Job Chapter 38 — God Speaks from the Whirlwind Quiz Flashcards

#1

According to Job 38:4-7, what was laid as a foundation for the earth, and who sang and shouted for joy when it was created?

📖 Job 38:4-7

#2

In Job 38:8-11, God asks Job who shut in the sea with doors when it burst forth. What does God say He did to set limits on the sea?

📖 Job 38:8-11

#3

In Job 38:12-15, God asks if Job has ever given orders to what at the beginning of each day?

📖 Job 38:12-15

#4

According to Job 38:19-20, where do light and darkness dwell? What is Job asked regarding their respective pathways?

📖 Job 38:19-20

#5

In Job 38:22-24, God asks Job if he has entered the storehouses of what two things?

📖 Job 38:22-24

#6

In Job 38:25-27, God describes the way He provides for the earth. What does He say about the parched and desolate land?

📖 Job 38:25-27

#7

In Job 38:28-30, God asks Job about the origin of rain and frost. What metaphor does God use regarding ice?

📖 Job 38:28-30

#8

In Job 38:31-33, God mentions specific constellations and celestial bodies. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by name in this passage?

📖 Job 38:31-33

#2

He said, 'This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt'

Job 38:11 (NIV) records God's statement about setting limits on the sea with the declaration that its proud waves must halt at a certain boundary.

Job 38:8-11

#1

The foundation was laid by wisdom, and the morning stars sang and the sons of God shouted for joy

Job 38:6-7 (NIV) describes the laying of the earth's foundation and identifies the morning stars and sons of God as those who sang and shouted for joy at creation.

Job 38:4-7

#4

Job is told their houses and asked if he knows the way to their dwelling places

Job 38:19-20 (NIV) references the dwelling places of light and darkness and asks Job if he knows the way to their homes, implying these are divinely ordered cosmic phenomena beyond human understanding.

Job 38:19-20

#3

The morning to appear and the dawn to take hold of the earth

Job 38:12 (NIV) has God asking Job whether he has ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place, emphasizing God's sole authority over the daily cycle of light.

Job 38:12-15

#6

He channels out paths for the rain and provides for the parched ground and the arid waste

Job 38:25-27 (NIV) shows God providentially sending rain through channels to water even the desolate and uninhabited lands, demonstrating His care for all creation.

Job 38:25-27

#5

Hail and snow

Job 38:22-24 (NIV) specifically mentions God's storehouses of hail and snow, which are reserved for times of trouble and war.

Job 38:22-24

#8

Sirius

Job 38:31-33 (NIV) mentions the Pleiades, Orion, and Arcturus by name, but Sirius (the Dog Star) is not mentioned in this passage.

Job 38:31-33

#7

The waters become hard as stone, and the surface of the deep is frozen

Job 38:29-30 (NIV) describes water becoming hard as stone and the surface of the deep becoming frozen, emphasizing the dramatic transformation God accomplishes over water.

Job 38:28-30

#9

In Job 38:34-38, what does God ask Job regarding his understanding of nature?

📖 Job 38:34-38

#10

In Job 38:39-41, God transitions from questions about the cosmos to questions about what?

📖 Job 38:39-41

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#10

The hunting and feeding of wild animals, specifically the lion and the raven

Job 38:39-41 (NIV) shifts focus from celestial and weather phenomena to creation's animals, asking about how God provides for the lion and the raven, showing His care extends throughout nature.

Job 38:39-41

#9

Whether Job has the knowledge and understanding to control the clouds and make the rains come down

Job 38:34-38 (NIV) asks whether Job can control the clouds and summon lightning to say 'Here we are,' establishing that only God commands these natural phenomena.

Job 38:34-38

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