Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? (vv. Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Now prepare yourself like a man I will question you, and you shall answer Me. But when He does speak, His words change Job’s view of both himself and the Almighty.Īfter listening to the conversation between Job and his four friends, who basically told Job he was being punished for being evil and a sinner, God finally intervened: “Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind” (Job 38:1): God does not speak to Job until chapter 38. Job’s story, told in the Bible book bearing his name, is that of a godly man who literally lost everything and wanted to plead his case before God. If Job could speak with us, he probably would verify the difficulty of waiting on the Lord. It is never fun to be in God’s waiting room. God finally answered Job-but with questions Job could not answer.
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