John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 41:7
Job 41:7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? Ver. 7. Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? ] Harpagonibus. Heb. With thorns; sc. to pull him to the shore? Opianus, Albertus Magnus, Gesner, and others now write, how whales are to be taken; and experience proves it to be seizable. They are sometimes cast upon the land by the surging rage or violence of the sea, or, by the ebbing thereof, left in a ford, where they cannot swim, and so they become a... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Job 41:1-34
Job 41:1-34Canst thou draw out Leviathan? Behemoth and leviathanThe description of the “behemoth” in the preceding chapter and the “leviathan” here suggests a few moral reflections.I. The prodigality of created might. With what amazing force are these creatures endowed! How huge their proportions! How exuberant their vital energy!II. The restraining power of the Divine government. What keeps those creatures in cheek? They are under the spell of the Almighty. To all creatures the Creator has set... read more