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God as a Tender Caretaker
Commentators highlight the beautiful and intimate imagery God uses. He describes clothing the newly formed sea with clouds and wrapping it in darkness, much like a nurse swaddles a newborn baby. This metaphor, drawn from Genesis 1:2, reveals God's personal, guardian care over His creation from the very beginning.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 38:9
18th Century
Theologian
When I made the cloud the garment thereof - Referring to the garment in which the new-born infant is wrapped up. This image is one …
John Gill
On Job 38:9
17th Century
Pastor
When I made the cloud the garment thereof
For this newborn babe, the sea;
which was the case of the sea when …
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…