The American Wisdom Series 
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Presents 
the book of

Job
chapter 38

Revelation 2:17  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

John 16:13-14
[13] Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. [14] He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

This Bible Study was originally written by Roger Christopherson,
 published at http://www.theseason.org/ 

You can view it at the season`s web site (address above) as originally published
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 The American Wisdom Series  

Without the leading by the Holy Spirit, there is no understanding of the truths, for all the truth of the Scriptures are revealed to us by God's Spirit.

 Now here is our revised study of:

Job
Chapter 38
"Yahoveh's first address,"

"The enaminate creation, Wisdom Exhibited in outward activities."
 
After thirty seven chapters, Job's friends continued to chatter over the same reasons for Job's troubles; and yet they all completely missed the mark. At the top of the list, they accused Job of being unrighteous and of sinning. Job was not an unrighteous man, nor did God have any part of the sickness and punishment that Job was going through, for it was Satan that brought the boils and took the lives of his family members, and yet everyone overlooked the role of Satan throughout the entire ordeal.

Job was a type of the "elect" in the latter days, and there will be times when we are going to be tested in the same manner as Job was tested. The important thing for us to remember from this book, is to be alert and know when Satan is the one that is bringing trouble into our lives. When we see that happening, it is time to take the power and authority that God has given us and order him out of our lives. Satan will do harm to all those that allow him to do it to them.

We have seen Job's friends arguments boil to a heated state, and all the time Job and all his friends were trying to answer Job's question; "Why was Job being persecuted?" Was it personal sin? However we know from the first three chapters that Job was a very righteous man, and God was proud of this man's life and attitude. God called him perfect. All the time that this discussion was going on Job did not need all this discussion, for it was not God correcting Job at any time. Satan has been controlling the conversation for the first thirty seven chapter, yet those promoting the ideas of Satan's evil mind were unaware of Satan and his deeds all along.

During all this time they had been accusing God as well as Job for many evil deeds. All the time Satan is over in the corner laughing his britches off, and applauding during the entire time. During this entire process God loved Job very much, and through this entire time of many words, Job was faithfulness to God and did not curse God in any manner. God feels the same to His elect today and He did toward Job. Job and God's elect were all chosen before the foundations of this earth age to do a task in this earth age for Him. The elect are those that are set aside to accomplish the end times prophecies, so the question to each of us is whether we are bearing up to the mark that God expects of us, or are we allowing Satan to have victory over us because we are not willing to take the power and authority that God has put within our reach.

So now we will get into God's answer to Job, when God lets Job know exactly where the blame belongs for all the trouble that he has gone through. Most scholars of today say that God does not answer the question, but states that God only expects you to believe. I personally believe that God did answer the question quite well. So let us see what that answer is in these next five chapters.

Job 38:1 "Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"

Remember that Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind, and Ezekiel witnessed God coming down in a whirlwind. This "whirlwind" is the vehicle that God uses to transport his throne when He has a job to do here on earth. Elihu told us that when a tempest of a storm comes, that God spoke from it.

Job 38:2 "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?"




Job 38:3 "Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou Me."

This is God's advise to Job. Stand up like a man, for I am going to tell you a few things, and I will demand an answer of you. In these early days men wore long robes, and when they were about to do some serious work and walking, they drew the back side of their robe between and through their legs, and tied it to their belt in front. This is to "gird up now thy loins like a man", for there is going to be some serious discussion and God wanted Job alert.

Job 38:4 "Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding."

God is asking Job, but directing the question to Elihu as well as Job; where were you when I laid the foundation of earth. God is letting Elihu know that nothing that he has said came from Me, so don't put words in My mouth.

Job 38:5 "Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?"

Who has determined the measurement of the sun, moon, and earth, and placed the line or signs of the constellations around the earth?

Job 38:6 "Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;"

God is asking, what holds this earth exactly where it is, do you know Job? do you know Elihu? Stop and think for a moment of all the laws of God, those dealing with gravity, with magnetism, with heat and pressures and all the other things that go to make up the atmosphere of the earth that we live on, and rely on for our life, as we live here in these flesh bodies. This sets our Heavenly Father in a class all by Himself. Man is nothing compared to the Creator.

Job 38:7 "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for Joy?"


You see, we who are the chosen of God, were chosen before the foundations of the earth were laid, and so was Job.


Ephesians 1:4 "According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:"

Ephesians 1:5 "Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children of Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,"


Job 38:8 "Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?"

Who gave birth to this earth, and set the shore lines to the sea, to all those great bodies of water around this earth. Where did they come form, and what holds them in place? O course it is God's laws of gravity, the pull of the moon, sun and other heavenly bodies as well as other factors.

Job 38:9 "When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it."

God is saying that it is He that separated the day from the night.

Job 38:10 "And brake up for it My decreed place, and set bars and doors,"

God separated the great bodies of water from the lands of the earth.

