Job 38:1-2 "Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, (now remember when we have the word "LORD" speaking in the Old Testament, it’s God the Son, but in His Old Testament role, as He spoke to the prophets. But here He’s speaking to Job. And the whirlwind is the smoke that hid God from sinful man. Psalm 97:2; Lamentations 3:44) and said, 2. Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?"
Now some would say, "Well, He’s referring to Job’s friends." We don’t think so. We think He’s referring to Job, because he’s proud and he thought he knew a lot. But God is sort of putting Job in his place. So God says:
Job 38:3 "Gird up now your loins like a man; (in other words, let’s see Job if you can take it, because I’m going to show you how much wisdom you don’t have) for I will demand of you, and answer me." See, God’s not talking to Job’s friends, but rather He’s talking to Job. Now read on.
Job 38:4a "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?…"
Isn’t that something? Could Job answer? He didn’t know the first thing about it did he? He didn’t know where the world came from and how it was hung in space.
Job 38:4b "…declare if you have understanding." Do you see where I’m getting the idea that the Lord is just pointing out Job’s pride, that he had nothing to be proud of?
Job 38:5a "Who has laid the measures thereof, if you know?…"
Maybe most people don’t read that like we do, but we read that like, "Alright Job if you’re so smart, tell me these things I’m asking" We know Job couldn’t! Today God could do the same thing with the most brilliant scientists and philosophers of our day and time. God could confront them with things that even though we have such tremendous technology, God could put them on the spot and just make them sweat like a butcher, couldn’t He?" They wouldn’t know the first thing He was talking about, so that’s what He’s doing here with Job. Now verse 7
Job 38:7-8 "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? (we can hear the Lord say, ‘Where were you Job? Can you explain it?) 8. Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?" Then come all the way over to verse 22.
Job 38:22a "Have you entered into the treasures (or the secrets) of the snow?…"
What do you suppose God was talking about? That no two snow flakes are alike. "Did you know that Job?" So when we read about creation just go back and read Job chapters 38 and 39 and we’ll get a pretty good inkling of the amount of knowledge that most people do not have concerning the miracle and power of creation. Now coming back to Hebrews we realize that God the Son was the One who had all this knowledge that Job knew nothing of. Now let’s read 10 again.
Hebrews 1:10-11a "And you, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of your hands; 11. They shall perish; but you remain;…" That’s the Creator, that’s the God whom we worship and serve!
It was no doubt written by the Apostle Paul. He leaves his name off of it, and that’s understandable because the Hebrews of his day just detested him, because they thought he had become a renegade to their race and religion, so we're sure that’s the reason he left his name off it. But we think the evidence is interior, as well as exterior that the Apostle Paul is the author of this Epistle of Hebrews. "Determine to whom a portion of Scripture is addressed in its original setting." Now that does not mean that if it isn’t addressed to us that we ignore it. We're always coming back to the portion of Scripture that says, "All Scripture is inspired of God." That means every word from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21 is inspired by the Holy Spirit. It’s all the Word of God, and Paul says, "It’s profitable for reproof, and instruction in righteousness." But on the other hand we have to realize that some of the Scripture is not directed to us Gentiles, as such it was directed primarily to the Nation of Israel, the Hebrews, so we always have to take those things into consideration. There there for our learning of principles in the ways of Gods dealings and workings with men and nations.
Hebrews 1:10 "And, You, Lord, (speaking to the Son) in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Your hands:"
Here we have another record of creation from David the Psalmist. Oh listen, we think every believer who becomes a receiver ought to read this once a week and just be reminded of how great our God, our Christ, our Savior, the Head of the Body, really is because He’s the One that did it. We’ll just look at a few of them, we won’t take it verse by verse.
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