Job 40:3

_THEN JOB ANSWERED THE LORD, AND SAID,_ Lord - _ YAHWEH_ (H3068)....

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 con...

EXPOSITION JOB 40:1 Between the first and the second part of the Divine discourse, at the end of which Job wholly humbles himself (Job 42:1), is interposed a short appeal on the part of tile Almighty, and a short reply on Job's part, which, however, is insufficient. God calls upon Job to make good his charges (verses 1, 2). Job declines, acknowledges himself to be of no account, and promises silence and submission for the future (verses 3-5). But something more is needed; and therefore the discourse is further prolonged. JOB 40:1, JOB 40:2 Moreover the Lord

THEN JOB ANSWERED THE LORD,.... Finding that he was obliged to answer, he did, but with some reluctance: AND SAID; as follows:...

CHAPTER 40 _ 1. The answer demanded (Job 40:1)_ 2. Job's answer (Job 40:3) 3. Jehovah's appeal to Job (Job 40:6) 4. Behold behemoth! (Job 40:15) Job 40:1. Now comes the direct word of Jehovah out of the storm-cloud to Job. He addresses him as “he that reproveth God.” He had contended with the Almighty and now the Almighty Job had judged faces him and demands an answer. Let him answer. Job 40:3. And Job answers; and what an answer it is! It is the answer for which

DIVINE IRONY. The passage opens with a challenge to Job (Job 40:2) in which God drives home the lesson of the previous speech. Job 40:1 is wanting in LXX and is a gloss. Job 40:3 contains Job's reply, in which he humbles himself before God. Peake and Strahan, however, both think that these verses are properly to be taken immediately before Job 42:1; so that there is only one reply from Job. If Job had already humbled himself, there seems no need of a second Divine speech. If, however, Job 40:3 are part of Job's one and only reply then...

Job 40:1-5. Effect of the Divine Speech on Job As if the purpose of the preceding survey of Creation might be lost in the brilliancy of the individual parts of it, the Divine Speaker gathers up its general effect and brings it to bear on Job directly, demanding whether he will persevere in his contention with Jehovah; will the reprover contend with the Almighty? Job 40:1. Job is abased by the glory of God which He has made to pass before him, and brought to silence I am too mean, what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth; Job 40:3....

B. JOB LEARNS OF HIS LIMITATIONS. (Job 40:3-5) TEXT 40:3-5 3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said, 4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further. COMMENT 40:3-5 JOB 40:3Job breaks his silence by confession. JOB 40:4He acknowledges that Yahweh's challenges are beyond his ability and that he is contemptible (A. V. small account)Genesis 16:4 ff; Nahum 1:14. The hand over the mouth was a Near Eas

A short dialogue between the Almighty and Job, ending in the latter's confession and submission....

Job spoke to his friends as if he knew everything. He had thought carefully about his troubles. So he was confident that his speeches were right. And he was sure that he was wise. But then God spoke. And Job’s ideas did not seem important. God’s words were wonderful. And God’s deeds were much greater than anything that a man could do. We think that Job did not really want to accuse God. Job was a servant of God. And Job greatly respected God. Job spoke some foolish words, because of his pain. Job complained when he should have praised God. But Job did not continue to complain when God pointed out Job’s error. And Job did not continue to accuse God when God spoke. A MAN MUST NOT ACCUSE GOD V6 Then God spoke to Job. The storm hid God. God said: V7 Prepare yoursel