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An Angelic Celebration
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the "morning stars" and "sons of God" are parallel terms for angels. At the dawn of creation, these celestial beings witnessed God's work and erupted in a unified chorus of praise and joyful shouts, celebrating the beauty and goodness of the newly formed earth.
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Job
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Albert Barnes
On Job 38:7
18th Century
Theologian
When the morning-stars - There can be little doubt that angelic beings are intended here, though some have thought that the stars literally …
Charles Ellicott
On Job 38:7
19th Century
Bishop
The morning stars. —The context seems to suggest that by the stars are meant the angels entrusted with their guardianship, from wh…
John Gill
On Job 38:7
17th Century
Pastor
When the morning stars sang together
Either all the stars in a literal sense; for though, strictly speaking, there i…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 38:4–11
17th Century
Minister
For the humbling of Job, God here shows him his ignorance, even concerning the earth and the sea. As we cannot find fault with God's work, so we ne…