Job 40:2
40:2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty {q} instruct
     [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

     (q) Is this the way for a man that will learn, to strive
         with God? which he reproves in Job.

Job 40:4
40:4 Behold, I am {r} vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay
     mine hand upon my mouth.

     (r) By which he shows that he repented and desired pardon
         for his faults.

Job 40:8
40:8 Wilt thou also disannul {a} my judgment? wilt thou condemn
     me, that thou mayest be righteous?

     (a) Signifying that they who justify themselves condemn God
         as unjust.

Job 40:10
40:10 Deck thyself now [with] {b} majesty and excellency; and
      array thyself with glory and beauty.

      (b) Meaning, that these were proper to God, and belonged
          to no man.

Job 40:13
40:13 Hide them in the dust together; [and] bind {c} their faces
      in secret.

      (c) Cause them to die if you can.

Job 40:14
40:14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right
      hand can {d} save thee.

      (d) Proving by this that whoever attributes to himself
          power and ability to save himself, makes himself God.

Job 40:15
40:15 Behold now {e} behemoth, which I made {f} with thee; he
      eateth {g} grass as an ox.

      (e) This beast is thought to be the elephant, or some
          other, which is unknown.
      (f) Whom I made as well as you.
      (g) This commends the providence of God toward man: for if
          he were given to devour as a lion, nothing would be
          able to resist him, or content him.

Job 40:19
40:19 {h} He [is] the chief of the ways of God: {i} he that made
      him can make his sword to approach [unto him].

      (h) He is one of the chief works of God among the beasts.
      (i) Though man dare not come near him, yet God can kill
          him.

Job 40:23
40:23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, {k} [and] hasteth not: he
      trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

      (k) He drinks at leisure, and fears nobody.

This document is from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College. Last updated on May 27, 1999. Contacting the CCEL.