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The LORD Speaks (Part 2)
Job and his friends have been SPEECHIFYING for 36’ish chapters and the LORD is responding to Job.
Last week we saw God dealing with the elements of creation such as the unseen world, including good and evil, but essentially saying that everything you see happening around you is because of me.
And if I were to pull back my mighty arm then the world would descend into complete chaos.
If last week was the unseen and seemingly inanimate characters, the THIS week is the WORLD OF THE ANIMALS.
The world of the animals:
Lion, raven, mountain goats, wild donkey, wild ox, ostrich, horse, hawk, and the eagle.
Except the horse, they are all wild and live independent of humans.
And as a reminder,
The “very pointed omission of any reference to human beings, with their obsession with their own problems and their demands that God should conform to their own notices of justice, cannot but be intentional” (Whybray).
In short, it could be said that God is directing Job to consider everything outside of himself.
In doing so, God is saying there is wisdom to be found in the observation of creation and creatures.
Those in heaven and those on earth, which is where we focus today...
Job had observed earlier that...
Job 4:11 “The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.”
NOW, I don’t wan’t to over spiritualize these sections.
Okay, so there is a theme in the first four verses.
The birthing and care for the young.
You could make an argument that God too, will keep track of his children.
But, as I said before, humans are not addressed in these sections.
Even a donkey can live in the desert (a place of judgement when humans are sent there)
In spite of their location, the donkey finds a way to survive.
I think this could be an allusion to other Canaanite gods, the bull god.
Essentially, do you think you could rely on the wild ox to ensure your crops are good?
Back to caring for the young.
And unlike the Ibis or Rooster, the Ostrich does not seem to provide any insight or wisdom, even though she is swifter than the horse and rider.
It is as if the horse has been prepared for War.
The horse has no fear of the fight, he is willing to engage and when it comes he is ready!
Back to the young...
All very interesting.
And all very confusing, as to why it would be included here.
But there are some themes:
The lion and raven, even they need someone to help them.
But their survival is at the expense of other lives.
Mountain goats, they give birth, raise their young, and they leave the flock and never return.
As if they simply took from their parents and never gave back.
The wild donkey, stubborn, still needs someone to help them.
But in their stubbornness, they will go to the mountains and areas where there is no food.
Their stubbornness makes life hard on themselves.
The wild ox, strong and unrelenting, tramples without care.
As if to say the wild ox has strength to spare, but is unwilling to share its strength with others.
The unwise ostrich, still needs someone to give her wisdom (unlike the ibis or rooster).
She has features that are impressive, but fails to mind her young, she is only concerned with herself.
The war horse, has no fear when the battle comes.
He responds simply to the sound of war, runs toward it, and does not care about itself.
It gives no thought to the danger.
The eagle and hawk, scavenge the dead from a high perch.
They are opportunistic, watching the suffering below and then satisfying themselves from it.
With all of these, people often get tied up into the species and how would the author know, and is it accurate.
But I like to look at what they do.
God is telling us that creation will often go its own way, with only itself in mind, and no regard for the cost.
Okay, this is Job’s first response.
Two ways to read this:
Job is utterly humbled, hears the correction, and determines to speak no more
Job is STILL waiting for God to respond to his charge, and decides to speak no more because he has nothing to ADD.
He is standing by his charge and still waiting for God to address it.
Now that is probably not how you had considered it.
But, we must be honest.
God has not directly addressed Job’s complaint.
And his response, I believe, is setup to be read either way.
I am in awe of your response
I am still waiting for your answer
And we won’t know entirely how this ends for a few more weeks.
But here is what we do know.
Job has no fear of speaking when God comes in the wind to Job’s pile of ash.
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