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1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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Matthew Henry's Job Chapter 40 Bible commentary...
Job humbles himself to God. (1-5) The Lord reasons with Job to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom. (6-14) God's power shown in Behemoth. (15-24)1-5 Communion with the Lord effectually convinces and humbles a saint, and makes him glad to part with his most beloved sins. There is need to be thoroughly convinced and humbled, to prepare us for remarkable deliverances. After God had shown Job, by his manifest ignorance of the works of nature, how unable he was to judge of the methods and designs of Providence, he puts a convincing question to him; Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? Now Job began to melt into godly sorrow: when his friends reasoned with him, he did not yield; but the voice of the Lord is powerful. When the Spirit of truth is come, he shall convince. Job yields himself to the grace of God. He owns himself an offender, and has nothing to say to justify himself. He is now sensible that he has sinned; and therefore he calls himself vile. Repentance changes men's opinion of themselves. Job is now convinced of his error. Those who are truly sensible of their own sinfulness and vileness, dare not justify themselves before God. He perceived that he was a poor, mean, foolish, and sinful creature, who ought not to have uttered one word against the Divine conduct. One glimpse of God's holy nature would appal the stoutest rebel. How, then will the wicked bear the sight of his glory at the day of judgment? But when we see this glory revealed in Jesus Christ, we shall be humbled without being terrified; self-abasement agrees with filial love.
6-14 Those who profit by what they have heard from God, shall hear more from him. And those who are truly convinced of sin, yet need to be more thoroughly convinced and more humbled. No doubt God, and he only, has power to humble and bring down proud men; he has wisdom to know when and how to do it, and it is not for us to teach him how to govern the world. Our own hands cannot save us by recommending us to God's grace, much less rescuing us from his justice; and therefore into his hand we must commit ourselves. The renewal of a believer proceeds in the same way of conviction, humbling, and watchfulness against remaining sin, as his first conversion. When convinced of many evils in our conduct, we still need convincing of many more.
15-24 God, for the further proving of his own power, describes two vast animals, far exceeding man in bulk and strength. Behemoth signifies beasts. Most understand it of an animal well known in Egypt, called the river-horse, or hippopotamus. This vast animal is noticed as an argument to humble ourselves before the great God; for he created this vast animal, which is so fearfully and wonderfully made. Whatever strength this or any other creature has, it is derived from God. He that made the soul of man, knows all the ways to it, and can make the sword of justice, his wrath, to approach and touch it. Every godly man has spiritual weapons, the whole armour of God, to resist, yea, to overcome the tempter, that his never-dying soul may be safe, whatever becomes of his frail flesh and mortal body.
Recent Comments for Job Chapter 40...
Clint's Job Chapter 40 comment on 12/15/2012, 12:47am...
@Garyloyd,
You insist on teaching your beliefs which are biblical! Please get real about God’s Word and leave the interpreting to God!
HARRY ALLISON's Job Chapter 40 comment on 9/11/2012, 4:43am...
I believe that i havent yet realized the awesomeness of JESUS.HE tells JOB plainly"I AM GOD(JESUS) and you are man CREATION.I PRAY I GET A DEEPER REVELATION OF THIS FACT.....
Garyloyd's Job Chapter 40 comment on 2/08/2012, 6:33am...
Do you know why I think Father told us of these dinosaurs. This was written so we would know that the LORD is God. Where was thou. Going through 38 to chap. 40 I feel and know this is the old Book and God is God. Same as when I read Ezekiel chapter one. God knows everything and He just wants us to know He knows.
Garyloyd's Job Chapter 40 comment on 2/08/2012, 4:02am...
God is explaining something to us so we will seek out the truth. It takes time to understand and here God is telling us we have no knowledge of these things. So, we have to think. We have to read the full word and put it all together the way it was and is. If you think 7000 years as the unlearned dothen your learning of the Word of the LORD will never be clear. you then will be without the truth. But if you seek the 3 earth ages you will find the Word all fits together correctly and truth then brings you understanding. Earth beautiful in Isaiah 45:18. Katabole or war satans pride Ezekiel 18. Stold a third of Gods children Revelation 12. Distruction of first earth age Jeremiah 4: 20 & on. Job 38,39,40, things that where and things we can't remember. But we know from Proverbs 8 God created a beautiful home on earth and in Job 38:7 the whole family was with God. The dinosuars were on earth. Tell you something. God has a flying ship spoken of in Ezekiel chapter one. I call it whirlwind because almost everytime the word whirlwind is used it means flying ship.
Garyloyd's Job Chapter 40 comment on 2/07/2012, 2:05am...
God is telling Job that these animals the dinosaurs were with him (Job) in the first earth age before the attempted overthrow or katabole by satan. So we had large animals that were made of flesh but they couldn't hurt us in our spiritual bodies. I think at that time we could cross dimensions and visit these large creatures? Don't know but they lived on earth with us. Then when we were replenished and God wash the earth real good there was only bones left behind and wwhat ever God wanted to leave here.
Deedee's Job Chapter 40 comment on 11/08/2011, 12:52pm...
Well God created sea animals and flying creatures on day 5 cattle, and man and beast along with creeping things on day 6... If you believe God's Word you have to believe this means dinosaurs as well. If God could call any animal to the ark then He definitely could call baby dino too.
Andre's Job Chapter 40 comment about verse 23 on 7/27/2011, 1:38am...
or maby if its a Brachiosaurus it could litraly drink up a whole river...
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