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Job 40:1-24

Contents: God's challenge to Job continued. Job's answer.

Characters: God, Job.

Conclusion: A real vision of God's power and wisdom changes men's opinions of themselves and silences their disputes with God. The valley of humbling is a blessed place, for no one falls there who does not rise to newness of life and service.

Key Word: Challenge, Job 40:2.

Strong Verses: Job 40:4.

Striking Facts: Job 40:4. God demands a quality no human being is able to present (not even perfect Job) but by His grace, through Jesus Christ, He bestows upon the yielded believer all that He asks.

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