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Job 41:15-17
15 His scales [magen] ['aphiyq] are his pride [ga`avah],
shut up together [cagar] as with a close [tsar] seal [chowtham].
16 One ['echad] is so near [nagash] to another ['echad], that
no air [ruwach] can come [bow'] between them.
17 They are joined [dabaq] one ['iysh] to another ['ach], they stick together [lakad],
that they cannot be sundered [parad]. KJV-Interlinear
15 'His strong scales are his
pride, Shut up as with a tight seal. 16
'One is so near to another, That no air can come between them. 17 'They are joined one to another; They clasp each other and cannot be
separated. NASB
Pride here means confidence, reliability,
dependability, consistency, steadfastness, stability. In human terms, pride would be thought of as
conceit, arrogance, and pleasure in ones self and so forth.
Animals do not think in those terms.
Of all of their attributes, the animals strength,
their agility, their instincts, are all interconnected to their physical
characteristics.
Their tough skin, their coat, their colors, their
scales, their camouflage, all of these things along with their water tightness,
or toughness or ability to hide within their surroundings, gives the animal an
ability to function for survival and to avoid their own demise when being
hunted.
God, in His wisdom, in His genius, gave all animals
some sort of outer skin, or hide, or scales, or fur with which to survive and
function within their environment.
These things did not come about by accident. These things came by design.
The odds against life accidentally occurring on its
own are great.
The odds against so many different life forms
occurring by accident are infinitely greater.
The odds against so many different life forms with so many
different attributes are infinitely, infinitely greater.
And guess what? The odds against all of these things
occurring by accident, being destroyed by several extinctions on planet earth,
and then repeating themselves, is way beyond infinity.
But there will be those who will just not believe in
anything other than the accident of evolution.
Maybe that is why so many are jumping on the global
warming bandwagon. Interesting enough by
the way, I heard on the news this evening (Tues., June 10, 2008), that there is
a significant reduction of sunspot activity.
Hasn't been so low in almost 400 years, and what happened back
then? The planet went through what was
termed as a mini ice-age (1645-1705 A.D.).
That low sunspot activity lasted sixty years. Cold and famines affected the entire
planet. And now we are in our second
year in a row for record cold temperatures.
Where's the heat? No extra charge
for this tidbit. But you might want to
invest in long underwear!
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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