For the past 6 chapters (including today's reading) Elihu has continued to rebuke Job for judging God. I love his final words today.
"Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? Dost thou know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.... Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict." (Job 37:14-20,23)
Finally.... after much silence, the Lord speaks. It is as if HE is agreeing with Elihu's rebuke to Job.
"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Where wast though when I laid the foundation of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding." (Job 38:1-4)
And God continues to question Job...
"Where you there when the morning stars sang together? Have you entered into the treasures of the snow? Did you bind the sweet influence of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Can you number the clouds in your wisdom?"
And God continues to ask many questions that Job has no answer for...
I expect Job was left speechless after this... what could he say? How could he question God? And yet... isn't it interest that today we still try to instruct God, we think we are wiser than He...
[ASI is over and I'm headed back to Montana to spend several days of vacation with my family. What a blessing though this past week has been! God has worked in many beautiful ways!]
Tomorrow's Reading: Job 39-40 and Philippians 2
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