Job 24:1 - Exposition

Why, seeing times are not hidden from the almighty . By "times" seem to be meant God's special periods of exhibiting himself in action as the moral Governor of the world, vindicating the righteous, and taking vengeance upon sinners. Such "times" are frequently spoken of in the prophetical Scriptures as "days of the Lord" (see Isaiah 2:12 ; Isaiah 3:18 ; Isaiah 4:1 ; Isaiah 13:6 , Isaiah 13:9 ; Joel 1:15 ; Joel 2:1 , Joel 2:11 ; Obadiah 1:15 ; Zephaniah 1:7 , Zephaniah 1:14 , etc.). They are, of course, "not hidden" from him, seeing that it is he who determines on them beforehand, and, when their fixed date is come, makes them special "days," or "times," different from all others. Do they who know him not see his days? i.e. why are even they, who know and serve God, kept in the dark as to these "times," so that they do not foresee them or know when they are coming? This is to Job a great perplexity.