Job 38:22-23 RVA

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 38:12-24

The Lord here proceeds to ask Job many puzzling questions, to convince him of his ignorance, and so to shame him for his folly in prescribing to God. If we will but try ourselves with such interrogatories as these, we shall soon be brought to own that what we know is nothing in comparison with what we know not. Job is here challenged to give an account of six things:? I. Of the springs of the morning, the day-spring from on high, Job 38:12-15. As there is no visible being of which we may be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:22

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail? The vapours raised, and clouds formed in the atmosphere, which is the storehouse of those meteors; and may be called treasures, because hidden in the clouds, and not seen by man until the fall of them; and because they are in the keeping, and at the command and direction of the Lord the proprietor of them; and because rich and enriching, especially snow, which falling keeps the earth warm, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:23

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble ,.... For the punishment or affliction of men; and is explained as follows, against the day of battle and war ? as his artillery and ammunition to light his enemies with. Of hail we have instances in Scripture, as employed against the Egyptians and Canaanites, Exodus 9:25 ; and of a reserve of it in the purposes of God, and in prophecy against the day of battle with antichrist, Revelation 16:21 ; and so Jarchi interprets it here of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 38:22

The treasures of the snow - The places where snow is formed, and the cause of that formation. See on Job 37:6 ; (note). Treasures of the hail - It is more easy to account for the formation of snow than of hail. Hail, however, is generally supposed to be drops of rain frozen in their passage through cold regions of the air; and the hail is always in proportion to the size of the raindrop from which it was formed. But this meteor does not appear to be formed from a single drop of water,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 38:23

Reserved against the time of trouble - צר לעת leeth tsar , "to the season of strictness," i.e., the season when the earth is constringed or bound by the frost. Against the day of battle and war? - Hailstones being often employed as instruments of God's displeasure against his enemies, and the enemies of his people. There is probably an allusion here to the plague of hail sent on the Egyptians. See Exodus 9:23 ; (note), and the notes there, for more particulars concerning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:1-41

The tone of the appeal is sustained at a high pitch, and the entire passage is one of extraordinary force and eloquence. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:4-33

Human impotence and ignorance exposed. Job's affliction is a mystery—a mystery that needs to be revealed. Job has not given the explanation of it. He has not known it. His friends have failed. It has been attributed to his sin; but he is confident in his honest integrity, and cannot be persuaded that he is suffering punishment, for he has not a consciousness of guilt. Elihu has indicated the hidden nature of the Divine works, and has not made the mystery clearer. But he has closed the lips... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:16-30

Jehovah to Job: the first answer-the examination: 4. Concerning the mysteries of creation. I. THE MYSTERIES OF CREATION ARE MANIFOLD IN THEIR VARIETY . Jehovah directs Job's attention to some examples of these hidden things, or secrets, of nature. 1 . The depths of the ocean. The sea, perhaps more than any other object in nature, the universal emblem of the mysterious, in respect of its immensity, inconstancy, potency, harmony, is specially invested with a veil of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:22

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? The "treasures of the snow" are the storehouses, wherein the snow is, poetically, supposed to be laid up. Vast accumulations of snow actually exist in various portions of the earth's surface, but the fresh snow that falls is not taken from these treasuries, but newly generated by the crystallization of floating vapours in the atmosphere. Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail? This expression is to be explained similarly, as poetical.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:23

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble . Hail is reckoned throughout Scripture as one of the ministers of the Divine vengeance (see Exodus 9:18-29 ; Exodus 10:5-15 ; Joshua 10:11 ; Psalms 18:12 , Psalms 18:13 ; Psalms 78:47 , Psalms 78:48 ; Psalms 105:32 ; Isaiah 30:30 ; Isaiah 32:19 ; Ezekiel 13:11 , Ezekiel 13:13 ; Ezekiel 36:22 ; Haggai 2:17 ; Revelation 8:7 ; Revelation 11:19 ; Revelation 16:21 ). Its destructive effect upon crops, even in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 38:12-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 38:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 38:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 38:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:1-41

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:4-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:16-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 38:23

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