Job 28:23 - Barnes' Notes

Job 28:23

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21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living,
And concealed from the birds of the¹ air.

22 ^aDestruction¹ and Death say,
‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’

23 God understands its way,
And He knows its place.

24 For He looks to the ends of the earth,
And ^asees under the whole heavens,

25 ^aTo establish a weight for the wind,
And apportion the waters by measure.

26 When He ^amade a law for the rain,
And a path for the thunderbolt,

27 Then He saw¹ wisdom and declared it;
He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.

28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, ^athe fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

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Job 28:23

God understandeth the way thereof - These are doubtless the words of Job. The meaning is, that the reason of the divine dispensations could be known only to God himself. He had given no clew by which man could discover this. He might carry his investigations far into the regions of science; he could penetrate the earth, and look on the stars, but still all his investigations fell short of disclosing the reasons of the divine dispensations. The secret was lodged in his bosom, and he only could communicate it where and when he pleased. It may be added here, that this is as true now as it was in the time of Job. Man has carried the investigations of science almost infinitely further than he had then, but still by the investigations of science he has by no means superseded the necessity of revelation, or shed light on the great questions that have, in all ages, so much perplexed the race. It is only by direct communication, by his word and by his Spirit, that man can be made to understand the reason of the divine doings, and nothing is better established by the course of events than the truth on which Job here so much insists, that science cannot answer the questions of so much interest to man about the divine government.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Job 28:23:

Job 28:5
Proverbs 1:2

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