Preface_Compared_To_Job

Preface Compared To Job In comparing Edward Taylor’s “Preface” with Job 38-41 there are several similarities in structure, language and imagery, and answers to the questions being asked in each passage. In Taylor’s poem, man is questioning who is responsible for the creation; who God is. In Job 38-41, Job is questioning God because of his long suffering. God responds to Job with a series of questions for the purpose of teaching. Both passages use incredible word pictures to describe creation. God’s almighty power and presence in creation are realized in both passages. The passages both use the question format as their structure. The questions are related to creation. There are many similar questions about creation. In “Preface”, Taylor asks, “Who laid its cornerstone'” (line7). From Job 38:6 God said, “On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone ...'”. All of the questions were asked not to get an answer but to make a point or teach a lesson. By using the question format, the reader gets a sense of God’s power. Another tool used to give the reader a sense of God’s power is the language of the passages. Imagery job, god, questions, creation, passages, god’s, both, preface, power, answer, structure, show, sense, question, made, lines, language, imagery, format, things, taylor’s, taylor, reader, questioning, place, over, one, nothing, man, leviathan, laid, image, hard, hand, found