God’s Wisdom

Job 39

Have you ever thought you know a lot of something and then you find out that you don’t. That was how college was for me. I thought I knew some things and it turns out I knew barely anything. In this chapter God continues with his discussion with Job, in chapter 28 God came in a whirlwind and is addressing Job in the issue of his knowledge.

God Knows…

In chapter 39 he asks Job if knows about certain animals such as the wild goat, the wild donkey, wild ox, ostrich, horse, and hawk. God asked Job if he knows details of why they are the way they are. Why the ostrich acts a certain way or why the horse is might? He asked Job if he was there at creation or even the knowledge of when the wild goat gives birth. 

In Job 40 we see Job’s response and that is that he is silenced. He could not answer God because he was not there and does not know the details of these animals, only God does. God knows why these animals are a certain way because he is the one that created them. 

The reason why God responded was because Job kept on wanting to bring his case before God. He wanted to be defended because he was undeserving of this suffering. God responded but not with “Oh Job, I am so sorry.” He responded with revealing himself to God and his glory. What Job went through was God’s allowing of him to go through. Job could not defend himself against God, he needed to submit his wisdom to God. 

We need to learn from this because many times, we think we know better than God. Sometimes we might even say, “If I were God…” YOU CAN NOT be wiser than God. You can not behold his infinite wisdom. Psalm 104:24 says, “O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. God is all knowing! When we realize that God is smarter, wiser, all-knowing it should silence us and humble us. We will see more about this tomorrow.