Job 7:12 | TNotes | STEP | 7:12 The sea monster (Hebrew yam ) and dragon (Hebrew tannin ) represent chaotic opposition to God’s orderly creation. In Canaanite mythology, Yam was the primordial sea god and Tannin was a sea monster (Jer 51:34 ) or a mythological deity of chaos (Ps 74:13-14 ). This kind of chaos is also represented in Job as Leviathan (Job 3:8 ; Isa 27:1 ) or Rahab (Job 9:13 ; 26:12 ; Isa 51:9 ). The Lord is sovereign over the sea and all that it represents (Job 26:12 ; 38:8-11 ; Ps 89:9-10 ; Jer 5:22 ).

a7:12►

bJer 51:34►

cPs 74:13-14►

dJob 3:8►

eIsa 27:1►

fJob 9:13►

g26:12►

hIsa 51:9►

iJob 26:12►

j38:8-11►

kPs 89:9-10►

lJer 5:22►

‏ Job 7:12

7:12 ^a The sea monster (Hebrew yam) and dragon (Hebrew tannin) represent chaotic opposition to God’s orderly creation. In Canaanite mythology, Yam was the primordial sea god and Tannin was a sea monster (Jer 51:34 ^b) or a mythological deity of chaos (Ps 74:13-14 ^c). This kind of chaos is also represented in Job as Leviathan (Job 3:8 ^d; Isa 27:1 ^e) or Rahab (Job 9:13 ^f; 26:12 ^g; Isa 51:9 ^h). The Lord is sovereign over the sea and all that it represents (Job 26:12 ⁱ; 38:8-11 ^j; Ps 89:9-10 ^k; Jer 5:22 ^l).