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Job 40:6-34

JOB—NOTE ON Job 40:6 Job knew what it was like to be misunderstood and misjudged by his friends. The Lord now shows Job how he had misjudged the Lord’s rule over the world (Job 40:6). Job had displayed godly character (see Job 29:11), but in speaking about divine justice Job was going beyond what he could comprehend (Job 40:10). The Lord illustrates this point further by describing Behemoth (Job 40:15) and Leviathan (ch. Job 41:1). If Job is unable to subdue these powerful beasts, who are themselves a part of God’s creation, how much less should he presume to challenge God’s ways in his life (Job 41:9).

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