Job 28 Study Notes
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28:12-14 Despite man’s impressive technical expertise, he does not know the path to wisdom and understanding.
28:15-19 Glass was a valuable commodity in the ancient Near East. Wisdom is more valuable than precious metals and gem stones, including the famed gold of Ophir (see note at 22:23-25) or topaz from Cush (Ethiopia).
28:20-22 Wisdom (v. 12) is unseen by all creatures (see v. 7), living and dead (Lk 16:19-31). Abaddon and Death (here personified) have only heard . . . of it. Seeing and hearing are often paired in the Bible (42:6; cp. Is 64:4; 1Co 2:9).
28:23-27 The all-seeing God, the only true source of wisdom, established and balanced the laws and forces of nature.
28:28 God reveals to man what neither man nor creatures can find out on their own: wisdom resides with God, and man acts wisely when he follows God’s standards and shuns evil (Dt 4:5-6; Ps 111:10; Pr 1:7; 9:10).