Job 38:22-38 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Job 38:22-23: 38:22-23 Snow and hail are kept in divine storehouses such as those for the deep seas and winds (Pss 33:7 ; 135:7 ; Jer 10:13 ; 51:16 ). God uses these elements as weapons (Job 36:32 ; Isa 30:30 ; Ezek 13:11-13 ; Rev 16:21 ) in the storms he sends on the day of battle and war (e.g., Josh 10:11 ; Judg 5:20-21 ; 1 Sam 7:10 ).

Summary for Job 38:22-23: 38:22-23 ^a Snow and hail are kept in divine storehouses such as those for the deep seas and winds (Pss 33:7 ^b; 135:7 ^c; Jer 10:13 ^d; 51:16 ^e). God uses these elements as weapons (Job 36:32 ^f; Isa 30:30 ^g; Ezek 13:11-13 ^h; Rev 16:21 ⁱ) in the storms he sends on the day of battle and war (e.g., Josh 10:11 ^j; Judg 5:20-21 ^k; 1 Sam 7:10 ^l).
Summary for Job 38:24-27: 38:24-27 ^m The east wind blows off the desert to scorch crops (Gen 41:6 ⁿ, 23 ^o, 27 ^p; Jer 4:11 ^q; Jon 4:8 ^r) and dry up seas (Exod 14:21 ^s; Isa 11:15 ^t). It is an arid contrast to the torrents of rain that cause flooding.

• Beneficial rain to satisfy the parched ground (Pss 104:10-11 ^u; 107:35 ^v; Isa 35:7 ^w; 58:11 ^x) stands in contrast to both scorching winds (Job 38:24 ^y) and flooding rains (38:25 ^z).
38:36 ^aa heart ... mind: These words can also be translated ibis ... rooster. The Egyptians thought the ibis was wise about the flooding of the Nile, the most important seasonal event in Egypt; and Israel’s rabbis thought the rooster could forecast rain or that its crow distinguished day from night. The idea would then be Who taught the ibis and the rooster? See also Ps 51:6 ^ab; Prov 2:6 ^ac; Jas 1:5 ^ad, 17 ^ae.