Job 38:12 Meaning and Explanation
“Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;”
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Read Full Chapter →God asks whether Job has ever, in all his life, commanded the dawn to rise and shown it where to break.
What Does Job 38:12 Mean?
God turns from sea to sky and the daily wonder of dawn. Has Job ever, in all his days, ordered the morning to come or taught the dawn its appointed place on the horizon? Every sunrise happens at God's word, not Job's.
We grow so used to the dawn that we forget it is a gift renewed each day by God. He commands the morning, and light returns. For the one sitting in long darkness, this is quiet promise: the God who never fails to bring the dayspring can bring the morning to a weary soul as well. His mercies, like the dawn, are new every morning.
Job 38:12 in the Original Language
shachar (שַׁחַר), 'dayspring' -- the first light of dawn, the breaking of day.
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What does Job 38:12 mean?
God asks whether Job has ever, in all his life, commanded the dawn to rise and shown it where to break.