Job 38:22

22 But hast thou gone to the treasures of snow? and hast thou seen the treasures of hail?

Job 38:22 Meaning and Commentary

Job 38:22

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast
thou seen the treasures of the hail?
] The vapours raised, and clouds formed in the atmosphere, which is the storehouse of those meteors; and may be called treasures, because hidden in the clouds, and not seen by man until the fall of them; and because they are in the keeping, and at the command and direction of the Lord the proprietor of them; and because rich and enriching, especially snow, which falling keeps the earth warm, and makes it fruitful; and because of the abundance thereof which sometimes falls. Now we are not to imagine that the Lord has stores of these laid up in heaps, in times past for time to come; but that he can and does as easily and as soon produce them when he pleases, as one that has treasures laid up can bring them forth at once.

Job 38:22 In-Context

20 If thou couldest bring me to their boundaries, and if also thou knowest their paths;

21 I know then that thou wert born at that time, and the number of thy years is great.

22 But hast thou gone to the treasures of snow? and hast thou seen the treasures of hail?

23 And is there a store , for thee against the time of enemies, for the day of wars and battle?

24 And whence proceeds the frost? or is the south wind dispersed over the under heaven?