Job 38:1-41
38:1-3 Finally, God began to speak; Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, Elihu and even Job were silenced. The beginning of this chapter is further proof to each of us that when we have questions about life, we should look and listen to God exclusively for the answers. Our life on earth is meant to be a lifelong, hands-on conversation with God. The questions He asks us are meant to guide us into peace and wisdom.
38:4-7 The men around Job boasted of their knowledge and wisdom but immediately, God makes an opportunity to shut them down. For all of their self-proclaimed wisdom, God points out that none of them were with Him when he established the earth. Their answers to Job were redundant but also off-base. Their counsel hurt Job; they did not help him in anyway by pretending or presuming to understand his situation.
38:8-11 The universe was created with precision. It was important for God to distinguish Himself from the crowd of know-it-alls; so much banter had taken place and it was time for truth.
38:12-15 What gave those men the right to feign superiority over Job? According to God: nothing.
38:16-18 Only God has the power in all situations.
38:19-21 Only God has the wisdom in all situations.
38:22-24 God continued to use examples to show the difference between human intellect and His own; His purpose is not to demean but to humble. The elements of the earth are His creation and under His control.
38:25-30 For all humanity's boasting, it is God who established the earth and enabled its function.
38:31-38 And yet His power extends beyond earth to the stars and past human sight and comprehension. These men and all of their knowledge could not equate with God's wisdom. For nearly forty chapters they talked but never touched upon the truth of the situation. It is pertinent for us to understand that gossip and arrogance are a waste of everyone's time.
38:39-41 Believers or not, we rely on God. We have been situated on a planet tailored specifically to host our bodies. From the book of Job we learn that we cannot rely upon our own understanding, we must seek God because His is the authority over our body, situation, life, planet and universe.
