...Shall any teach God knowledge, seeing he judgeth those who are high ?— Job xxi. 22. He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the...nothing ; he bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, &c. He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. The pillars of...

...means rendered visible, are called fogs or clouds. This work of the Creator was observed of old. » He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them." -Son. Of what use are these vapours hanging in the air ? Father. They cool the air, when it is too...

...of the earth being placed upon a tortoise, how consonant to truth are these words, " he stretcheth out the NORTH over the EMPTY PLACE, and HANGETH THE EARTH UPON NOTHING." Look to the northern pole ; all is silent desolation beneath the frozen sky, and there may you have...

...life. The contemplative author of the Book of Job was deeply affected with these meteoric wonders. " He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them." Moses has accurately described this grand function of the atmosphere : " And GOD said, Let there be...

...greatness, how vast are the proofs which present themselves to our minds ! It is he who stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind. He looketh upon the earth, and...

...which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. Job ix. 8. 9. He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. Job xxvi. 7. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens. Job xxvi. 13. Tho heavens declare the glory...

...it naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 427 Job prottiti A« nncenfy. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds ; and the cloud is not rent unde them. 9 He holdeth...

...they know of what is ever before them, of even the visible works of his hands! — how "he spreadeth the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing?" how he unites all the parts of this vast machine by a secret chain, which cannot be broken ? So great...

...9. It is he " who giveth us richly all things to enjoy," 1 Tim. vi. 17. It is he " that stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the...thick clouds, and the cloud is not rent under them," Job, xxvi. 7, 8, &c. It is " he [that] maketh his sun to rise upon the evil, and upon the good, and...

...naked before him ; And Destruction hath no covering. He stretcheth out the North over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up...thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them. He covereth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his clouds upon it. He hath drawn a circular bound...