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Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth?
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The Limits of Human Knowledge
God challenges Job by asking if he knows the precise gestation periods of wild goats and deer. Commentators note that while ancient naturalists had estimates, the exact timing is hidden from humans. This illustrates the profound limits of human knowledge compared to God's intimate, perfect understanding of His creation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Canst thou number the months ... - That is, as they wander in the wilderness, as they live in inaccessible crags and cliffs of the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Canst thou number the months [that] they fulfil ? &c.] Which some understand both of wild goats and hinds. Common go…
In these questions, the Lord continued to humble Job. In this chapter, several animals are spoken of whose nature or situation particularly shows t…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding section, the Lord brought to mind what relates to the cognitive power, speaking of the wisdom of humans and the intelligence of th…
