Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Picture of God's Power
Commentators emphasize that the description of Leviathan is meant to convince Job of his own weakness and God's almighty power. As Matthew Henry notes, if a mere creature is this terrifying and beyond human control, how much more powerful is God's wrath? The passage calls us to humbly revere God's majesty.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Job
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
4
Albert Barnes
On Job 41:33
18th Century
Theologian
Upon earth there is not his like - Hebrew, “Upon the dust.” The meaning is that no other animal can be compared with him; or the la…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 41:33–34
19th Century
Bishop
Upon earth there is not his like. — Some have proposed to remove the last two verses of Job 41 (Job 41:33–34)…
John Gill
On Job 41:33
17th Century
Pastor
Upon the earth there is not his like
As to form and figure; in most creatures there is some likeness between those i…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Matthew Henry
On Job 41:1–34
17th Century
Minister
The description of the Leviathan is further to convince Job of his own weakness and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan is a whale or a…