Job 28:23

"Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’"

Key Reflection

In Job 28:23, "Destruction and Death" personify the realms of chaos and mortality, acknowledging their ignorance of something beyond their understanding—likely referring to God's wisdom or a profound truth that transcends these domains, highlighting its incomprehensible nature even to such formidable forces.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

God understandeth the way thereof -These are doubtless the words of Job. The meaning is, that the reason of the divine dispensations could be known only to God himself. He had given no clew by which man could discover this. He might carry his investigations far into the regions of science; he could penetrate the earth, and look on the stars, but still all his investigations fell short of disclosing the reasons of the divine dispensations. The secret was lodged in his bosom, and he only could communicate it where and when he pleased. It may be added here, that this is as true now as it was in the time of Job.

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