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Job 35:4-5
4 I will answer [shuwb] [millah] thee, and thy companions [rea`] with thee.
5 Look [nabat] unto the heavens [shamayim], and see [ra'ah]; and
behold [shuwr] the clouds [shachaq] which are higher [gabahh]
than thou. KJV-Interlinear
4 'I will answer you, And your
friends with you. 5 'Look at the heavens
and see; And behold the clouds they are higher than you. NASB
In his attempt to promote an answer to the argument
which has been going on between Job and his three friends, Elihu brings in the
sovereignty and immenseness of God.
The essence of God is so vast, the power of God is so
far beyond mans comprehension, that even if we gaze at the stars by night
above, or to the clouds in the sky by day, we cannot realize the magnitude of
Gods existence, knowledge, or wisdom.
The universe above is beyond our access. Certainly back in Jobs day, the stars were
beyond reach. But even in our present
day, the stars are still beyond our
reach.
Though we can orbit the planet and send craft to the
nearby planets, all of that is still within our own solar system. The nearest star outside of our own sun is
still four light-years away, with still other near stars anywhere from five to
twenty light-years away. Our own galaxy
is some one-hundred thousand light-years to the other side, and it is many
millions of light-years to the next galaxy.
Travel to and from these distant places is far beyond
our capability. The sheer magnitude of
the distances is beyond comprehension.
As for the clouds in the sky, we still cannot predict
their formation or motion across the planet.
We have some semblance of weather prediction for a few days, but beyond
that, predictions are no better than tossing a coin.
The stars are vast the full of secrets. The clouds are near and full of
simplicity. After all, they are nothing
more than water vapor. But, God uses the
complex and the uncomplicated to teach mankind that humanity is not very smart.
And yet people will disregard God, and presume their
own witty perspective toward life. We
live from day to day, from commercial to commercial, from trip to the store to
trip to the store.
We live for the weekend and the pleasures of our
everyday life, all the while being surrounded of the many proofs of God, of
life and death, and the shortness for our present life and the infinity of the
next life, and most folks simply ignore the Godward side of life in favor of
what they can see and taste and hold and possess now.
The reminders of God and His wisdom are always there
in the clouds above, and in the stars in the night sky.
Now is the time to post a prayer.
End Of Lesson
Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth.
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