Job 26 Study Notes
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26:11 God’s power is felt in his presence on the mountains, which stretch from deep below the sea (Jnh 2:6) into the sky like pillars (or standing columns; see 1Kg 7:15-21).
26:12-13 God’s power and wisdom were evident in his control over the primal sea with its mighty creatures. The word for stirred may also be translated “bring rest to” (Jr 50:34). The reference to God destroying Rahab and the fleeing serpent counters ancient cosmologies in which mythical deities conquered chaos at creation. Job underscored the fact that the Lord alone is God and is the controller of everything (9:13-14; Ps 74:13; 89:10).
26:14 Mankind catches just a glimpse and a whisper of God’s workings. Full knowledge is beyond human understanding (5:9; 11:8; 42:3).