July 27, 2025, Job 40:1-24
July 27, 2025, Job 40:1-24 (Job’s conversation with God)
40 And
the Lord said to Job:
2 “Shall a
faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
He who
argues with God, let him answer it.”
Job
Promises Silence
3 Then Job
answered the Lord and
said:
4 “Behold,
I am of small account; what shall I answer you?
I lay my
hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer;
twice,
but I will proceed no further.”
The Lord Challenges Job
6 Then
the Lord answered Job
out of the whirlwind and said:
7 “Dress
for action like a man;
I will
question you, and you make it known to me.
8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you
condemn me that you may be in the right?
9 Have you an arm like God,
and can
you thunder with a voice like his?
10 “Adorn
yourself with majesty and dignity;
clothe
yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look
on everyone who is proud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
and tread
down the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them all in the dust together;
bind
their faces in the world below.
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
that
your own right hand can save you.
15 “Behold,
Behemoth,
which I
made as I made you;
he
eats grass like an ox.
16 Behold, his strength in his loins,
and his
power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
the
sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze,
his
limbs like bars of iron.
19 “He
is the first of the works of God;
let him
who made him bring near his sword!
20 For the mountains yield food for him
where
all the wild beasts play.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
in the
shelter of the reeds and in the marsh.
22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
the
willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not
frightened;
he is
confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24 Can one take him by his eyes,
or
pierce his nose with a snare?
I love
the conversation of verses 9-14. God explains that when Job can do what God
does, then Job can critique God’s actions. This is a good reminder for me, and
possibly you, to keep my eyes focused on God and let Him run the show. After
all, HE IS GOD!
Debbie
Walker
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