Geneva Bible Notes: Job 38

Job 38:1 (!) God speaketh to Job, and declareth the weakens of man in the considerations of his creatures by whose excellencie the power, justice and prouidence of the Creator is knowen.

Job 38:1 (a) That his wordes might haue greater majestie, and that Job might knowe with whome he had to do.

Job 38:2 (b) Which by seking out the secret counsel of God by mans reason, maketh it more obscure & sheweth his owne folie.

Job 38:3 (c) Because he had wished to dispute with God, {Chap. 13,3}, God reasoneth with him to decare his rashnes.

Job 38:4 (d) Seing he colde not judge of those things, which were done so long before he was borne, he was not able to comprehand all God s workes: muche lesse the secret causes of his judgements.

Job 38:7 (e) The starres and dumme creatures are said to praise God, because his power, wisdome and goodnes is manifest & knowen therein.

Job 38:7 (f) Meaning, the Angels.

Job 38:9 (g) As thogh the great sea were but as a litle babe in the hands of God to turne to & fro.

Job 38:11 (h) That is, Gods decree and commandment, as verse 10.

Job 38:12 (i) To wit, to rise, since thou wast borne?

Job 38:13 (k) Who hauing in the night bene giuen to wickednes, an not abide the light but hide them selues.

Job 38:14 (l) That earth which semed in the night to haue no forme, but the rising of the sunne is as it were created anewe and all things therein clad with newe beautie.

Job 38:16 (m) If thou art not able to seke out the depth of the sea, how muche lesse art thou able to comprehend the counsel of God?

Job 38:20 (n) That you mightest apoint it his way and limites.

Job 38:23 (o) To punish mine enemies with them, as {Exod. 9,18}, {Josh. 10,11}

Job 38:30 (p) The yce couereth it, as thoght it were paude with stone.

Job 38:31 (r) Which starre bringeth in winter.

Job 38:31 (q) Which starres arise when the sunne is in Taurus, which is the spring time,& bring floures.

Job 38:32 (s) Certeine starres so called: some thinke they were the swelue signes.

Job 38:32 (t) The North starre with those that are about him?

Job 38:33 (u) Canst thou cause the heauenlie bodies to haue anie power ouer the earthlie bodies?

Job 38:36 (x) In the secret partes of man.

Job 38:37 (y) That is, the clouds, wherein the water is conteined as in bottels.

Job 38:38 (z) For when God doeth not open these bottels the earth comes to this inconuenience.