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Job 38:1-11

The Lord Answers Job from the Whirlwind

June 20, 2027

When the Morning Stars Sang Together (Illustrations of the Book of Job), William Blake
When the Morning Stars Sang Together (Illustrations of the Book of Job), William Blake, 1820–1826The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
From Blake's engraved Job series, made in his sixties. God spreads his arms across the top of the plate while four horses and the morning stars run across the sky.Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth, when the morning stars sang together? Blake drew the question literally.William BlakeAn English poet, printmaker and visionary who illustrated his own books, was thought mad, and worked almost entirely outside the art world.The Morgan Library & Museum, New YorkJ. P. Morgan's private library on Madison Avenue, opened to the public by his son, holding manuscripts, drawings and three Gutenberg Bibles.The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 4:35-41Mk 4:35-41
Epistle2 Cor. 6:1-132 Cor 6:1-13
Old Testament1 Sam. 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-491 Sm 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 or1 Sam. 17:57-18:5, 18:10-161 Sm 17:57-18:5, 18:10-16Alt. OTJob 38:1-11Jb 38:1-11
PsalterPs. 9:9-20Ps 9:9-20 orPs. 133Ps 133Alt. PsalmPs. 107:1-3, 23-32Ps 107:1-3, 23-32

Overview & Insights

"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" (Job 38:4)

The Lord finally answers Job out of the storm with a series of questions about creation, including who set the boundaries of the sea. God's speech reframes Job's suffering within the vast mystery of the created order.

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Commentary

Commentary on Job 38:1-11Commentary on Jb 38:1-11 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary Year B commentary on God's answer from the whirlwind.

Job 38 (Guzik)Jb 38 (Guzik) Enduring Word · David Guzik

Guzik's verse by verse commentary on the chapter.

Job 38:1 Parallel CommentariesJb 38:1 Parallel Commentaries BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries collected from Job 38:1.

Barnes' Notes on Job 38Barnes' Notes on Jb 38 StudyLight

Barnes' Notes on the whole chapter of Job 38.

Background & Word Study

Theology of Work: JobTheology of Work: Jb Theology of Work

Commentary on Job including the creation speeches and human labor.

Job 38:1 Hebrew InterlinearJb 38:1 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text of Job 38:1 with parsing and Strong's numbers.

Job 38 in HebrewJb 38 in Hebrew Sefaria

Hebrew text of Job 38 with classical Jewish commentaries alongside.

Book of Job OverviewBook of Jb Overview BibleProject

Animated overview video on the book of Job and its central question.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Job 38Catena on Jb 38 Catena

Church fathers' comments gathered verse by verse for Job 38.

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