Lecture # 4

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God’s Questions to God’s Questions to JobJob

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Without the Without the BibleBible

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You can believe in a

Creator

ROMANS 1:20ROMANS 1:20

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly

seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal

power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

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God’s God’s Questions to Questions to

JobJobThanks to Wayne Jackson – The Book of Thanks to Wayne Jackson – The Book of

JobJob

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Job Chapters 38 -39

I taught the book of Job in Los Banos 81-84

Job was written before Abraham’s period of time

Over 60 Questions God asks Job to answer Even today we do not have the answers to many of these questions. All through the discussions of Jobs three friends, Job continues to question God. God, Job says, let me just speak to you. Let me have my two cents worth. So God says to Job, OK. But first let me ask you a few questions. Remember these questions were asked over 4000 years ago. Historically we know the book of Job is the oldest book written. Science as we know was not available at this time.


Who laid the foundations of the earth?Who laid the foundations of the earth? How were the dimensions determined?How were the dimensions determined? Who did the surveying?Who did the surveying? What supports its foundation?What supports its foundation? Who laid the cornerstone?Who laid the cornerstone? Who decreed the boundaries of the sea?Who decreed the boundaries of the sea? Who clothed them with clouds and thick Who clothed them with clouds and thick

darkness?darkness?

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Who barred them limiting their shores?Who barred them limiting their shores? Have you commanded the morning to Have you commanded the morning to

appear?appear? Did you cause daylight to spread?Did you cause daylight to spread? Did you end the night for the wicked?Did you end the night for the wicked? Have you ever robed the dawn in red?Have you ever robed the dawn in red? Have you disturbed the haunts of Have you disturbed the haunts of

wicked men?wicked men?

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Have you stopped the arm raised to Have you stopped the arm raised to strike?strike?

Have you explored the springs that Have you explored the springs that come from the sea?come from the sea?

Have you walked in the recesses of Have you walked in the recesses of the deep?the deep?

Do you know the location of the gates Do you know the location of the gates of death?of death?

Do you know the extent of the earth?Do you know the extent of the earth?88

God’s Questions to JobGod’s Questions to Job Do you know where light comes from?Do you know where light comes from? Do you know how it got there?Do you know how it got there? Do you know about darkness?Do you know about darkness? Do you know where darkness comes Do you know where darkness comes

from?from? Can you find its source?Can you find its source? Can you go to its source?Can you go to its source?

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God’s Questions to JobGod’s Questions to Job Have you visited the treasuries of Have you visited the treasuries of

snow?snow? Do you know where hail is made and Do you know where hail is made and

stored?stored? Where is the path to the distribution Where is the path to the distribution

point of lightpoint of light Where is the home of the East wind?Where is the home of the East wind?

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Who dug gullies for the rains? Who dug gullies for the rains? Who laid out the path for lightning?Who laid out the path for lightning? Do you know if rain has a father?Do you know if rain has a father? Where does dew come from?Where does dew come from? Who is the mother of ice and frost?Who is the mother of ice and frost? Can you hold back the stars?Can you hold back the stars? Can you restrain Orion and Pleiades?Can you restrain Orion and Pleiades?

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God’s Questions to God’s Questions to JobJob Can you ensure the proper sequences Can you ensure the proper sequences

of seasons?of seasons? Can you guide the constellation of the Can you guide the constellation of the

bear?bear? Do you know the laws of the universe?Do you know the laws of the universe? How do the heavens influence the How do the heavens influence the

earth?earth? Can you shout to the clouds and make it Can you shout to the clouds and make it

rain?rain? Can you make lightning appear?Can you make lightning appear?

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Who gives intuition and instinct?Who gives intuition and instinct? Who is wise enough to number the Who is wise enough to number the

clouds?clouds? Who can tilt the water jars of heaven?Who can tilt the water jars of heaven? Can you stalk prey like a lion?Can you stalk prey like a lion? Who provides for the ravens?Who provides for the ravens? Do you know how mountain goats Do you know how mountain goats

give birth?give birth?

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Do you know how many months of Do you know how many months of pregnancy?pregnancy?

Who makes the wild donkey wild?Who makes the wild donkey wild? Will the wild ox be your servant?Will the wild ox be your servant? Will he stay by your feeding crib?Will he stay by your feeding crib? Can you use a wild ox to plow with?Can you use a wild ox to plow with? Will he pull the harrow for you?Will he pull the harrow for you?

