Job 36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:25

Every man may see it ,.... Not only was to be seen by the wise and learned, the just and good, but by the common people; whether it is to be understood of the works of creation, or of the afflictive providences of God in general, or of Job's afflictions in particular; man may behold it afar off ; as to time, from the creation of the world to the present time, as Jarchi; or as to place, from the heaven, so distant, where are the sun, moon, and stars; and which, though so far off, are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:26

Behold, God is great ,.... In his power and might, in his wisdom and knowledge, in his truth and faithfulness, in his love, grace, and mercy, and that to admiration; and it is worthy of notice and attention, which the word "behold", prefixed hereunto, is expressive of: or is "much" or "many" F6 שגיא πολυς , Sept. "multus", Mercerus, Drusius. ; as he is in his persons: for though his essence is one, his persons are more, they are three, Father, Son, and Spirit; in his perfections,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:27

For he maketh small the drops of rain ,.... Elihu proceeds to give instances and proofs of the greatness of God, and begins with rain, as Eliphaz does, Job 5:9 ; a common phenomenon, what is very frequent, and well known in all ages and countries, and by all men, more or less; and yet there are some things relative to it which are beyond the comprehension of men, and show the greatness and incomprehensibleness of God: and the design of this, and all other instances of this kind, is to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:28

Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. Not upon the persons of men, which they take care as much as possible to shun and avoid, but upon the fields of men, and so for the profit and advantage of men; and this denotes both the gentle manner in which the clouds let down rain, and the liberal profusion of them; they let it down both in an easy and plentiful manner, and upon an abundance of men, or upon an abundance of fields and lands belonging to men; though sometimes rain... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:29

Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds ,.... Or "of a cloud" F12 עב "nubis", Montanus, Tigurine version, Mercerus, Piscator, Schultens. , a thick cloud, a single one; which sometimes at the beginning is very small, about the size of a man's hand, 1 Kings 18:44 ; and which in a little time spreads all over the heavens, and covers them with black clouds and darkness; none can understand, describe, and tell by what means so small a cloud at first appearance is spread... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:30

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it ,.... Upon his tabernacle; that is, upon the clouds, which are his tabernacle; either the light of the sun, whereby the clouds are dispersed and blotted out; an emblem of the blotting out of sin, or the forgiveness of it, Isaiah 44:22 , which is like a clear shining after rain, 2 Samuel 23:4 , or on a thin cloud, whereby the rainbow is formed, an emblem of peace and reconciliation by Christ; or lightning, which bursting out of the dark cloud is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:31

For by them judgeth he the people ,.... That is, by the clouds; which the Lord uses both in a way of judgment, as expressed in this clause; and in a way of mercy, as in the following; by these, and what issue out of them, as rain, hail, winds, thunder, and lightning, he sometimes punishes the inhabitants of the earth, as he did the old world by a deluge of water, which came partly from the fountains of the great deep, and partly from the windows of heaven, which destroyed man and beast, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:32

With clouds he covereth the light ,.... Either the lightning, which is hid and covered in the black dark cloud until it bursts out of it; or the light of the sun, which is wonderful, that waters naturally clear and transparent, when formed into clouds, should obstruct the rays of the sun and darken it; see Ezekiel 32:7 ; and thus it was in the storm and tempest the Apostle Paul was in many days, which was so thick and dark, that the sun and stars did not appear of a long time, Acts 27:20 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:33

The noise thereof showeth concerning it ,.... The rain, that it is coming; it is a presage and prognostic of it, namely, the noise of the clouds in the air, the sound of abundance of rain there; or the noise of the winds, which is often a forerunner of it: or the noise of thunder when rain frequently follows, Jeremiah 10:13 ; the cattle also concerning the vapour ; that is, the cattle likewise show signs of rain, being sensible of the vapours which rise up out of the earth, and are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 36

Elihu vindicates God's justice, and his providential and gracious dealings with men, Job 36:1-9 . Promises of God to the obedient, and threatenings to the disobedient; also promises to the poor and afflicted, Job 36:10-16 . Sundry proofs of God's merely, with suitable exhortations and cautions, vv. 17-33. read more

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