Job 38:11 "And said, `Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?' "

Of course God is speaking of the gravity pull, as well and the gravity pull from the moon that gives us the tides, and keeps the oceans and seas from overrunning the land. God is saying that He set the coast lines that marked the point that those high waves could not pass. God is asking Job, where were you when I accomplished this? Elihu promoted himself as one of great knowledge, however even today we are searching for answers to the mysteries of all these questions. Man still cannot answer most of these questions.

Job 38:12 "Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;"

God is asking Elihu; when you established the morning, is it you that declared when it was to start and to stop? Of course all of these things are so far out of the reach of man that we should all start to realize our place in this earth age.

Job 38:13 "That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?"


Job 38:14 "It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment,"

When you stand and gaze upon a landscape, and see the mountains sticking up high into the air, it is just like the things within that view was sealed like a garment. This also has to do with your physical body, for it is made with the clay elements of the earth. Yet it still wears or contains your soul that was one of, and with the sons of God that were singing, and shouting, in that first earth age.

Job 38:15 "And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken."

God is telling us that the real truth will be crushed, the light of this world will be hidden by the wicked.
The true light is withheld from the wicked, and they will never see the real truth no matter what you say, or how you present it. This is the reason that Jesus Christ spoke in parables when He spoke.


Job 38:16 "Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?"

God is asking them, do you know where all that water that fills the sea comes from? When you go out to the coast and see that massive body of water of the ocean, do you know how that water got there?

Job 38:17 "Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?"




Job 38:18 "Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all."

God is asking Job, do you know the dimensions of this earth, the thickness of the crust of the earth, and the depth of the oceans? Though man thinks he knows these things today, there is very few of these things that man really knows. There are parts of this earth and many dimensions that man and his computers will never figure out.

Job 38:19 "Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,"

Where does light come from, and how do you get the darkness. Is it something that you can store, or cap in a bottle? Do you know spiritually what the light of the world is, or where the darkness comes from in the world? Do you know where that energy abounds from?

Today our schools of higher education will tell you that they have the formulas to figure out all the dimensions, and limits to energy and power and any other thing that you can imagine. But all their thoughts are built around the limits that man is placing upon himself. Sure they can take the elements and break them to their atomic structures with all its parts, and even understand how each of the particles react to each other, but it becomes a different matter to explain how they all became so uniform in the first place. To where a atom from a far distant heavenly body will have a constant reaction to one right here on earth, and bind just as they all do.

Job 38:20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?"

Can you take hold of that light beam, and lead it back home to where it came from? Can you do the same with the darkness? Many of these questions seem kind of silly but they are not. God is trying to draw our attention to just how little we do know concerning these things. Our knowledge of these matters are limited only to those things that can be measured, and what our senses can understand; however the actually home of the light and what causes it in the first place; and in a spiritual sense we had better.

Job 38:21 "Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?"

We all know the days of our birth, from the beginning at the conception of these flesh bodies in the womb, however our days of existence go back far before this earth age even existed. Of course God is speaking of our spiritual bodies, or souls that existed in the first earth age, when all mankind existed in another bodily form. This flesh body is merely an image of the body that we existed in back then. This is what is implied to God's elect. We were with Him in soul and spirit, and we took that stand when Satan and one third of all of God's children joined Satan in his rebellion.

Job 38:22 "Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,"

The "treasures" are the elements that go to make up the snow and the hail. We know that each snow flake is different from all the others, and the same goes for the hail. God is asking Job and his friends, do you know how I can make each of these so perfect, and what causes each of these to be formed so perfect?

Job 38:23 "Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?"


You had better not forget or you will be following the dragon instead of the Creator that is talking to Job here. It is important to keep your priorities straight in these final days.

After reading these past thirty seven chapters, it ought to be obvious that man knows nothing. Job sat there confused and shaken by words from these so called friends and their fairy tales, but he did not know which way to turn. This is as it will be also in our generation.

Job 38:24 "By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?"

What actual prism is it that splits the light beams and warms the earth, even as the east wind that bring its warmth to the earth? Can you explain it Job? We can take our existing technology and get a very rough idea as to what the weather will be. Whether it will be cold or hot, wet or dry and so on; however as we well know these answers are no better than the farmer with the wet rag around his neck trying to tell what the weather will be. Predicting the weather has become the biggest game of chance of our day.

Job 38:25 "Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;"

In other words, who goes before the lightning and prepares the way for it to pass through the atmosphere, and allows the thunder to follow? Who made all the river beds that allows the rain water to flow uniformly back into the oceans? They are formed by the laws of God, which we call gravity, and when the water cannot flow back into the sea, it forms our lakes and ponds.