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God’s Questions to God’s Questions to JobJob Will you let him decide where to Will you let him decide where to

work?work? Can you send him out to bring in the Can you send him out to bring in the

grain?grain? Have you deprived the ostrich of Have you deprived the ostrich of

wisdom?wisdom? Did you make the ostrich swifter than Did you make the ostrich swifter than

a horse?a horse? Have you given the horse strength?Have you given the horse strength?

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Have you clothed his neck with a Have you clothed his neck with a mane?mane?

Have you made him able to leap Have you made him able to leap like a locust?like a locust?

Do you know how a hawk soars?Do you know how a hawk soars? Is it in your command to raise Is it in your command to raise

eagles high?eagles high?

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““Who knew Who knew to ask these to ask these question?”question?”

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What do all these questions have to do about there being a designer? How would Job or any author have known even to ask these questions? Even if the Evolutionist or Atheist does not want to believe the Bible is inspired. They must deal with these questions

Only the creator could ask these questions

Many say, Scripture is Faith and Science is Fact. The Bible is not a science book, but it is scientifically accurate. Even before God asked Job these entire question in chapters 38 & 39

The writer said:

God’s Questions to JobGod’s Questions to Job Job 26:7Job 26:7

He stretches out the He stretches out the northnorth over the empty place, and over the empty place, and hangs the earth upon hangs the earth upon nothing.nothing.

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The North being upward toward the empty sky How did the writer of this book now that the earth hangs upon nothing? What did God say to Job beginning in Chapter 38?

God’s Questions to JobGod’s Questions to Job Job 38:1-3 Job 38:1-3

1 1 Then the Lord answered Job Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 2 Who is this that darkens Who is this that darkens counsel by words without counsel by words without knowledge? knowledge? 3 3 Gird up now thy loins like a Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, man; for I will demand of thee, and and answeranswer thou me. thou me.

2020First Question Job

God’s Questions to JobGod’s Questions to Job Job 38:4 & 6 Job 38:4 & 6

4 Where were you when I laid the 4 Where were you when I laid the foundationsfoundations of the earth? Declare, of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding. if you have understanding. 6 Whereupon are the 6 Whereupon are the foundations foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner stone thereof; corner stone thereof;

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Vs 4 - Foundation in Hebrew word “Yasad” means “House” Vs 6 - Foundation in Hebrew word “Eden & Taba” means “Socket fastened – sink down”

Foundation of the earthFoundation of the earth

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Scientist now know the earth has a crust about 30 miles thick.

The crust rest upon a mantle/foundation rock which extend into

the heart of the earth.

Seismic data suggest great land masses are anchored in sockets

which plunge deep into the earth.

Vs 4 & 6 are scientifically correct.

How did the writer of Job know that? Lucky guess!

NEXT QUESTION JOB


Who has laid the Who has laid the measures measures thereof, if you know? Or who thereof, if you know? Or who has stretched the line upon has stretched the line upon it?it?

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Vs 5 indicates earths measurements were precisely measured. Question: Is our earth a “Sphere”? Perfectly round - Not actually. At the Equator the diameter is 7,926 Miles across. At the North and South poles the diameter is 7,899 miles across. Just 27 miles different. Is there any design to these measurements? If our earth were a perfect sphere, during its rotation water would pile

up around the equator. You can prove this by experiments. Spray a ball with water and spin in quickly. Water will pile up around the center of the ball. So VS 5 says: “Who determined these precise measurements?” Could the “Big Bang” make this perfect design? I hardly think so!!!

NEXT QUESTION JOB

God’s Questions to JobGod’s Questions to Job

Job 38:7Job 38:7 When the morning stars When the morning stars sang togethersang together, and all the , and all the sons of God shouted for joy? sons of God shouted for joy?

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In 1945 scientist discovered that the stars emit sound.

Stars Sang TogetherStars Sang Together

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1945 ? – How did the writer know that? Lucky guess!!


11 And said, hitherto 11 And said, hitherto shall shall you come, but no furtheryou come, but no further: : and and here shall the proud here shall the proud waves be stayed?waves be stayed?

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Next Question Job

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71 % of earth’s surface is water - 29 % is land.

Average land height is 2,250 feet – Just about the height of Auberry.

Average ocean depth is 13,000 feet .

Average ocean depth is 6 times deeper than land.

If all the land was smoothed out, the ocean would cover the earth over

2 miles deep. But the ocean stays where it is and goes no furture.

How did that happen? Just by accident? I think not!

Want another question Job?


12 Have you commanded 12 Have you commanded the the morningmorning since the since the days; and caused the days; and caused the dayspringdayspring (day) to know (day) to know his place; his place;

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Job, did you make the beginning of the day?

