saying – That’s right! But Job says that in God’s case, he hangs the earth on absolutely nothing. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, He’s not tricked by myths. 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But have you ever thought of how much rain comes down in a typical storm? [and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is/what helpful insight you have abundantly provided] [?/!]. But there’s another issue. and selecting the button for a complete list of all commentaries and resources related to that Scripture. General Epistles Who decided that it should be this way? And what’s so interesting is that Job speaks of God’s ways. -------------------- the Word of God, in accordance with, In addition to these text commentaries, you can review the available, David Guzik :: Génesis 14 – Abram Rescata a Lot y Conoce a Melquisedec, G1 - alpha - Strong's Greek Lexicon (KJV), David Guzik :: Hechos 9 – La Conversión de Saulo de Tarso, David Guzik :: 1 Corintios 7 – Principios Sobre el Matrimonio y la Soltería, A Summary of Each Bible Book - Study Resources, Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Matthew 7:6, David Guzik :: Génesis 3 – La tentación y caída del hombre, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), Genesis 24-26 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Genesis 21-23 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Genesis 15-18 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Sermon on the Mount Part 1 (Chuck Missler), Genesis 1:9-31 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith). However, we do not feel this is the best method for using When she lifts herself on high, She scorns the horse and its rider.” a. -------------------- Job 22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.. Ver. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. And yet, how does God – in his awesome wisdom – choose to hold that heavy abundant rain until he’s ready for it to fall? The Gospels Job 26 King James Version (KJV). Johannine Writings In the Bible, there are several demonstrations that God controls the seas as well as the heavens and the land. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary. Under what circumstances? Job 26 Commentary: Sheol. Simple enough. And I wonder if you’ve ever noticed how heavy liquid really is. But this line of reasoning doesn’t help Job. They tremble. That word translated in the KJV as “garnished” occurs only once in the Old Testament – right here. 11 The pillars of heaven tremble How do I know that? Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. 26. And we’re going to see Job being very frustrated in chapter 26 partly because he and Bildad basically see eye-to-eye on the matter of God’s power. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Job is also wise. And if you look at the parallel statement – when we speak of God enclosing this something with clouds, he’s doing that when he “spreadeth” that cloud upon it. Read Job 26 commentary using Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. John Trapp Complete Commentary. And Job starts to speak of God’s awesome ways in verse 5 by noting how even the dead tremble before God. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Bad Advertisement? Chapter 26. 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