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Job 42:3
3 Who is he that hideth [`alam] counsel [`etsah] without
knowledge [da`ath]? therefore have I uttered [nagad] that I understood [biyn]
not; things too wonderful [pala'] for me, which
I knew [yada`] not. KJV-Interlinear
3 'Who is this that hides counsel
without knowledge?' 'Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.' NASB
God earlier asked the question, 'Who is it that offers
counsel to the Almighty?'
And now Job answers the question rhetorically, 'Who am
I that I should offer counsel? Who am I
that I should pretend counsel? Who is in
a position to speak wisely when knowledge is lacking?'
Job assumes the position of total humility and repentance,
and total veneration for God. Note the
lack of any similar action from the other folks that were present.
This is the proper attitude that we all should take
when approaching God. We may be wise
within our chosen profession. We may be
pretty sharp when performing our daily work chores, but those are things we do
within the jungle and Gods establishment environment here in this world. These are not wisdom, to be confused with
Gods wisdom. These are only our ability
to adapt within our own situation.
God created this world.
Satan imposed a system of rules which we call the law
of the jungle, or cosmos-diabolicus, which incorporates his own devised system
of government on the world.
Counteracting this system, God invented his laws of
divine establishment, which serve to stabilize the functions of the world. For every rule which God has established,
Satan has attempted to establish an opposite rule of his own.
And though God only gave Job a couple of examples of beast
creations, did Job come to his humbled state based only on a couple of animals? No.
We will see later that Job combined all of his
spiritual knowledge to stabilize himself and to recognize his own feeble
limitations in this life and to recognize that God is infinitely superior to
any and all in creation.
And so, as we view the world around us, we will see
examples of politicians, of celebrities, of people from all walks of life, who
will boast their views, who will express their wisdom, who will tell us all
that they have a better idea, that they can make the changes necessary to get
things done. And that we will all be
better off for it.
Not so.
As we have learned many times before this, there are
only two opinions in existence - Gods and everything else.
Likewise, there are only two systems of thought -
Gods, which is truth, and Satan's, which is deception and lies.
Any opinions, which comply with the laws of
establishment, comply with truth. Any
opinions, which depart from this, even in the slightest way, are in compliance
with Satan's views.
Gods wisdom is too wonderful for any of us to fully
comprehend. Not one person can look at
the world and know what God has in store for any of us, at any given point in
time. Each one of us could choke and
croak (so to speak) in the next five minutes.
And once gone, then where are our opinions?
And it is from this viewpoint that Job truly humbles
himself before God.
Man cannot control this world. The jungle will overwhelm him while God with
His establishment rules are only a stabilizer for the world.
Mans life and future depend not on the temporal
environment of this world, but on mans individual spiritual nature. That requires faith in Christ, to begin with. In Christ, we receive a new law, a new
covenant, a new system of grace, which is far superior to anything within this
world.
But even salvation is not enough. That only keeps us out of the Lake of
Fire. The completeness of our whole
future and function in life depends on our advancement in our spiritual
life. And that study will wait for
tomorrow.
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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