unveiling His glory

Yesterday's lesson

It was one of those, randomly open my Bible and read days. Usually profound in the end. Job. Hmmm. Man who debated his righteousness before his "friends." So since I always read in context I found the beginning of Job's discourse and started there. Today I read his friend's discourse to find out why Job was still ranting.

His friend, Zophar the Naamathite, was speaking in chapter 11 to which Job replies in chapters 12 through 14. Before I mention the spiritual dart, in chapter 12:7-10 Job states that animals know that it is God who has the whole world in His hands.

For you:

7"But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you;
And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.
8 "Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you;
And let the fish of the sea declare to you.
9 "Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
10 "In whose hand is the life of every living thing,
And the breath of all mankind?"

So, since it is apparent even to the animals that God is in control, Job speaks of how He wants to talk to God face to face. He says,

"Though He slay me,
I will trust in Him."

Like the innocent man who ran into the Temple and grabbed the horns of the Ark of the Covenant, Job trusts God.