Job 28:27 Meaning and Explanation
“Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →At creation God saw wisdom, declared it, established it, and searched it out to its depths.
What Does Job 28:27 Mean?
Job describes how God dealt with wisdom at the founding of the world. He saw it and declared it; He established it and searched it out completely. Wisdom was present and fully known to God as He ordered the wind, the waters, the rain, and the lightning.
The verse pictures wisdom as God's own, present with Him in the work of creation, surveyed and confirmed by Him in every part. What no creature can find, God beheld and grasped entirely when He made all things. This grounds the whole poem's answer in the deepest possible place: wisdom belongs to the very heart of God's creative work. The New Testament will gather up this thread and show wisdom embodied in Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Job is preparing the way for that fullness, pointing every seeker toward the God in whom wisdom truly dwells.
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What does Job 28:27 mean?
At creation God saw wisdom, declared it, established it, and searched it out to its depths.