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Creation's Call to Humility
Commentators like Matthew Henry see a deeper purpose in this verse. The description of this massive creature resting securely under the shade of trees is not just a lesson in biology. It's an argument from God to Job, designed to inspire awe and humility. If the creature is so mighty, how much more powerful is the God who created it and can control it?
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Albert Barnes
On Job 40:22
18th Century
Theologian
The shady trees - Probably the “lote-trees;” see the note at Job 40:21. The same word is used here.
The willow-trees of the brook …
John Gill
On Job 40:22
17th Century
Pastor
The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow
Under which it lies, as in (Job 40:21); which is thought n…
Matthew Henry
On Job 40:15–24
17th Century
Minister
God, to further prove His own power, describes two vast animals, far exceeding humans in bulk and strength. Behemoth signifies beasts. Most underst…