Job 38:16

Verse 16

Second long strophe QUESTIONS ARE PROPOUNDED CONCERNING THE PENETRALIA OF NATURE THE HIDDEN AND INACCESSIBLE DEPTHS EVEN THE PRIMORDIA OF HER COMMONEST ELEMENTS AND FORCES, Job 38:16-27.

This second long strophe descants upon the attribute of wisdom, with the closely allied attribute of omniscience.

α . The knower of all things must have explored the fountains of the sea; have seen the gates of death unveiled; and com-passed the breadths of the earth, Job 38:16-18.

16. The search חקר : the recesses. Same as in Job 11:7, which see. Compare Esther 4:7-8; Esther 4:7-8; Esther 8:8; Esther 8:8.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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