Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over the void
and hangs the earth on nothing.
Bildad, in chapter 25, has once again attacked Job's claim of his innocence. In chapter 26 Job is about to challenge Bildad's thoughts claiming he has no knowledge apart from God and therefore what he says must be submitted to God for God's approval. Job, in this chapter, is launching an argument that God is majestic and He can do as He pleases and whether Job is innocent or guilty, God is not affected one way or another. God's character is not subservient to Job's behavior. Job is claiming ultimate sovereignty of God ... God does what He does without Job's actions. In the above passage we see Job referring to the creation of the universe as an example of God's independent and ultimate power. God has, and does, hang the heaven in pure space with nothing to support it, except the power of His world. Note the following from other authors of God's Word:
Psalms 104:1-2
O Lord My God, You Are Very Great
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, you are very great!
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
covering yourself with light as with a garment,
stretching out the heavens like a tent.
Psalms 33:6
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Zechariah 12:1
The oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him:
Those who KNOW God, KNOW and FEAR Him!! They know that God is the sustainer of the universe. Like a tent with no center poll, God takes the four corners of the heavens and sustains them in the sky and hangs they earth on its axis, simply by the Word of His Power. The earth just hangs there, at the most perfect tilt. We know that if the earth were to move just a degree off its axis we would either freeze to death or be burnt by the rays of the sun. So, is the earth so hung that we would be destroyed if it moved in any way and it hangs there in open space simply by His Word. You might wonder who is going to supply your next need, but remember this: The truth is God is not controlled by us and our needs. He is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe and holds everything together.
Colossians 1:17
And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
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