An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

Fourthly, Some refer this speech of Jobs to that particular plague of darkness, for three days in Egypt (last mentioned) which they conceive was then fresh in memory, and so Job had reference especially unto that, when he saith, He commandeth the Sun, and it riseth not. For though God at that time did not give a command to stop the Sun from rising upon all parts of the earth, yet he commanded the Sun not to rise upon that part; when his own people had light in Goshen, the Lord charged the Sun not to rise upon the Egyptians; This is a more distinct act of the power of God. For, as he speaks, Amos 4.7. (to note the accurateness as well as the power of God in his judgements) concerning the rain, I commanded the clouds (saith he) and I caused it to rain upon one City, and caused it not to rain upon another City: So the Lord can cause the Sun, if he please, to rise upon one Country, and not upon another; upon one Nation, and not upon another; upon one City, and not upon another. Thus we may understand it, He commandeth the Sun, and it riseth not upon one people, though it shineth upon others, according to the manner of that Egyptian plague.

Fourthly, Some referre this speech of Jobs to that particular plague of darknesse, for three daies in Aegypt (last mentioned) which they conceive was then fresh in memory, and so Job had reference especially unto that, when he saith, He commandeth the Sunne, and it riseth not. For though God at that time did not give a command to stop the Sunne from rising upon all parts of the earth, yet he commanded the Sunne not to rise upon that part; when his own people had light in Goshen, the Lord charged the Sunne not to rise upon the Aegyptians; This is a more distinct act of the power of God. For, as he speaks, Amos 4.7. (to note the accuratenesse as well as the power of God in his judgements) concerning the rain, I commanded the clouds (saith he) and I caused it to rain upon one City, and caused it not to rain upon another City: So the Lord can cause the Sunne, if he please, to rise upon one Countrey, and not upon another; upon one Nation, and not upon another; upon one City, and not upon another. Thus we may understand it, He commandeth the Sunne, and it riseth not upon one people, though it shineth upon others, according to the manner of that Aegyptian plague.