Job 39 — Overview

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible · Matthew Henry (1662–1714) · Public Domain

God proceeds here to show Job what little reason he had to charge him with unkindness who was so compassionate to the inferior creatures and took such a tender care of them, or to boast of himself, and his own good deeds before God, which were nothing to the divine mercies. He shows him also what great reason he had to be humble who knew so little of the nature of the creatures about him and had so little influence upon them, and to submit to that God on whom they all depend. He discourses particularly, I. Concerning the wild goats and hinds, ver. 1-4. II. Concerning the wild ass, ver. 5-8. III. Concerning the unicorn, ver. 9-12. IV. Concerning the peacock, ver. 13. V. Concerning the ostrich, ver. 13-18. VI. Concerning the horse, ver. 19-25. VII. Concerning the hawk and the eagle, ver. 26-30.

Man's Ignorance of the Animal Creation; Description of the Wild Goat, Hind, Wild Ass, and Unicorn. (b. c. 1520.)

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