“ Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? ”
Hath the rain a father? - That is, it is produced by God and not by man. No one among men can claim that he causes it, or can regard it as his offspring. The idea is, that the production of rain...
The Wonders of the Inanimate Creation. Where was Job when the earth was made? The work of creation is described as the building of a house. In Job 38:7 the stars, which are older than the world (...
dew . night mist. See note on Psalms 133:3 .
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? Hath the rain a father? - Or, Who is the father of the rain? We have seen above one part of the apparatus by which God produces it; othe...
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? Can any visible origin of rain and dew be assigned by man? Is man their author and creator? Dew is moisture which was suspended i...
The First Speech of the Almighty ( Job 38:39 ) The marvels of creation, which witness to the infinite wisdom, power, and watchful care of the Creator, are presented to Job in such a way as to forc...
XXVII. "MUSIC IN THE BOUNDS OF LAW" Job 38:1-41 OVER the shadowed life of Job, and the world shadowed for him by his own intellectual and moral gloom, a storm sweeps, and from the storm issues...
What Man Cannot Do Job 38:19-41 In this chapter a number of nature-pictures pass before us. These include the creation of the earth, Job 38:4-7 ; the sea, Job 38:8-11 ; light, Job 38:12-15 ;...
Here begins the third movement in the great drama, that which deals with the controversy between Jehovah and Job. Out of the midst of the whirlwind the divine voice speaks. Its first word is a challe...
(4) В¶ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. (5) Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?...
Hath the rain a father ?.... None but God; hence the Heathens themselves call God γετιος y, and ομβριος z; see Jeremiah 14:22 ; he that is our Father in heaven is the Father of rain, and him only;...
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? Ver. 28. Hath the rain a father? ] Subaudi, praeter me? saith Vatablus. Hath it any father but me? Can any of the heathen deities g...
Hath the rain a father? Is there any man that can beget or produce rain at his pleasure? No; this is my peculiar work. The hoary frost, who hath gendered it? What man can either produce, or doth...
Marvellously, God Himself directly intervenes in this discussion so early in the history of man. The storm that had been brewing as Elihu spoke becomes a whirlwind, and God spoke to Job out of the wh...
God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. B. C. 1520. 25 Who hath divided a watercourse f...
To wit, besides me. Is there any man upon earth than can beget or produce rain at his pleasure? No, this is my peculiar work. And therefore seeing thou knowest and canst do nothing as to the governme...
JEHOVAH’S ADDRESS TO JOB Elihu had now said all he intended. Possibly interrupted by the storm which had been gathering during his speech. Out of the storm-cloud, from which already issued thund...
Job 38:1 . The whirlwind. Clouds and flames are the chariots of the Lord, in deigning to speak with men. When he spake to Elijah in Horeb, it was with wind, and fire, and earthquake. Likewise in...
Hath the rain a father? The weather provider Two ships meet mid-Atlantic. The one is going to Southampton and the other is coming to New York. Provide weather that, while it is abaft for one sh...
CLOSE OF THE CONTROVERSY BY THE INTERFERENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY . EXPOSITION The discourse, by which the Almighty answers Job and rebukes his "friends," occupies four chapters (...
Hath the rain a father, as it drops down from the clouds of the sky? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew, which assemble from the vapor of the atmosphere above, and are therefore also brought int...
1 Kings 17:1 ; 1 Samuel 12:17 ; 1 Samuel 12:18 ; 2 Samuel 1:21 ; Amos 4:7 ; Deuteronomy 33:13 ; Deuteronomy 33:28 ; Genesis 27:28 ; Genesis 27:39 ; Hosea 14:5 ; Jeremiah 10:13 ; Jeremiah...
God Speaks to Job Job 38:1-41 to Job 42:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God's words to Job do not carry much by way of the explanation of redemption. Job was a child of God, and well-instructed...
Father — Is there any man that can beget or produce rain at his pleasure?