Job 39:1-30
39:1-4 God asked a series of questions throughout this chapter, all with the intention of causing Job and his companions to realize he absolute and detailed power God has over all that is within the earth.
39:5-8 The order and process and freedom of life on earth occurred by and under the arm and mind of God. The purpose and ability of the earth and kingdom of heaven, of all creation, is beyond human comprehension. Job was sincerely faithful to God but was mistaken in believing that he understood all things because of his faith.
39:9-12 Though humans may be intellectually superior to animals, humans are not superior enough to be readily served by them. All, even humans, are under the authority of God.
39:13-18 God chose to distribute qualities and abilities and only He knows how and why. It is unwise to believe one-self wise, this chapter of Job is a reminder of that. Though God teaches a conscientious student much, some of the most pertinent knowledge is that humans are so far below God's level of wisdom.
39:19-25 God also distributed power. As God's children, we must endeavor to be comfortable within His power, in case we found our own store lacking (and inevitably in life we will). Job was emotional and spiritually flailing in turmoil because he lost his grip on confidence in God's wisdom and power; his journey for quite some time was a difficult one because of that loss of confidence in God.
39:26-30 Through our faith we learn a lot about the world, God, humanity and ourselves. But we do not learn everything. We do not understand all of the details and reasons all of the time. Our wisdom does not reign in the world. It often fails. So we must rely on God's wisdom; we must trust when it's easy to doubt that He commands all that is within this world.
