Homilist Job 37:1-13 At this also my heart trembles, and is moved out of his place.… Elihu regarded nature — I. As the RESULT of the Divine AGENCY. He speaks of the thunder as the voice of God. "The sound that goeth out of His voice," "the voice of His Excellency." He speaks of the lightning as being directed under the whole heaven by Him, even unto the "ends of the earth." Modern science spreads out theoretic schemes between nature and God. It speaks of laws and forces. This was not the science of Elihu; he regarded man as being brought face to face with God in nature. II. As the REVEALER of the Divine CHARACTER. He recognised — (1) His majesty. "In the thunder."(2) His ubiquity. He saw Him everywhere, in the little as well as in the great. (3) His inscrutableness, — he could not follow Him in all His movements. III. As the INSTRUMENT of the Divine PURPOSE. "And it is turned round about by His counsels; that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for His land, or for mercy." (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.WEB: "Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place. |
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