- 1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
- 2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
- 3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
- 4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
- 5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
- 6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
- 7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- 8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
- 9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
- 10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
- 11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
- 12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
- 13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
- 14It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
- 15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
- 16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
- 17Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
- 18Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
- 19Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
- 20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
- 21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
- 22Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
- 23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
- 24By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
- 25Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
- 26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
- 27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
- 28Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
- 29Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
- 30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
- 31Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
- 32Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
- 33Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
- 34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
- 35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
- 36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
- 37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
- 38When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
- 39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
- 40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
- 41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
KING JAMES VERSION
JOB 38
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Job 38 — The LORD answers from the whirlwind with questions spanning earth’s foundations, sea, dawn, weather, stars, and wild creatures.
About this illustration
Creation images from across the speech form a coherent cosmic panorama around Job. The whirlwind signifies the text’s mode of address, not a bodily portrait of God, and debated constellation identifications remain generalized.
Scripture basis: Job 38:1–41King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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Sermons
The Book of Enoch (Part 3)
In The Book of Enoch (Part 3), Pastor Dean Odle answers critics of Enoch and argues that its account of the Watchers and their giant offspring complements rather than contradicts the canonical Bible. Beginning with objections about the origin of sin, the title “Son of man,” bound angels, the Flood, and intercession, he urges Christians to examine claims in context instead of repeating inherited objections. He then connects Jesus’ answer to the Sadducees in Matthew 22 with Enoch 15, presenting Enoch as background for the teaching that heavenly angels are not appointed wives.
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View sermon The World You Live In (Part 3)
Pastor Dean Odle opens Part 3 with worship and prayer before returning to the series' central warning: Scripture says deception will intensify, and believers must continue in the Word rather than follow culturally accepted fables. Using 2 Timothy 3-4, 2 Peter 1, Revelation 12, and Romans 1, he argues that Satan deceives the whole world through human systems and that professed wisdom can become foolishness when creation truth is suppressed.
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View sermon The World You Live In (Part 2)
In Part 2 of The World You Live In, Pastor Dean Odle continues his argument that Christians should test inherited descriptions of creation against Scripture rather than accept institutional consensus as final authority. Beginning with worship and prayer, he develops a reconstruction or gap reading of Genesis 1:1-2, connects the earth becoming "without form, and void" with prophetic language in Jeremiah and Isaiah, and treats Satan's fall as part of the background to the ruined condition he sees before the six days of ordering.
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Music
As in the Days of Noah
A Scripture-dense warning from the days of Noah: ordinary life, deepening corruption, rejected warnings, certain judgment, and saving grace. The song calls listeners to test every claim by God's Word and take refuge in Jesus Christ while the door remains open.
Ancient Witness
A Scripture-driven warning that follows Enoch, Noah, the judgment of the old world, and the promised return of Jesus Christ—calling listeners to test every supernatural claim by the written Word and walk faithfully with God.