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Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dryland appear: and it was so.

Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Job 38:8-11
Orwho shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth,as if it had issued out of the womb? …

the clouds

Genesis 27:28,37-39
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: …

Deuteronomy 33:28
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacobshall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

Job 36:27,28
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: …

the watery depths were broken open
This imagery recalls the creation account in Genesis, where God separated the waters to form the sky and the seas (Genesis 1:6-7). It also echoes the flood narrative, where the "fountains of the great deep" were broken up (Genesis 7:11), demonstrating God's control over the chaotic waters. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, water often symbolized chaos, and God's ability to control and order the waters signifies His sovereignty over creation. This phrase underscores God's power and authority in establishing the natural order.

and the clouds dripped with dew
In the ancient Near East, dew was a crucial source of moisture, especially in arid regions where rain was scarce. Dew is often seen as a blessing from God, providing sustenance and life (Deuteronomy 33:28,Hosea 14:5). This phrase highlights God's provision and care for His creation, ensuring that the earth is nourished. It also serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the regularity of His provision, as seen in the cycles of nature (Job 38:28). The imagery of dew can also symbolize spiritual refreshment and renewal, pointing to the sustaining presence of God in the lives of believers.

- God does not act randomly; He works from infinite understanding.Genesis 1:31 shows everything He made was “very good,” underscoring flawless wisdom behind creation.

-Psalm 104:24 echoes, “How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You made them all,” reinforcing that creation itself is a testimony to His perfect intellect.

- Because His knowledge is perfect, believers can trust every detail of Scripture, including the account of the flood and all references to earth’s waters.

- The phrase recalls God’s sovereign control over the primeval oceans (Genesis 1:2, 9-10) and later the fountains of the great deep bursting forth during the Flood (Genesis 7:11).

-Job 38:8-11 records God questioning Job about who “shut up the sea behind doors,” again highlighting that watery boundaries exist only because the Creator fixed them.

- These references affirm that from the first separation of land and sea to the catastrophic judgment of the Flood, God’s knowledge directed every surge and subsidence of water.

- Daily provision is just as much under His hand as monumental events.Psalm 147:8 says He “covers the sky with clouds; He prepares rain for the earth,” speaking of the gentle, life-giving cycle led by His wisdom.

- Dew, so essential in the Near Eastern climate (Deuteronomy 33:13-14), arrives quietly yet faithfully, showing that the same God who split oceans also nurtures each blade of grass.

-Isaiah 55:10 links this moisture to the certainty of God’s promises: just as dew and rain never fail to water the earth, His word always accomplishes His purpose.

Proverbs 3:20 celebrates the Lord’s flawless wisdom evident in both colossal acts—opening the depths—and tender mercies—sending dew. His perfect knowledge governs the extremes and the everyday, assuring us that the God who commands oceans also sustains morning fields, and therefore every aspect of our lives is securely held in His wise, loving hands.

Drop down the dew.--Of great importance in countries where for months together there is no rain

(1) to cleave asunder,

(2) to break forth, as water, inIsaiah 35:6.

The perfect describes a past act, but one that is still continuing in effect. Cf. Vulgateeruperunt, "they burst forth;" LXX.,ἐῥῤάγησαν, aorist 2 passive ofῤήγνυμι, "to burst forth," Targum,rupti sunt; and Syriac,ruptae sunt. The idea of division or separation is present, but it is not the predominant idea. There seems to be no allusion here either to the Deluge (Beds), nor to the cleaving of the waters of the Red Sea (Gejerus), though both of these historical events were undoubtedly well known to the teacher. And the clouds drop down the dew.The clouds (sh'khakim) are properly theether, the higher and colder regions of the atmosphere, and then "the clouds," as inPsalm 77:15, which are formed by the condensation of vapours drawn by solar influence from the surface of the earth - seas, rivers, etc. The singularshakhak signifies "dust," and. secondly "a cloud," evidently from the minute particles of moisture of which a cloud is composed.Drop down (yir'aphu, kal future ofraaph, used as a present or imperfect); LXX.,ἐῥῤύησαν, "let flow." The clouds discharge their contents in showers, or distil at evening in refreshing dew. Modern science agrees with the meteorological fact here alluded to, of the reciprocal action of the heavens and the earth. The moisture drawn from the earth returns again "to water the earth, that it may bring forth and bud, to give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater" (Isaiah 55:10).Dew;tal, here used not only of dew, but of rain in gentle and fructifying showers. The Arabic word signifies "light rain;" LXX.,δρόσους, "dew." Moses, in describing the blessing of Israel, says, "His heavens shall drop down dew" in the same sense (Deuteronomy 38:28; cf.Job 36:28). The fertilization of the earth is ordered by the Divine Wisdom.

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