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Themes in Job 38

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Themes in Job 38

Job 38:1 (show verse)

Then the Lord

answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

Meteorology » Whirlwind » General references to
Whirlwind » General references to
Whirlwind » Miracles connected with » God spoke to job from
Whirlwind » God answered job in

Job 38:2 (show verse)

“Who is this that darkens counsel
By words without knowledge?

Speaking » Folly in
Words » Without knowledge, darken advice

Job 38:3 (show verse)

“Now gird up your loins like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:4 (show verse)

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding,

the Earth » God » Laid the foundation of
Foundation » Figuratively applied to » the Earth
Man » Insignificance of

Job 38:5 (show verse)

Who set its measurements? Since you know.
Or who stretched the line on it?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:6 (show verse)

“On what were its bases sunk?
Or who laid its cornerstone,

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:7 (show verse)

When the morning stars sang together
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Angels » Celebrate the praises of God
Angels » Called » Morning stars
Astronomy » Moon » Stars
Creation » A subject of joy to angels
Great » Joy, occasions of » The creation
Joy » Great joy, occasions of » The creation
Morning » Ushered in by the morning star
Praise » In heaven
Stars » The morning star
Stars » Illustrative » Of angels

Job 38:8 (show verse)

“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb;

Darkness » Exhibits God's power and greatness
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
Sea » The sea controlled
the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree

Job 38:9 (show verse)

When I made a cloud its garment
And thick darkness its swaddling band,

Clouds » Are the garment of the sea
Darkness » Over the face of the earth
Darkness » Exhibits God's power and greatness
Darkness » Called the swaddling band of the sea
the Sea » Darkness the swaddling band of
the Sea » The clouds the garment of
Swaddle » Wrapping » Of children

Job 38:10 (show verse)

And I

placed boundaries on it

And set a bolt and doors,

the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree

Job 38:11 (show verse)

And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther;
And here shall your proud waves stop’?

Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
Sea » The sea controlled
the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree

Job 38:12 (show verse)

“Have you ever in your life commanded the morning,
And caused the dawn to know its place,

Man » Insignificance of
Morning » Ordained by God

Job 38:13 (show verse)

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
And the wicked be shaken out of it?

Man » Insignificance of

Job 38:14 (show verse)

“It is changed like clay under the seal;
And they stand forth like a garment.

Clay » Seals made of
Seals » Impressions of » Frequently taken in clay
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Impressing

Job 38:15 (show verse)

“From the wicked their light is withheld,
And the uplifted arm is broken.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:16 (show verse)

“Have you entered into the springs of the sea
Or walked in the recesses of the deep?

Fountains and springs » Come from the great deep

Job 38:17 (show verse)

“Have the gates of death been revealed to you,
Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?

death » Eternal » Gates of
Gates » Figurative » Of death

Job 38:18 (show verse)

“Have you understood the expanse of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know all this.

the Earth » Ideas of the ancients respecting the form of

Job 38:19 (show verse)

“Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,

Darkness » Physical
Darkness » Inexplicable nature of
Light » The theory of, beyond man's comprehension

Job 38:20 (show verse)

That you may take it to its territory
And that you may discern the paths to its home?

Darkness » Inexplicable nature of
Light » The theory of, beyond man's comprehension

Job 38:21 (show verse)

“You know, for you were born then,
And the number of your days is great!

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:22 (show verse)

“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

Snow » General references to

Job 38:23 (show verse)

Which I have reserved for the time of distress,
For the day of war and battle?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:24 (show verse)

“Where is the way that the light is divided,
Or the east wind scattered on the earth?

Light » The theory of, beyond man's comprehension

Job 38:25 (show verse)

“Who has cleft a channel for the flood,
Or a way for the thunderbolt,

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:26 (show verse)

To bring rain on a land without people,
On a desert without a man in it,

Herbs » Require rain and dew

Job 38:27 (show verse)

To satisfy the waste and desolate land
And to make the seeds of grass to sprout?

Herbs » Require rain and dew
Herbs » God » Causes to grow

Job 38:28 (show verse)

“Has the rain a father?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:29 (show verse)

“From whose womb has come the ice?
And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth?

Water » Congealed by cold

Job 38:30 (show verse)

“Water becomes hard like stone,
And the surface of the deep is imprisoned.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:31 (show verse)

“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades,
Or loose the cords of Orion?

Astronomy » Moon » Pleiades,
Astronomy » Moon » Orion
Orion » The constellation of
Sciences » Astronomy
Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Pleiades,
Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Orion

Job 38:32 (show verse)

“Can you lead forth a constellation in its season,
And guide the Bear with her satellites?

Arcturus » Constellation of
Mazzaroth » Probably signs of the zodiac, see
Sciences » Astronomy
Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Arcturus
Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Mazzaroth
Zodiac » Signs of

Job 38:33 (show verse)

“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,
Or fix their rule over the earth?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:34 (show verse)

“Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
So that an abundance of water will cover you?

Clouds » Man » Cannot cause to rain

Job 38:35 (show verse)

“Can you send forth lightnings that they may go
And say to you, ‘Here we are’?

Meteorology » Thunder and lightning » Lightning

Job 38:36 (show verse)

“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being
Or given understanding to the mind?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:37 (show verse)

“Who can count the clouds by wisdom,
Or tip the water jars of the heavens,

Bottles » Illustrative » Of the clouds
Clouds » Called the » Bottles of heaven
Clouds » Man » Cannot number
Clouds » Man » Cannot stay

Job 38:38 (show verse)

When the dust hardens into a mass
And the clods stick together?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 38:39 (show verse)

“Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Lions » God provides for

Job 38:40 (show verse)

When they crouch in their dens
And lie in wait in their lair?

Beasts » Habitations of » Dens and caves

Job 38:41 (show verse)

“Who prepares for the raven its nourishment
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?

Animals » God's care of
Birds » Divine care of
Birds » Unclean » Raven
God » Providence of » General references to
divine Providence » Mysteries of providing » General references to
Ravens » God provides food for