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Job 41:26-29
26 The sword [chereb] of him that
layeth [nasag] at him cannot hold [quwm]: the spear [chaniyth], the
dart [macca`], nor the habergeon [shiryown].
27 He esteemeth [chashab] iron [barzel] as straw [teben], and brass
[nachuwshah] as rotten [riqqabown] wood [`ets].
28 The arrow [ben] [qesheth] cannot make him flee [barach]: slingstones ['eben] [qela`] are turned [haphak] with
him into stubble [qash].
29 Darts [towthach] are counted [chashab] as stubble [qash]: he laugheth
[sachaq] at the shaking [ra`ash] of a spear [kiydown]. KJV-Interlinear
26 'The sword that reaches him
cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart,
or the javelin. 27 'He regards iron as
straw, Bronze as rotten wood. 28 'The
arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones
are turned into stubble for him. 29 'Clubs
are regarded as stubble; He laughs at
the rattling of the javelin. NASB
Though the nature of the beast is real and
obvious. Though the outcome of any
confrontation is certain. There are many
who will defy the repercussions of their actions and take on the monster, head
to head.
The beast is the Leviathan mentioned in the Bible. We don't have any animal named as such in our
current day, so we use the term beast or monster or crocodile, the large kind,
to make these descriptions more real and understandable to us. The croc in this case is twenty feet long,
six feet high and weighing over 2000 pounds.
But the Word of God is here for our instruction in
life. We may be learning of the real dread
of a croc, but the real lesson is of the dangers of the world and a life
without God.
The world of the jungle is one of no rules. That is to say, no rules that benefit any
human being.
But when God is ignored, then people will try as they
may, to take on the jungle with whatever tools, weapons, innovation, or
imagination they have at their disposal.
And so we examine the weapons used to fight against
the monster of the jungle.
The sword, the spear, the dart, the javelin, or
arrows, all of these provide offensive combat weapons for fights close in, at
medium distances, or at longer ranges.
The iron and bronze refer to the defensive weapons, such as the shield
or breastplate. Anything that a soldier
might use to protect himself.
What attitude does the monster take toward these
weapons? He laughs. They are as useless as straw in a battle to
the death. Mans attitude, mans shouting,
mans boasting of superiority or sovereignty over his own destiny, are but jokes
to the beast.
And that is the attitude of the world toward
humanity. Man is nothing more than a
speck of dust. How can dust rule anything?
How can dust control anything?
And that is the ultimate lesson.
Without God in your life, without God in your life in
the right way, and not in some way which you conveniently define for yourself,
then your life is no better off than if you were standing right in front of a
huge angry, hungry crocodile. You
lose. You will always lose. You will never win.
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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