Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Job 28:9
He, &c. — This and the two next verses mention other eminent works of God, who overturneth rocks, and produceth new rivers.
He, &c. — This and the two next verses mention other eminent works of God, who overturneth rocks, and produceth new rivers.
Verse Job 28:9. _HE PUTTETH FORTH HIS HAND UPON THE ROCK,_] Still there appears to be a reference to _mining_. Man puts his hand upon the rock, he breaks that to pieces, in order to extract the metals...
HE PUTTETH FORTH HIS HAND - That is, the miner in securing the precious metals and gems. UPON THE ROCK - Margin, “flint.” The word used here (חלמישׁ _challâmı̂ysh_) occurs also in Psalms 104:8. Deute...
CHAPTER 28 _ 1. The treasures of the earth (Job 28:1)_ 2. The better treasures (Job 28:7) 3. God knoweth the way and the true wisdom (Job 28:23)...
JOB 28. Here again we come to a critical question. It is difficult to fit this chapter into the argument, whether Job 27:7 is given to Job or to Zophar. It is a widely accepted conclusion of scholars...
ROCK. flint....
Some further touches regarding the irresistible force and the skilful ingenuity with which man conducts his operations, with the result at last of bringing that which is hidden forth to light....
_upon the rock_ Or, the FLINTY ROCK; man puts forth his hand upon the rock either to break it or pierce a way through it. His force makes the hardest obstacle give way before him....
Description of mining operations. _he setteth_ To prevent ambiguity it is better to translate, MAN setteth, or, MEN SET. The phrase "setteth an end to darkness" hardly refers to the light shed by the...
C. SOURCE OF TRUE WISDOM (Job 28:1-28) 1. Man finds hidden treasures of the earth, as in mining. (Job 28:1-11) TEXT 28:1-11 1 SURELY THERE IS A MINE FOR SILVER, And a place for gold which they ref...
_HE PUTTETH FORTH HIS HAND UPON THE ROCK; HE OVERTURNETH THE MOUNTAINS BY THE ROOTS._ Rock - flint. He puts forth his hand to cleave the hardest rock. BY THE ROOTS - from their foundations, by unde...
The miner's excavations....
THE MYSTERY OF DIVINE WISDOM In this famous chapter Job declares that Wisdom—that is, the principle of the divine government of the world—is a mystery not to be solved by man. Man's wisdom lies in fea...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 28 JOB’S POEM ABOUT WISDOM...
But the man is not gentle when he enters this special place. He is like a thief. He breaks the rocks. He takes away everything that is precious. He destroys everything so that he may become rich. V12...
HE PUTTETH FORTH HIS HAND UPON THE ROCK. — The process described is that of tunnelling and excavating, and that of making canals and lining them with stone; and in the course of such works many precio...
בַּֽ֭ † חַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַ֣ח יָדֹ֑ו הָפַ֖ךְ מִ...
XXIII. CHORAL INTERLUDE Job 28:1 THE controversy at length closed, the poet breaks into a chant of the quest of Wisdom. It can hardly be supposed to have been uttered or sung by Job. But if we may g...
THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE Job 28:1 A search for this pearl of great price has occupied men in every age. Job compares it with the search of the miner for the hidden treasures of the earth, Job 28:1. T...
In a fine passage Job now discussed the question of wisdom. What was supremely lacking in his friends' dealing with him was wisdom to understand. As an introduction to the main statement of his argume...
He putteth forth his hand upon the (g) rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. (g) After he has declared the wisdom of God in the secrets of nature he describes his power....
_Roots, in quest of precious metals. (Menochius) --- " Imus in viscera terræ et in sede Marium opes quærimus. " (Pliny, [Natural History?] xxxiii. pref.) Effodiuntur opes, irritamenta malorum. (Ovid,...
(2) Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. (3) He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. (4) The...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
HE PUTTETH FORTH HIS HAND UPON THE ROCK,.... The discourse is carried on concerning the miner, and digger in the earth for metals and precious stones; who meeting with a rock or flint, and a ridge of...
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. Ver. 9. _He putteth forth his hand upon the rock_] "He," that is, mortal man, the miner, Job 28:4 (not God, as Merc...
_He putteth forth his hand upon the rock_, &c. He digs through the hardest rocks by his obstinate labour; and undermines mountains, that he may find the treasures hid in their bowels. _He cutteth out...
He, that is, man in his restless search for wealth, PUTTETH FORTH HIS HAND UPON THE ROCK, laying his hand even upon flint, the hardest of rocks; HE OVERTURNETH THE MOUNTAINS BY THE ROOTS, by digging a...
MAN'S FOOLISH SEARCH FOR RICHES...
EARTH'S MEASURED TREASURES (vv.1-6) Job has spoken of the folly of wicked men. Now he shows that which stands in beautiful contrast to Chapter 27. The language here is magnificent, as Job considers...
ROCK: Or, flint...
1-11 Job maintained that the dispensations of Providence were regulated by the highest wisdom. To confirm this, he showed of what a great deal of knowledge and wealth men may make themselves masters....
This and the two next verses are meant either, 1. Of other eminent and considerable works of God, who sometimes overturneth rocks, and produceth new rivers in unlikely places. Or rather, 2. Of the sa...
Job 28:9 puts H7971 (H8804) hand H3027 flint H2496 overturns H2015 (H8804) mountains H2022 roots H8328 rock
CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. The value of divine wisdom. CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends. CONCLUSION: To be truly religious is to be truly wise. If we know God, His wisdom will appear in the prac...
Job 28:2. _Brass is molten,_ melted out of ores of zinc, lapis calaminaris, light perforated ores, found on Mendip hills in Somerset, Derbyshire, and other places. Job 28:4. _The flood breaketh out fr...
_JOB’S DESCANT ON TRUE WISDOM_ The place occupied by this chapter one peculiar to itself. Its connection with the preceding or succeeding portions of the book by no means obvious. Appears scarcely to...
EXPOSITION JOB 28:1 The connection of this chapter with the preceding is somewhat obscure. Probably we are to regard Job as led to see, even while he is justifying God's ways with sinners (Job 27:8),...
Now, Job said, turning now to a different vein of thought, he said, "Now, there are places where gold is discovered and silver is discovered, and iron and brass, men dig the shafts, they follow the ve...
Nahum 1:4...