Did you cause the night to end?

God’s God’s QuestionsQuestions to to JobJob

Job 38:16 Job 38:16 Hast thou entered into the Hast thou entered into the springs springs of the sea of the sea

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Here is a good one for you Job

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The springs of the sea?

What are you talking about God?

Are there springs in the ocean? YES

63 BC – 21 AD Roman geographer found off the coast of Greece, Italy,

Israel and Syria, Springs in the ocean beds.

From the coast of Australia, fresh water can be dipped in abundance from

the sea.

In 1976 a U.S. Geological survey discovered fresh water in the Atlantic

seacoast from New England to Georgia.

How many years ago did the book of Job say that? 4000 Years

Remember the Flood:

God’s God’s QuestionsQuestions to to JobJob

Genesis 7:11 (ASV) Genesis 7:11 (ASV) 11 11 In the six hundredth year of In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all month, on the same day were all the the fountains of the great deep fountains of the great deep broken upbroken up, and the windows of , and the windows of heaven were opened.heaven were opened.

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Water came from the ground as well as from the sky

How about this question about the sea


Or hast thou walked in the Or hast thou walked in the recesses recesses of the deep? of the deep?

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In 1873 the Challenger Expedition discovered a canyon

5 ½ miles deep in the Pacific Ocean.

Since then numerous canyons have been found.

Near the Philippines a canyon over 7 miles deep was found.

God’s Questions to JobGod’s Questions to Job 2 Samuel 22:16 2 Samuel 22:16

Then the Then the channels of the seachannels of the sea appeared, the foundations of appeared, the foundations of the world were laid bare, by the world were laid bare, by the rebuke of Jehovah, at the the rebuke of Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of his blast of the breath of his nostrils. nostrils.

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Biblical authorities believe these canyons were formed by the

great biblical flood. I know, you knew that already, right Job.

How about this neat little question Job.

God’s Questions to JobGod’s Questions to Job Job 38:17-18Job 38:17-18

Have the Have the gates of deathgates of death been been revealed unto you? Or have you revealed unto you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of seen the gates of the shadow of death? Have you comprehended death? Have you comprehended the earth in its breadth? the earth in its breadth? Declare, if thou knowest it all. Declare, if thou knowest it all.

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The Hebrew words suggest that this verse is talking about the deep

parts of the earth.

“Gates of death” where man is placed when he dies and is buried.

Job, have you been to the depths of these canyons?

Job, can you determine the dimensions of the earth?

Job, how are you qualified to judge him who created the earth.

Job - How about a question about light?


Job 38:19Job 38:19 Where is the Where is the wayway where light where light dwells? And as for darkness, dwells? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof, where is the place thereof,

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The Hebrew word is “Derek” – which literally means

“A traveled path or road.”

God’s Questions to God’s Questions to JobJob Genesis 16:7Genesis 16:7

And the angel of the Lord And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the the fountain in the wayway to to Shur. Shur.

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Job 38:19Job 38:19 Where is the way where light Where is the way where light dwells? And as for dwells? And as for darknessdarkness, , where is the where is the placeplace thereof, thereof,

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Until the 17th century light was believed to be transmitted

instantaneously.

Sir Isaac Newton suggested light traveled in a straight line.

Today we know light travels 186,000 miles per second, 600 million miles

an hour: In a straight line. We are 93 million miles from the Sun, thus light from the Sun will take

8 minutes. The latest suggestion that our Solar system is 26,000 light years across. How did the author of Job know that?

Well, the author was the designer. God


That you should take That you should take itit (light) (light) to the to the boundbound thereof, thereof,

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Job, of course you know all this, you were around when I made it, right!

Here is a question to you Job about the weather


Job 38:22-23Job 38:22-23 Have you entered into the Have you entered into the treasurestreasures of the snow? Or of the snow? Or have you seen the have you seen the treasurestreasures of the hail, Which I have of the hail, Which I have reserved against the time of reserved against the time of trouble, against the trouble, against the day of day of battlebattle and war? and war?

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Treasures of SnowTreasures of Snow

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Joshua 10:11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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We in California know for sure the treasures of the snow.

But what about the treasures of hail that God stored up for battle?

God’s wrath in the destruction of Assyria How would the writer of this book know this in advance?

Treasures of SnowTreasures of Snow

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Isaiah 30:30 And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

How would Job know this would happen thousands of years later?

