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My Note: we shouted for joy Ref. Scripture Jobn 38:7
Before we were put into our flesh bodies,
Scripture: Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Complete text: Job 38:1 ¶Then
the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by
words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for
I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 ¶Where wast thou when I laid the
foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if
thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof
fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When
the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for
joy?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when
it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof,
and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10 And brake up for it my decreed place,
and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come,
but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12 ¶Hast thou commanded the morning
since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends
of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and
they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden,
and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of
the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened
unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the
earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth?
and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound
thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then
born? or because the number of thy days is great?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures
of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have reserved against the time
of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, which
scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25 ¶Who hath divided a watercourse
for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where
no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
Job 38:26 To cause it to rain on the earth,
where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground;
and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath
begotten the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and
the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone,
and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences
of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in
his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven?
canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the
clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they
may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?
or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom?
or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust groweth into hardness,
and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion?
or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide
in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food?
when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
We,
who were spiritual beings created by God long ago, i.e."sons of God"
shouted for joy when God Laid the foundations of the earth.
"What
a beautiful place He's created for us to live", we exclaimed.
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits;
to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, you accomplish both.
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