“ Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? ”
Canst thou send lightnings? - That is, lightning is wholly under the control of God. So it is now; for after all that man has done to discover its laws, and to guard against it, yet still man has...
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 (...
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are ? Canst thou send lightnings - We have already seen that the lightning is supposed to be immediately in the hand and unde...
Canst thou send lightnings that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?— Nothing can be more elevated and sublime than this verse. How strong the image! how simple the expression! We read of w...
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? Here we are - at thy disposal ( Isaiah 6:8 ).
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?...
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are] ?] Thy humble servants; we have been where thou didst send us, and have executed what we were bid to do, and are return...
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we [are]? Ver. 35. Canst thou send lightnings? ] Nunquid emittes. Canst thou send forth lightnings and thunder bolts, as hur...
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds? Either thundering in them, or calling to them with a loud voice, and commanding them to rain. That abundance of waters may cover thee? That is, may cov...
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...
Canst thou send at thy pleasure, and upon thy errand? Here we are; an expression of servants, declaring their readiness to obey their masters commands; of which See Poole on " Genesis 22:1 " See...
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...
Canst thou send lightnings? Spiritual telegraphy Lightning is not a thing of yesterday. Whether Job knew the philosophy of lightning, or the facts of science, as taught in modern times; or whet...
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 (...
God's Majesty in the Wonders above the Earth
1 Samuel 22:12 ; 2 Kings 1:10 ; 2 Kings 1:14 ; Exodus 9:23-25 ; Exodus 9:29 ; Isaiah 6:8 ; Job 65:1 ; Leviticus 10:2 ; Numbers 11:1 ; Numbers 16:35 ; Revelation 11:5 ; Revelation 11:6
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...