Job 38

Hitherto.Thus far shall thy flux and reflux extend. The tides are marvellously limited and regulated, not only by the lunar and solar attraction, but by the quantum of time required to remove any part of the earth's surface, by its rotation round its axis, from under the immediate attractive influence of the sun and moon. Hence the attraction of the sun and moon, and the gravitation of the sea to its own centre, which prevent too great a flux on the one hand, and too great reflux on the other, are some of those bars and doors by which its proud waves are stayed, and prevented from coming farther.

Ps 65:6,7; 93:3,4; Pr 8:29; Mr 4:39-41

but.

1:22; 2:6; Ps 76:10; 89:9; Isa 27:8; Lu 8:32,33; Re 20:2,3,7,8

thy proud waves. Heb. the pride of thy waves.

commanded.

Ge 1:5; Ps 74:16; 136:7,8; 148:3-5

since.

the dayspring.

take.

ends. Heb. wings.

the wicked.

24:13-17; Ex 14:27; Ps 104:21,22,35

as a.

Ps 104:2,6

from.

5:14; 18:5,18; Ex 10:21-23; 2Ki 6:18; Pr 4:19; Isa 8:21,22

Jer 13:16; Ac 13:10,11

the high.

Ps 10:15; 37:17; Eze 30:22

the springs.

Ps 77:19; Pr 8:24; Jer 51:36

walked.

26:5,6

the gates.

Ps 9:13; 107:18; 116:3

the shadow.

3:5; 12:22; Ps 23:4; 107:10,14; Am 5:8; Mt 4:16

Ps 74:17; 89:11,12; Isa 40:28; Jer 31:37; Re 20:9

the way.

12,13; Ge 1:3,4,14-18; De 4:19; Isa 45:7; Joh 1:9; 8:12

darkness.

Ps 18:11; 104:20; 105:28; Jer 13:16; Eze 32:8; Am 4:13; Mt 27:45

it to. or, it at. the bound.

Ge 10:19; 23:17

4,12; 15:7

6:16; 37:6; Ps 33:7; 135:7

36:31; 36:13; Ex 9:18,24; Jos 10:11; Isa 30:30; Eze 13:11-13

Mt 7:27; Re 16:21

12,13; Jon 4:8; Mt 24:27

28:26; 36:27,28; 37:3-6; Ps 29:3-10

To cause.It is well known that rain falls copiously in thunder storms. The flash is first seen, the clap is next heard, and last the rain descends; though in fact they all take place at the same time. The lightning traverses all space in no perceivable succession of time. Sound is propagated at the rate of 1,142 feet in a second. Rain travels still more slowly, and will be seen sooner or later according to the weight of the drops, and the distance of the cloud. Now as water is composed of two elastic airs or gases, called oxygen and hydrogen, in the proportion of 88 of the former and 11 3/4 of the latter in 100 parts, the electric spark, or matter of lightning, passing through the atmosphere, ignites and decomposes those gases, which explode; and the water falls down in the form of rain. This explosion, as well as the rushing in of the circumambient air to restore the equilibrium, will account for the clap and peal; and thus by the lightning of thunder God causes it to rain on the earth.

on the wilderness.

Ps 104:10-14; 107:35; 147:8,9; Isa 35:1,2; 41:18,19; 43:19,20

Jer 14:22; Heb 6:7,8

Hath the.

8; 5:9,10; 1Sa 12:17,18; Ps 65:9,10; Jer 5:24; 10:13; 14:22

Joe 2:23; Am 4:7; Mt 5:45

dew.

29:19; Ge 27:28,39; De 33:13,28; 2Sa 1:21; 1Ki 17:1; Pr 3:20

Ho 14:5

8; 6:16; 37:10; Ps 147:16,17

the face.

37:10