Job 37:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.”
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Read Full Chapter →From the south comes the whirlwind, and out of the north comes the biting cold.
What Does Job 37:9 Mean?
Elihu continues cataloguing the works of God in the weather. He marks the directions from which the winds arrive: the whirlwind sweeps up from the south, and the cold drives down from the north. Each wind has its appointed quarter, and each comes at the Maker's bidding.
Behind the patterns of wind and chill stands the ordering wisdom of God. What seems to us mere geography of climate is, to the eye of faith, the steady hand of the Lord directing His world. The believer can find comfort in this: even the winds keep their courses under God's rule. The seasons do not wander at random but move within the bounds the Creator has set, declaring that the same God governs both the gentle and the fierce.
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What does Job 37:9 mean?
From the south comes the whirlwind, and out of the north comes the biting cold.