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Job 38:1-41

Contents: God's challenge to Job.

Characters: God, Job.

Conclusion: Those who try to call God to account, will be called to account. Seeking to establish one's own character and darkening the counsels of God's wisdom, is an affront and provocation to God. Humble faith can know more of God's secrets than human reasonings.

Key Word: Challenge, Job 38:3.

Striking Facts: Job 38:4. Man knows nothing about the making of this world other than what God has revealed in His Word. It is the honor of Jesus Christ that He was present when this was done. (Proverbs 8:22; John 1:1; John 1:2).

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