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Job 41:24-25
24 His heart [leb] is as firm [yatsaq] as a stone ['eben]; yea, as
hard [yatsaq] as a piece [pelach] of the nether [tachtiy]
millstone.
25 When he raiseth up [sa'eth] himself, the mighty ['ayil]
are afraid [guwr]: by reason of breakings [sheber] they purify [chata']
themselves. KJV-Interlinear
24 'His heart is as hard as a
stone; Even as hard as a lower millstone. 25 'When he raises himself up, the mighty
fear; Because of the crashing they are bewildered. NASB
The heart is the muscle which pumps the blood through
the body of living creatures. You have a
heart, birds have hearts, animals, even fish have hearts that constantly pump
the blood they have, throughout their physical systems.
The heart also refers to the attitude or mind set of
the creature. And through this symbolism
we can understand the attitude of the beast.
He is steadfast in his purpose. His heart is as a millstone, or namely
immovable in its purpose, once set in its place.
Stories of old are filled with the fear that people
felt, and even the avoidance of going near a river for fear of becoming a
victim to the crocodile. They hide so
quietly such that, and even in our current day, many folks fall victim to
croc's. No one dares even go after them
unless they have a very large cannon strapped to themselves.
And even then, the croc's can launch out of the water
with such ferociousness and speed, that the best of hunters can become their
victim.
But also remember that these crocodiles represent the
jungle environment of this world. As the
croc's are immovable, ferocious, uncaring, powerful, destructive,
unsympathetic, without conscience in their purpose, so too the world is likewise.
You cannot defeat the crocodile with your hands and likewise
your life, with everything you possess, is nothing more than symbolically by
means of your own hands. You cannot
defeat the world. You cannot change the
world's inherent nature. You cannot
defeat the world. Without God in your
life, you are already the doomed victim.
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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