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Discover the Arts! Each day a different image from the Literary, Performing, or Visual Arts representing a portion of Scripture plus an explanation with links 2015 January 30
Image 1: Job Confessing his Presumption to God who Answers from the Whirlwind (1803-1805)
William Blake (1757-1827)
Romanticism Style
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art
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Image 2: Behemoth (Detail from Behemoth and Leviathan), Butts Set (1805)
William Blake (1757-1827)
Romanticism Style
Morgan Library and Museum, New York, New York, USA
Image Source: Wikipedia
Explanation: In Job 40 the LORD continued to correct Job. In this chapter the LORD demonstrates that Job has neither the wisdom nor the power to disannul God's judgment. The two illustrations are of the two main features of today's chapter.
[ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Job 37. Job 38. Job 39. Job 41. Job 42. ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: General. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
After his words in the previous two chapters, the LORD challenged Job to continue his contention, instruction, and reproof of God if he was able. But Job admitted that he was vile and had no answer and declined to proceed further (1-5). However, the LORD had more to say to him. And he demanded that Job tell him how Job was going to disannul God's judgment and condemn God so that Job could be righteous (6-8). He first asked Job if he had the power to overcome God (9). Continuing in this vein, he asked Job if he could cover himself with majesty, excellency, glory, and beauty like God. God than challenged Job to use his wrath to abase everyone who was proud, bring them low, and tread down the wicked in their place -- to hide them in the dust of death. If he could do these things, said God, then God would confess that Job could save himself (10-14). To illustrate Job's weakness, the LORD compared him to "behemoth," (literally, "beast") which some translate as the wild ox, the elephant, the rhinoceros, the crocodile, or a mythological creature; but the hippopotamus is perhaps the best translation, based on the description which follows. Its strength is throughout its body, head to tail, and back to belly. It is chief among God's works; and only God who made it can bring a sword of destruction upon it. The mountains pay tribute to it with food. It lies in the shade of the trees and reeds. It is confident that it can drink up the river, even the Jordan river, and devour it with its eyes. And its nose can break through any snare (15-24).
Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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