Job 41:1 “Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope?”
Again I am left wondering why this line of argument drones on so long. Didn’t God prove His All Powerful point in the last chapter? What have we to learn here? I am also unhappy with commentary’s handling of this chapter, which basically explains every reference and then concludes that God can’t be explained. (Do they see the irony there?)
Job 41:10 “No one is fierce enough to rouse it. Who then is able to stand against Me?”
I’m also not happy with commentary’s insistence that it is important that God did not explain the reason for Job’s suffering, saying that if He had, Job could not serve as “continuing comfort and inspiration and example to those who suffer without explanation.” Frankly, I don’t think Job cares about serving as inspiration, and I don’t think God’s purpose has anything to do with the greater good. This is a suffering man, trying to make peace with a God who allows his suffering for seemingly no reason. This is Job’s “do I trust that He is sovereign and loving and present, even when life stinks” moment. This is deeply personal.
Job 41:11 “Who has a claim against Me that I must pay? Everything under Heaven belongs to Me.”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the sense to know that I don’t know what I don’t know. Thank You for the ability to look for deeper meaning when I don’t understand. Thank You for caring on a deeply personal level. Draw us closer. Amen.
Job 41:12 “I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs, its strength and its graceful form.”
Have a blessed day.