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The Creation of the World. (b. c. 1520.)
THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. (B. C. 1520.) For the humbling of Job, God here shows him his ignorance even concerning the earth and the sea. Though so near, though so bulky, yet he could give no account of their originatio…
Works of God. (b. c. 1520.)
WORKS OF GOD. (B. C. 1520.) The Lord here proceeds to ask Job many puzzling questions, to convince him of his ignorance, and so to shame him for his folly in prescribing to God. If we will but try ourselves with such in…
God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. (b. c. 1520.)
GOD'S SOVEREIGN DOMINION AND GOODNESS. (B. C. 1520.) Hitherto God had put such questions to Job as were proper to convince him of his ignorance and short-sightedness. Now he comes, in the same manner, to show his impote…
Man's Ignorance of the Animal Creation; Description of the Wild Goat, Hind, Wild Ass, and Unicorn. (b. c. 1520.)
MAN'S IGNORANCE OF THE ANIMAL CREATION; DESCRIPTION OF THE WILD GOAT, HIND, WILD ASS, AND UNICORN. (B. C. 1520.) God here shows Job what little acquaintance he had with the untamed creatures that run wild in the deserts…
Description of the Peacock and Ostrich. (b. c. 1520.)
DESCRIPTION OF THE PEACOCK AND OSTRICH. (B. C. 1520.) The ostrich is a wonderful animal, a very large bird, but it never flies. Some have called it a winged camel. God here gives an account of it, and observes, I. Somet…
Description of the War-Horse. (b. c. 1520.)
DESCRIPTION OF THE WAR-HORSE. (B. C. 1520.) God, having displayed his own power in those creatures that are strong and despise man, here shows it in one scarcely inferior to any of them in strength, and yet very tame an…
Description of the Hawk and Eagle. (b. c. 1520.)
DESCRIPTION OF THE HAWK AND EAGLE. (B. C. 1520.) The birds of the air are proofs of the wonderful power and providences of God, as well as the beasts of the earth; God here refers particularly to two stately ones:—1. Th…
Job's Humble Submission. (b. c. 1520.)
JOB'S HUMBLE SUBMISSION. (B. C. 1520.) Here is, I. A humbling challenge which God gave to Job. After he had heaped up many hard questions upon him, to show him, by his manifest ignorance in the works of nature, what an…
Divine Justice and Power; God's Dominion over the Proud. (b. c. 1520.)
DIVINE JUSTICE AND POWER; GOD'S DOMINION OVER THE PROUD. (B. C. 1520.) Job was greatly humbled for what God had already said, but not sufficiently; he was brought low, but not low enough; and therefore God here proceeds…
Description of Behemoth. (b. c. 1520.)
DESCRIPTION OF BEHEMOTH. (B. C. 1520.) God, for the further proving of his own power and disproving of Job's pretensions, concludes his discourse with the description of two vast and mighty animals, far exceeding man in…
Description of Leviathan. (b. c. 1520.)
DESCRIPTION OF LEVIATHAN. (B. C. 1520.) Whether this leviathan be a whale or a crocodile is a great dispute among the learned, which I will not undertake to determine; some of the particulars agree more easily to the on…
Matthew Henry on Job 41:11-34
God, having in the Job 42:1-6 shown Job how unable he was to deal with the leviathan, here sets forth his own power in that massy mighty creature. Here is, I. God's sovereign dominion and independency laid down, Job 41:…
Job's Humble Confession. (b. c. 1520.)
JOB'S HUMBLE CONFESSION. (B. C. 1520.) The words of Job justifying himself were ended, Job 31:40. After that he said no more to that purport. The words of Job judging and condemning himself began, Job 40:4-5. Here he go…
God's Vindication of Job. (b. c. 1520.)
GOD'S VINDICATION OF JOB. (B. C. 1520.) Job, in his discourses, had complained very much of the censures of his friends and their hard usage of him, and had appealed to God as Judge between him and them, and thought it…
Job's Renewed Prosperity; The Death of Job. (b. c. 1520.)
JOB'S RENEWED PROSPERITY; THE DEATH OF JOB. (B. C. 1520.) You have heard of the patience of Job (says the apostle, James 5:11) and have seen the end of the Lord, that is, what end the Lord, at length, put to his trouble…
The Design of the Proverbs
THE DESIGN OF THE PROVERBS. We have here an introduction to this book, which some think was prefixed by the collector and publisher, as Ezra; but it is rather supposed to have been penned by Solomon himself, who, in the…
Parental Admonitions
PARENTAL ADMONITIONS. Solomon, having undertaken to teach a young man knowledge and discretion, here lays down two general rules to be observed in order thereunto, and those are, to fear God and honour his parents, whic…
Parental Admonitions
PARENTAL ADMONITIONS. Here Solomon gives another general rule to young people, in order to their finding out, and keeping in, the paths of wisdom, and that is to take heed of the snare of bad company. David's psalms beg…
Wisdom's Exhortations; Doom of Obdurate Sinners
WISDOM'S EXHORTATIONS; DOOM OF OBDURATE SINNERS. Solomon, having shown how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here shows how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God, which we shall for ev…
The Search after Wisdom Encouraged
THE SEARCH AFTER WISDOM ENCOURAGED. Job had asked, long before this, Where shall wisdom be found? Whence cometh wisdom? (Job 28:12) and he had given this general answer (Job 28:23), God knoweth the place of it; but Solo…
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom
THE BENEFITS CONFERRED BY WISDOM. The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater k…
Communion Conferred by Wisdom
COMMUNION CONFERRED BY WISDOM. We are here taught to live a life of communion with God; and without controversy great is this mystery of godliness, and of great consequence to us, and, as is here shown, will be of unspe…
Consecration to God
CONSECRATION TO GOD. We have here before us three exhortations, each of them enforced with a good reason:— I. We must live in a humble and dutiful subjection to God and his government (Proverbs 3:7): "Fear the Lord, as…
The Excellency of Wisdom; Happiness of Those Who Find Wisdom
THE EXCELLENCY OF WISDOM; HAPPINESS OF THOSE WHO FIND WISDOM. Solomon had pressed us earnestly to seek diligently for wisdom (Proverbs 2:1, &c.), and had assured us that we should succeed in our sincere and constant pur…