Job 38:26 "To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"

God is asking Job, do you know how I water all the fields, the mountains, and the plains, giving water to the farmers fields, as well as in the wilderness where no man dwells? God takes care of those little flowers that grow in the desert, as well as the wild trees that live in the wilderness where no man has ever seen. They are all part of God's creation even though man is ignorant of them. God waters each blade of grass, and the leaf of every tree. God is telling Job, you see, I don't need man to take care of my creation, I can do it Myself. About this time, Job is beginning to feel a little small and worthless. Job is starting to realize that through all his righteousness in God, God is far greater than Job ever realized Him to be.

That is sort of like how man views it today, for most all mankind has put God into a place in their hearts to where they think they can control Him. Mankind today expects God to act and be their servant, to do things at their command and be what ever they can imagine Him to be in their little minds. However once we pause to see the vastness of God's universe, and the minute attention that God gives to the little things of His creation, than man becomes as nothing in the overall plan of God, except in the role that God has created him and her to be in.

It is one thing to be in a thunderstorm and see the lightning, but it is another thing to know all the fine details that went into the reason for it to occur at that moment, and have the knowledge to know what made it happen and in the manner that brought it to pass.

Job 38:27 "To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?"


Genesis 1:28 "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."

Genesis 1:29 "And God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb bearing see, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."

After God prepared the earth and placed all that was necessary for man to exist on the earth, than God created man in the image of Himself and the angels and placed mankind on the earth. Male and female created here was mankind, the races, not adamic man.

Genesis 1:31 "And God saw every thing that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day."


God dresses the entire world in beauty without man's help, and He prepares the necessary means for man to exist in all parts of the world.

Job 38:28 "Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?"

God asks here, who fathered the rain?

Job 38:29 "Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?"

We know that God made it all, even though we can not explain how it all happened. Mankind likes to point to their degrees in the sciences and pat themselves on the back for the knowledge that they have, with their four or five years of training; however, God has had millions of years, and an unlimited amount of time to prepare the creation as He desired it to be. God did the work and created the substance that it is all made up of, and not just learned a formula which equates the laws of God.

Job 38:30 "The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen."

God placed the ice over the land that it covers at the poles, and He knows every square inch of land that lies under the ice.

Job 38:31 "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?"


Job 38:32 "Canst thou bring forth Mazzoroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?"


Mankind is stumbling all through space today he has gone to the moon and sent objects off into space, and all the time thinks that he has conquered space, however it is like saying that because I have floated my boat on the ocean, I am an expert on the ocean. Our Heavenly Father created body of land masses floating around in the universe and He knows exactly where each of them are. And within the Zodiac, and the signs of the constellations, God speaks that there is a time for everything.


Revelation 12:7 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels."


Revelation 12:8 "And prevailed not, neither was there place found any more in heaven."


Genesis 1:14 "And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:"

Genesis 1:15 "And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth:" and it was so. "


Revelation 12:9 "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."


The book of Job was written to God's elect to warn us as to how things will be in the end times. And these so-called scholar friends of Job had all sorts of advice and facts, yet with all the words spoken they all missed the mark of the truth. So what are we to do to them? Smile upon them in their ignorance, for it is God that is allowing themselves to be fooled by Satan children. Laugh at them and don't let them laugh at you.

Job 38:33 "Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?"


Job 38:34 "Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?"

God is asking, can you make it rain? Mankind has thought up all sorts of things to make it rain, yet it doesn't seem to help. Your rain dance has nothing to do with whether it rains or not.

Job 38:35 "Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, `Here we are'? "


Job 38:36 "Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts, or who hath given understanding to the heart?"

God is asking Job, who has put wisdom in your mind to where you even have understanding in your mind? What ever understanding you do have comes from the Word of God, it isn't man that placed it there in your mind, but the Spirit of God. When you read a verse and it comes alive in your heart, it is only because the Holy Spirit has allowed you to see the truth. All wisdom comes from the Father, the Creator of all things. In most cases man's wisdom is nothing but foolishness. All mankind can do is pollute the world, and tare down everything that he puts his hand to. Outside Christ there is no good to man.

Job 38:37 "Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,"

Can you remember every cloud that flows overhead, and know the exact amount of rain that each cloud will have? Can you increase the rainfall, or even cut down the rain fall or stop it from raining?

Job 38:38 "When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?"

Job 38:39 "Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,"

Mankind has not only hunted the prey of the wild life, but he has destroyed it. There are many species that are extinct today because of the toxic waste products and wildlife management that is going on in the world today. We feed our trash to much of the wild life, for the simple reason that we have destroyed that which is natural to them. Job felt this in his heart as God explained it all to him. No. man can't hunt for the lion, because the lion is taught by it's own to hunt for themselves. God provided that provision for the lion, but man is destroying the habitat that the lion feeds on.

Job 38:40 "When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?"

Job 38:41 "Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young one cry unto god, they wander for lack of meat."

Looking around at the great waste that is going on today, it is self explanatory what is happening today. God is telling us to wake up and look around you.