Jean Rubes
Jean Rubes's Notes
Jean Rubes
The Hebrew word translated unicorn involves an animal with horns. This animal is an animal that can be put in a harness and made to work for man. Yet God controls the animals.
Sep 8
Jean Rubes
God provides for his food, but the donkey is not on welfare but is required to search for his food. Divine providence is not to make one lazy, but it gives responsibility.
Sep 8
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Donkey or zebra - not restrained by fences or harnessed for work. Who gave this animal freedom?
Sep 8
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The young goats make good progress in growth, and develop in health (corn). They mature quickly.
Sep 8
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Giving birth is done in pain thanks to the sin of Adam and Eve, which not only affected humans but also the animal kingdom. Sin affects many things.
Sep 8
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Can Job provide for wild animals? God does. Thought the animals are provided for by God, they do have to hunt for their food or plead for it. The providence of God does not eliminate human responsibility. So get up off your lazy butt and work for your food, do not expect others to work for you. … Expand
Sep 8
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Sweet influences refers to the linking and binding of the constellations in their place. It does not speak of or encourage or justify astrology. God created the stars and they obey His laws. The greatness of God makes man look puny. Man cannot ever speak justly in complaint of God. Job cannot control the constellations or any stars in the sky. … Expand
Sep 8
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God points out that Job cannot determine and order weather, winds, storms, drought. He cannot change the weather, only God can do that. So who is Job to be so presumptuous as to complain about what God does? … Expand
Sep 8
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Two factors in climate 1) precipitation 2)Planning. Four things are said about precipitation 1) particulars (snow,hail,rain,dew, frost) 2)Product of precipitation, peril or productivity 3)practices in precipitation water to ice 4) providence of precipitation (used by God at times to affect the out come of war. … Expand
Sep 8
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A seal rolled on the clay changes the formless clay into one with distinct images, so the dawn changes the earth from a dark indistinct mass into one that has hills and valleys, sot the dawn clarifies. … Expand
Sep 8
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Evil loves darkness, so when light comes, it causes much evil activity to cease. This may no longer be true, since a lot of crimes are committed during day light hours.
Sep 8
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God questioning Job, if he had the power to bring on dawn, to humble Job. Know his place refers to the changing of the location of the sun for the dawn. Placement of the sun is different for each season. God ordered this. … Expand
Sep 8
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God created the material universe and controls it. He placed boundaries on the ocean using sand. Sand is weak and unstable. We may be weak and lack ability, yet God can still use us if we surrender to Him. … Expand
Sep 8
Jean Rubes
wrote a note on Genesis 1:9 ESV
God would impress upon Job that He not only did the creating of the material universe, but He also controls it. He placed boundaries on the Oceans. Sand is weak and unstable, yet God uses it to stop the oceans. We may be weak & lack ability, yet God can still use us if we surrender to Him. … Expand
Sep 8
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Rhetorical question. God is the maker of the creation, no room for evolution. The response from heaven about the material creation was one of celebration and holy merriment.
Sep 7
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From Commentary - This speech may seem like a strange and inappropriate speech, for it talks about the wonders of creation, not about Job's suffering. However, it does indirectly address Job's suffering, for it vindicates God in permitting Job to Suffer. Job and the others had at times spoken of the greatness of God but had not applied the truth to the fact that God could, because of his greatness in creation permit His creation to experience suffering. Job had been critical at times of God for allowing him to suffer, and his friends had countered by speaking of God's greatness, but not relating that to why Job suffered. … Expand
Sep 7
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God is telling Job to prepare himself for God's Speech. The speech will be a question and answer secession. God will ask the questions and Job will answer if he can. Why did God speak so sternly to Job, but not the others? Because Job is worth more than the others. God had a real gem in Job, and He will put him to the grind stone to polish him again and again while the others are ignored. … Expand
Sep 7
Jean Rubes
God is asking who was speaking.Elihu was not giving any knowledgeable or helpful answers to Job's situation.
Sep 7