# Job 38 đ: The Lord Answers From the Storm
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Principles / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### **VI. The Divine Speeches ([38:1-42:6](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job.38.1-Job.42.6&version=NET))**
### The Lordâs First Speech
[[#Verse 01.]] Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:
[[#Verse 02.]] âWho is this who darkens counsel
with words without knowledge?
[[#Verse 03.]] Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me.
### Godâs questions to Job
[[#Verse 04.]]Â âWhere were you
when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you possess understanding.
[[#Verse 05.]] Who set its measurementsâif you knowâ
or who stretched a measuring line across it?
[[#Verse 06.]] On what were its bases set,
or who laid its cornerstoneâ
[[#Verse 07.]] when the morning stars sang in chorus,
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
[[#Verse 08.]] âWho shut up the sea with doors
when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,
[[#Verse 09.]] when I made the storm clouds its garment,
and thick darkness its swaddling band,
[[#Verse 10.]] when I prescribed its limits,
and set in place its bolts and doors,
[[#Verse 11.]]Â when I said, âTo here you may come
and no farther, here your proud waves will be confinedâ?
[[#Verse 12.]] Have you ever in your life commanded the morning,
or made the dawn know its place,
[[#Verse 13.]]Â that it might seize the corners of the earth,
and shake the wicked out of it?
[[#Verse 14.]]Â The earth takes shape like clay under a seal;
its features are dyed like a garment.
[[#Verse 15.]]Â Then from the wicked the light is withheld,
and the arm raised in violence is broken.
[[#Verse 16.]]Â Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea,
or walked about in the recesses of the deep?
[[#Verse 17.]]Â Have the gates of death been revealed to you?
Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?
[[#Verse 18.]]Â Have you considered the vast expanses of the earth?
Tell me, if you know it all.
[[#Verse 19.]] âIn what direction does light reside,
and darkness, where is its place,
[[#Verse 20.]]Â that you may take them to their borders
and perceive the pathways to their homes?
[[#Verse 21.]]Â You know, for you were born before them;
and the number of your days is great!
[[#Verse 22.]] Have you entered the storehouse of the snow,
or seen the armory of the hail,
[[#Verse 23.]]Â which I reserve for the time of trouble,
for the day of war and battle?
[[#Verse 24.]] In what direction is lightning dispersed,
or the east winds scattered over the earth?
[[#Verse 25.]]Â Who carves out a channel for the heavy rains,
and a path for the rumble of thunder,
[[#Verse 26.]]Â to cause it to rain on an uninhabited land,
a wilderness where there are no human beings,
[[#Verse 27.]]Â to satisfy a devastated and desolate land,
and to cause it to sprout with vegetation?
[[#Verse 28.]]Â Does the rain have a father,
or who has fathered the drops of the dew?
[[#Verse 29.]]Â From whose womb does the ice emerge,
and the frost from the sky, who gives birth to it,
[[#Verse 30.]] when the waters become hard like stone,
when the surface of the deep is frozen solid?
[[#Verse 31.]] Can you tie the bands of the Pleiades,
or release the cords of Orion?
[[#Verse 32.]]Â Can you lead out
the constellations in their seasons,
or guide the Bear with its cubs?
[[#Verse 33.]]Â Do you know the laws of the heavens,
or can you set up their rule over the earth?
[[#Verse 34.]]Â Can you raise your voice to the clouds
so that a flood of water covers you?
[[#Verse 35.]]Â Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go?
Will they say to you, âHere we areâ?
[[#Verse 36.]]Â Who has put wisdom in the heart,
or has imparted understanding to the mind?
[[#Verse 37.]]Â Who by wisdom can count the clouds,
and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,
[[#Verse 38.]] when the dust hardens into a mass,
and the clumps of earth stick together?
[[#Verse 39.]] âDo you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of the lions
[[#Verse 40.]]Â when they crouch in their dens,
when they wait in ambush in the thicket?
[[#Verse 41.]]Â Who prepares prey for the raven,
when its young cry out to God
and wander about for lack of food?
## đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. This is the first time God speaks since chapter 2.
2. The narrator uses God's covenant name, the Lord (*Yahweh*), in 38:1. That name almost never appears in the dialogues of chapters 3-37.
3. God's speeches in chapters 38-41 are made up mostly of questions, dozens of them.
4. "Brace yourself like a man" (38:3) uses the picture of tucking in a robe to get ready for action or a contest.
5. The morning stars and the sons of God (38:7) likely refer to angels celebrating creation.
6. The sea is pictured as a newborn wrapped in clouds and darkness like swaddling clothes (38:8-9).
7. Snow and hail are kept in storehouses for the day of battle (38:22-23). God used hailstones in battle in Joshua 10:11.
8. God sends rain on land where no one lives (38:26), showing His care reaches beyond human usefulness.
9. The Pleiades and Orion (38:31) are also named in Job 9:9 and Amos 5:8.
10. The "Mazzaroth" (38:32) appears only here, and its meaning is uncertain. It may refer to a constellation or the signs of the zodiac.
## đ§ Chapter Summary
> [!note] đą Still growing. This section is on its way.
## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Creator who laid the foundations of the earth (38:4). All things were made through Him (John 1:3), and in Him all things hold together (Colossians 1:16-17).
## đ Key Principles / đ Life Application
> [!note] đą Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. God answers Job with questions, not explanations (38:2-4). Why do you think God responded this way?
2. The morning stars sang and the angels shouted for joy at creation (38:7). How does seeing God as Creator change the way you see your problems?
3. God feeds the young ravens (38:41). How does God's care for creation encourage you to trust Him (Luke 12:24)?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verse 1: The Lord answers Job out of the whirlwind.
- đ verse 4: God asks where Job was when He laid the foundation of the earth.
- đ verse 11: God sets the limits of the sea: this far you may come and no farther.
## đ Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đ [[John 01#Verse 03.|John 1:3]] - All things were made through Him.
- đ [[Colossians 01#Verse 16.|Colossians 1:16-17]] - All things were created through Christ and for Him.
- đ [[Luke 12#Verse 24.|Luke 12:24]] - God feeds the ravens.
- đ [[Psalm 104#Verse 05.|Psalm 104:5-9]] - God set the earth on its foundations and set a boundary for the waters.
- đ [[Amos 05#Verse 08.|Amos 5:8]] - The One who made the Pleiades and Orion.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[Job 38 - SOAP|The LORD Always Responds]]
## đ Internal Notes