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Texts -- Job 26:6-14 (NET)

Context
26:6 The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered . 26:7 He spreads out the northern skies over empty space ; he suspends the earth on nothing . 26:8 He locks the waters in his clouds , and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them. 26:9 He conceals the face of the full moon , shrouding it with his clouds . 26:10 He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness . 26:11 The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke . 26:12 By his power he stills the sea ; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces. 26:13 By his breath the skies became fair ; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent . 26:14 Indeed , these are but the outer fringes of his ways ! How faint is the whisper we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power ?”

Pericope

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  • Job 26:5-14 -- A Better Description of God's Greatness

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  • [Job 26:14] Hail Father, Whose Creating Call
  • [Job 26:14] O Thou, In All Thy Might So Far

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Trinity Explained; The Trinity, Acting in Unity

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • "Verse 2 describes the condition of the land before God prepared it for human beings."31"Deep"(tahom) describes the world. In the Old Testament tahomrefers to the ocean, which the ancient world regarded as symbolic of chaos a...
  • What this book is all about has been the subject of considerable debate. Many people think God gave it to us to provide His answer to the age-old problem of suffering. In particular, many believe it is in the Bible to help us...
  • I. Prologue chs. 1-2A. Job's character 1:1-5B. Job's calamities 1:6-2:101. The first test 1:6-222. The second test 2:1-10C. Job's comforters 2:11-13II. The dialogue concerning the basis of the divine-human relationship 3:1-42...
  • The writer composed the prologue and epilogue of this book in prose narrative and the main body (3:1-42:6) in poetry. The prologue and epilogue form a frame around the main emphasis of the revelation, the poetic section, and ...
  • Rahab (v. 13) was a name ancient Near Easterners used to describe a mythical sea monster that was symbolic of evil. Such a monster, also called Leviathan (7:12), was a major character in the creation legends of several ancien...
  • "Chapter 26 is one of the grandest recitals in the whole book. It is excelled only by the Lord's speeches, as is fitting. It sounds well in Job's mouth, and ends the dialogue, like the first movement of a symphony, with great...
  • Because the speech in this chapter is more soliloquy than dialogue some scholars have concluded that someone other than Job spoke it: Zophar, Bildad, or God. One writer argued for its being a speech by none of the characters,...
  • Elihu began by voicing his respect for Job's three friends (vv. 6-10). They were older than he, and for this reason he said he had refrained from speaking until now. However he had become convinced that advancing age does not...
  • It becomes clear in this stanza of the song that the Servant's sufferings were not His own fault, as onlookers thought. They were for the sins of humankind and resulted in our healing. Furthermore, He would not merely suffer ...
  • 9:1 In the final vision that Amos recorded, he saw Yahweh standing beside an altar. The altar at Bethel is probably in view since Bethel was the worship site in view in most of this book and since Amos' encounter with Amaziah...
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