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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 36 › Verses 29-31
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Here is the second effect wrought or produced by these creatures: He giveth, that is, God giveth; meat, that is, all kind of food and provision, for the life both of man and beast; and he giveth it in abundance: He doth not give it scantly or niggardly, in small portions and pittances, but in full measure, pressed down, heaped up, and running over. By them, that is,1 by the rain and by the wind, &c. God gives us our meat in abundance. One translation saith, He giveth meat to many, that is, to all.
Here is the second effect wrought or produced by these creatures: He giveth, that is, God giveth; meat, that is, all kind of food and provision, for the life both of man and beast; and he giveth it in abundance: He doth not give it scantly or nigardly, in small portions and pi•tances, but in full measure, pressed down, heaped up, and running over. By them, that is,1 by the rain and by the wind, &c. God gives us our meat in abundance. One translation saith, He giveth meat to many, that is, to all.
- 1Dat escam multis mortalibus. Hieron.
Hence note; First, Our daily food is the gift of God.
He giveth meat. No man gets his own bread unless God giveth it; God must give it before we can get it.