Job I got a question about light

God’sGod’s Questions to Questions to JobJob

Job 38:24Job 38:24 By what way is the light By what way is the light partedparted, which scatters the , which scatters the east wind upon the earth?east wind upon the earth?

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Parted – Hebrew word means to divide

God’sGod’s Questions to Questions to JobJob

Numbers 26:53Numbers 26:53 Unto these the land shall be Unto these the land shall be divideddivided for an inheritance for an inheritance according to the number of according to the number of names.names.

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“Divided” is the same Hebrew word “parted”

Light can literally be parted.

How can we demonstrate this?

When light passed through a Prism – it is literally divided into 7 colors. Job, did you know that? It was Sir Isaac Newton who discovered this. Where in the Bible do we have a demonstration of this?

God’sGod’s Questions to Questions to JobJob Genesis 9:12-13 Genesis 9:12-13

And God said, This is the token of And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make the covenant which I make between me and you and every between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: perpetual generations: I do set my I do set my bowbow in the cloud, and in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. between me and the earth.

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Job here is a question about thunder and lightningJob here is a question about thunder and lightning

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Job 38:25-30 25 Who has divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunderlightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the To cause it to rain on the earthearth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Not until the 19th century did man find out that lightning causes rain.

Who caused Lightning and Who caused Lightning and ThunderThunder

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Doug Collins meteorologist on TV 47 “Fast rising air rubs water in the clouds. Top of cloud is a negative charge. Fast rising air splits the cloud into two different electrical charges and creates electrical lightening. This then combined with water vapor produces rain.”

All of you know that – right?


Job 38:31Job 38:31 31 Can you 31 Can you bind bind the sweet the sweet influences of Pleiadesinfluences of Pleiades

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Now here is a good one:

Obviously, God is questioning Job, that he does not have the power

over seasons.

But a closer study will unveil a real gem in this passage.

The Pleiades Star ClusterThe Pleiades Star Cluster

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Pleiades appears in the spring.

Orion appears late October to announce winter. Pleiades has from the naked eye 7 stars clustered together. Now we know there are over 200 stars that are clustered together.

These 200 stars are bound together and move through the sky.

Now who did the binding Job?

We only recently found that the stars go through the sky bound together.


Job 38:31Job 38:31 31 or 31 or looseloose the bands of the bands of Orion? Orion?

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Pleiades and OrionPleiades and Orion

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Orion also has a cluster of stars that go through the sky using the naked eye. But actually there are vast distances between these stars.

Yet they appear to be clustered together. Remember this was written long before modern knowledge of the heavens


32 Canst thou bring forth 32 Canst thou bring forth MazzarothMazzaroth in his season? Or in his season? Or canst thou guide canst thou guide ArcturusArcturus with his sons? with his sons?

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Mazzaroth is a cluster of stars also that appear in the South. Job, can you make them appear in their proper season?

Arcturus is the keeper of the Bear. Followed by a trail of stars known as the sons of the Bear.

I know Job, you knew that, right

Job how about some questions about the good old earth


Knowest thou the Knowest thou the ordinancesordinances of heaven? Can you set the of heaven? Can you set the dominiondominion thereof in the earth? thereof in the earth?

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In what sense do the laws regulate the heavenly bodies or have

dominion in the earth?

We know the dominion of our nearest star – the Sun

Sunspots from 500 to 50,000 miles leap from the sun.

They affect the conditions on earth.

I did a research at Fresno State some 25 years ago on sunspots. I found that sunspots bring about draughts and bad economies. Usually every 11 years and 22 years.

And every hundred years these sunspots are really bad.

Now I’m not here to make any political statement

But from my research in the past, we are in a 100 year bad sunspot period That’s why we have global warming. (NEXT PAGE)

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Yes, we all need to be concerned about our environment. But I honestly believe it is the sunspots that are causing our real problem. Now about the MOON:

We all know what effect or dominion the Moon has on our earth. Tides twice a day that keeps our ocean clean. If the moon were just a few miles farther or closer our ocean would

become stagnate. This would affect all the animals in the sea.

This would affect the rain cycle.

In a short period of time we would not exist. Job, did you know all that?

More about our earth in a later lesson.

The Big BangThe Big Bang

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Evolutionist say it started with a big Bang. Let’s be serious

““Who knew Who knew to ask these to ask these question?”question?”

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These are just a small sampling of the question God asked Job.

Today in the 21 Century, we cannot answer many of theses questions.

Without the Without the BibleBible

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You can believe in a

Creator

ROMANS 1:20ROMANS 1:20

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly

seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal

power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

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