Job 38:36

Job 38:36

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

a. NLT: Who gives intuition to the heart and instinct to the mind?

b. NIV: Who gives the ibis wisdom or gives the rooster understanding?

1). See notes under Hebrew word for “inward parts” for attempt of explanation.

c. YLT: Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?

d. Amplified Bible Classic: Who has put wisdom in the inward parts [or in the dark clouds]? Or who has given understanding to the mind [or to the meteor]?

e. Septuagint: And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery?

1). See notes under Hebrew word for “inward parts” for attempt of explanation.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: [Do you know] who placed wisdom in the innards? Or who imbued the heart with understanding?

1. “Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?..."

a. Who hath put [7896 * shiyth][Strong: to place (in a very wide application) apply, appoint, array.]

b. wisdom [2451 * chokmah] [Strong: wisdom, skill (in war), wisdom (in administration), shrewdness, wisdom, wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs), wisdom (ethical and religious)]

c. in the inward parts [2910 * tuwehah] [Strong: in the sense of overlaying…the kidneys (as being covered)…the inmost thought, inward parts.] [AMG: A feminine plural noun indicating an inward part, the inner being. It refers to a person’s moral consciousness.] [Gesenius: according to the Hebrew interpreters reins, so called because of their being covered over with fat.] [Outline of Biblical Usage: inner regions, hidden recesses, inward parts]

1). According to Blue Letter Bible, this Hebrew word is used 2 times in the Old Testament, here in Job and also once in Psalms.

a). Psalms 51:6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

2). Cross references of the spiritual truth of it include the following verses.

a). Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

b). Ecclesiastes 2:26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

c). Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

3). How in the world the NIV and Septuagint came up with their interpretations of this verse is beyond me.

4). TheIncredible Machine, National geographic Society. Beginning the Journey: “The newborn baby embodies innocence, yet conceals the most taunting of all riddles: the generation of human life. The story begins with sperm and egg as they combine to form a single cell. Sheltered in the mother’s womb, the cell multiplies. Soon there are hundreds of different cells able to make some 50,000 different proteins to control the work of all our cells, collagen to build skin, insulin to control energy use, hemoglobin to supply oxygen. Before long, the groups of cells are gathering into layers, then into sheets and tubes, sliding into proper places at the proper times, forming an eye exactly where  an eye should be, the pancreas where the pancreas belongs. The order of appearance is precise, with structures like veins and nerves appearing just in time to support the organs that will soon require them. In four weeks the progeny of the first cell have shaped a tiny beating heart; in only three months they are summining reflex responses from a developing brain.

5). From the website, https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cell_differentiation

Cellular differentiation is an embryological process by which an unspecialized cell becomes specialized into one of the many cell types that make up the body. Cell differentiation consists of the progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increased structural and functional specialization of cells, leading to the formation of specialized cells, tissues, and organs. During the process, the morphology and physiology of the cell may change dramatically, but the genetic makeup usually remains the same. The process of cell differentiation is a remarkable phenomena. Starting from a single fertilized egg cell, with one set of DNA and cellular components, an adult human is formed that has hundreds of diverse cell types, with the initial cell differentiated and organized into such diverse and complex structures as eyes, skin, bones, lungs, brain, and so forth—with each component cell having the same genetic blueprint. Currently, cell differentiation is the area of the most intensive research in developmental biology. Differentiation is a maturing process during which a cell becomes recognizable and specialized. During differentiation, certain genes are turned on, or become activated, while other genes are switched off, or inactivated (NCBI 2004). This process is intricately regulated. External stimuli, such as growth factors, trigger cells to differentiate. Differentiation can involve changes in numerous aspects of cell physiology; size, shape, polarity, metabolic activity, responsiveness to signals, and gene expression profiles can all change during differentiation (NCBI 2004). Thus, the differentiated cells produce and use specific proteins characteristic of their differentiation type. For example, red blood cells  produce hemoglobin to help transport oxygen, and muscle cells produce myosin to help with muscle contraction. As a result, a differentiated cell will develop specific structures and perform certain functions. Once differentiated, these specialized cells (somatic cells) are usually terminal and non–dividing, though some may be induced to divide following injury (Thomson 2002).

6). God gave the intelligence, the skill, the wisdom in administration for the cells to behave in the exact way that He directed. Building into them the ability to carry out His will.

2. “…or who hath given understanding to the heart?”

a. or who hath given [5414 * nathan] [Strong:  a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.):--add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.]

b. understanding [998 * biynah][Strong: knowledge, meaning, understanding][Gesenius: intelligence.]

c. the heart [7907 * sekviy] [Strong: from the same as 7906; observant, i.e. (concretely) the mind:--heart.]

1). The Incredible Machine, National geographic Society. A Precision Pump: The living dynamo that pumps with such power also pumps with precision. The heart must drive blood through our bidies with enough force to send it surging to the farthest capillary; yet it must pump gently to the lungs. If the heart sent blood through lung capillaries and into the air sacs with the same force that it pumps blood through other parts, we would drown in our own plasma. So our one heart, divided by a wall down the middle, has two sides. Each side contains two chambers: an atrium,  or receiving tank, at the top, and a ventricle, the pump itself, at the bottom. The left ventricle, which sends blood through the body, has four times the muscle of its counterpart on the right. This is why we feel our heartbeat on the left side even though a third of the heart lies in the right side of the chest…The contraction of the heart is one of its independent powers. It begins to beat in the embryo, before any nerves connect it to the brain…Even a single heart cell alone on a microscope slide pulsates as long as it has a fresh supply of blood. This relentless pulse proves that the heart’s beat originates from some power in its tissues. Every cardiac cell is, in fact, a living battery, cracking with chemical created energy that stimulates the movement we call a heartbeat. The heart cell generates electricity through two elements plentifully supplied in the blood: sodium and potassium. The atoms that make up both elements frequently lose a negatively charged electron, leaving them with an extra proton, called a positive charge. These “charged” atoms are called ions. Heart cells  contain a high concentration of potassium ions, while the liquid surrounding the cells abounds in sodium. The cell membrane constantly pumps sodium out of the cardiac muscles and potassium into them. Because the membrane pumps sodium out faster than it pumps potassium in, an excess positive charge builds outside the cell. When it reaches a certain threshold, the flow suddenly reverses and sodium ions ruch back into the cells. This sudden shift sparks an electric charge, and the heart cell flinches in contraction. When scattered sparsely across a microscope slide, individual cardiac cells beat at different rates, but as they multiply and join, the form a single heaving sheet. Thus do heart cells behave in the human chest: they do not pulsate discordantly, each sparking to its own beat; they explode in rhythmic harmony. Buried high in the right atrium, a minute knot of cells sets the hearts pace. Called the sinus node, its sparks send electrical impulses racing through the heart to other electrical cells woven throughout cardiac tissue. In perfect rhythm each successfully explodes. This trail of electricity flashes so rapidly across the heart that all its cells appear to beat as one.

2). It is God who gives understanding, intelligence, and knowledge to the heart in order for it to act the way he designed it!