Job 37

The one who has perfect knowledge is God.

And in fact, if we look ahead in Job 37:16, Elihu refers to God as the one who is perfect in knowledge.

Yes.

I, I think it's, it's very easy to get annoyed at Elihu because he is a bit pompous and long-winded, but he is certainly very upset at what he sees as God's justice being challenged.

"Listen to this, Job.

Stop and consider God's wonders.

Do you know how God controls the clouds and make his, makes his lightning flash?" So that's in Job 37, verses 14 and 15.

Okay, so here it sounds like Eli- Elihu's long speech is finally building up to a climax.

The passage puts water on both sides of the expanse.

Elsewhere in Job 37, verse 18, it compares the sky to a metal mirror.

Ezekiel 1 and verse 22 describes a gleaming expanse.

Those are different kinds of passages, but they help explain why readers have pictured a firm surface.

when this first seal is open.

Well, what is thunder? In Job 37, verse 5, it says, God thunders marvelously with his voice.

He does great things which we cannot comprehend.

Now, I'm living in Tennessee right now, and we get a lot of thunder.

So let's look at a verse there that says that, 1 Samuel 12, 17.

It says, So thunder is his voice, and with his voice thundering comes rain.

Now let's go back to Job 37 and look at that next verse that comes after.

For he says to the snow, fall on the earth.