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I will teach you about the hand of God. That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
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Teaching from God's Actions
Commentators explain that when Job says he will teach "concerning the hand of God," he means his lesson is based on God's observable actions and providential works. Instead of relying on his friends' flawed theology, Job appeals directly to what God actually does in the world as the basis for his instruction.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will teach you by the hand of God - Margin, “or, being in.” Coverdale, “In the name of God.” Similarly, Tindal and Noyes, “Concerning the …
19th Century
Anglican
I will teach you. —Better, I will teach you of the hand of God; or, what is in the power of God.
Baptist
That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will teach you by the hand of God To serve God, and speak truth, says one of the Jewish commentators F7…
Job's friends, on the same subject, spoke of the misery of wicked men before death as proportioned to their crimes; Job considered that if it were …
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Job had successfully refuted the speech of Bildad, who had cited divine power against him as if Job were ignorant of its greatness. Whe…
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