In whose hand is the soul of every living thing – Margin, “Life.” The margin is the more correct rendering. The idea is that all ar…

In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing
Of every animal, of every brute creature, as distinct from man, in…

Job appeals to facts. The most audacious robbers, oppressors, and impious evildoers often prosper. Yet this is not by fortune or chance; the Lord o…

In the previous chapter, Zophar had tried to show that a person cannot understand the secrets of God’s wisdom (Job 11:6) in order to in…