An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Elihu having by the Question now opened, convinced Job in in general that he knew but little of the works of God, proceeds in the close of this verse, and further forwards, to convince him further of his defectiveness in knowledge, by putting the same question about many other particulars: And the first particular about which he puts the same question, is the Light of the Cloud; Doest thou know when God disposed them, And caused the light of his Cloud to shine?

He questions Job again about another point, the weighing the Clouds (v. 16.) Doest thou know the balancing of the Clouds, the wonderful works of him that is perfect in knowledge? As if he ⟨p. 540⟩had said, Gods causing the light of his Cloud to shine, and his balancing the Clouds, are wonderful works, even the wonderful works of him who is perfect in knowledge; and tell me Job, Doest thou know these things? Doest thou know when God disposed them, And caused the light of his Cloud to shine?

He questions Job again about another poynt, the weighing the Clouds (v. 16.) Doest thou know the ballancing of the Clouds, the wonderfull works of him that is perfect in knowledge? As if he ⟨p. 540⟩had said, Gods causing the light of his Cloud to shine, and his ballancing the Cl•uds, are wonderfull works, even the wonderfull works of him who is perfect in knowledge; and tell me Job, Doest thou know these things? Doest thou know when God disposed them, And caused the light of his Cloud to shine?

We must here repeat the former question; and, Doest thou know when God caused the light of his Cloud to shine? yea, some read this latter part of the verse in dependence upon the former; Doest thou know when God disposed them, tha he might cause the light of his Cloud to shine? But I rather take it as a distinct Question. In which, consider, he doth not say, That he may cause the light of his Sun, but of his Cloud, to shine. 'Tis the Sun properly that shineth, Clouds do not: The Sun is the Candle of the World, the receptacle and vessel of light. Clouds are but vessels or receptacles of water, they are not properly diaphanous, but opacous, or gross, hick bodies: How then is it here said, He causeth the light of his Cloud to shine? I answer, The Cloud doth not shine by any connatural or intrinsic light, but by that which is adventitious, and accidental to it. And,