Bible Strands
Job 28:27
then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God declares this statement within a poetic discourse that immediately follows His description of limiting rain and directing paths for thunderbolts. The passage addresses the human search for wisdom while contrasting it with divine sovereignty.
The words — The Hebrew verbs רָאָהּ (ra’ah) and חֲקָרָהּ (chaqarah) indicate that God saw and examined wisdom. He also recounted and established it, showing His complete assessment and ordination of its place.
The thread — This emphasis on God’s sovereign knowledge and establishment of wisdom runs to Proverbs 8:22, where wisdom is presented as God’s first creation. It parallels Psalms 19:1, which declares that the heavens proclaim God’s handiwork.
Why it lands — The text states that wisdom originates from God’s deliberate assessment rather than human discovery. It requires readers to abandon the pursuit of self-generated understanding and submit to divine revelation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
Cross-references
- Psalms 19:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Proverbs 8:22 The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.