Oct 5, 2026 · 32 min · 8 segments
Job first defends himself against the comments and criticisms of his three friends, but then … Elihu appears on the scene. He reproaches Job for what Job has just said in his defence, but is Elihu…
Michael PennyGuest
Sylvia PennyGuestWilliam HenryHost
Verses one to 11 of chapter 28 seem to me to be Job's explanation of despite how clever humans are compared to birds and beasts, this doesn't mean that humans are very wise.
And here he implies that Zophar's words to him in the previous chapter were not very clever, nor very wise, just repetitive.
Well, I mean, I suppose at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter who wrote chapter 28.
The, the first 11 verses describe man's search for gold, silver, and precious stones.
Unlike the animals, humans know where these things can be found, and they go to great lengths to dig them up and mine them.
But then in verse 12, the subject changes, and Job asks, "Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?" And the poem goes on to describe how elusive wisdom is.
It can't be found in the sea or on the land, and it can't be bought with all the gold and precious metals in the world.
When he created the world and all the forces within it, he appraised and tested wisdom.
And the chapter ends in verse 28 with, "And he said to the human race, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding."
In Proverbs 9 verse 10, it says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."
Verses one to 11 of chapter 28 seem to me to be Job's explanation of despite how clever humans are compared to birds and beasts, this doesn't mean that humans are very wise.
And here he implies that Zophar's words to him in the previous chapter were not very clever, nor very wise, just repetitive.
Well, I mean, I suppose at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter who wrote chapter 28.
The, the first 11 verses describe man's search for gold, silver, and precious stones.
Unlike the animals, humans know where these things can be found, and they go to great lengths to dig them up and mine them.
But then in verse 12, the subject changes, and Job asks, "Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?" And the poem goes on to describe how elusive wisdom is.
It can't be found in the sea or on the land, and it can't be bought with all the gold and precious metals in the world.
When he created the world and all the forces within it, he appraised and tested wisdom.
And the chapter ends in verse 28 with, "And he said to the human race, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding."
In Proverbs 9 verse 10, it says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."
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