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Job 40:9
9 Hast thou an arm [zarowa`] like God ['el]? or canst thou thunder [ra`am] with a voice [qowl] like him? KJV-Interlinear
9 'Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His? NASB
The arm and the voice are symbols of strength and splendor. The arm has the power to accomplish ones own will, and the voice has the quality or majesty of conveying ones own will.
The power of God is omnipotent, and the majesty of God is infinite. Both are so overpowering and overwhelming, that, as they say, to see the face of God, in His full glory, would mean instant oblivion for ones self.
But, there are lots of folks that are not impressed with God or His essence. Such is the power of arrogance, that it will elevate ones own qualities (dust) and makes them more magnificent than God.
We usually call this delusional. Delusional means living is a state divorced from reality. And when folks reject God, they reject truth, and when they reject truth, they embrace delusion.
Human dignity, human qualities, human achievement, human good, all of these are delusional statements. Why? Because man is dust, and man is nothing without God supporting his every effort. Remove God form the picture and where does that leave man? Well, that will occur one day in the future and that leaves man in a place known as the Lake of Fire. That is the legacy of mans own efforts.
People will far too often, attempt to justify themselves, by finding fault in others. And if there is no fault in others, then they will manufacture a fault in others, in order to mask their own failures.
My pet has gone bad, must be the neighbors fault. My kids are bad, must be the schools fault. I can't pay my bills, must be the governments fault. My life is crap, must be Gods fault. And the list goes on and on.
Refusal to take responsibility for ones own life results from the rejection of truth, and the refusal to see truth, and the default resultant pursuit of delusion.
In a delusional world, anything we want can become true. But God does have one remedy for this type of attitude. And that is disaster.
The greater your stubbornness is, the greater the disaster may be in order to pry you loose from your delusional life. Otherwise, if you continue to refuse to change, then God will either let you go in this world, or terminate your presence in this world.
Having problems in your life is a good thing. Having no problems, when you are spiritually negative is a bad thing. That means that you are in deep doggie doo-doo, spiritually, and you will never know it until you are finally called out of this world.
Then the shock will hit you.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Job 40:8
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Job 40:8
8 Wilt thou also disannul [parar] my judgment [mishpat]? wilt thou condemn [rasha`] me, that thou mayest be righteous [tsadaq]? KJV-Interlinear
8 'Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? NASB
God is righteousness, which is sinless perfection. That is a character with no faults, no blemishes, no fractured or selfish thinking or motives.
God is justice. That is a life clean, washed, and thoroughly free of every type of filth that comes from the sinful life.
When man commits a sin, or any type of error, he has to be washed, which is to say, justice has to be applied to him in order to clear the flaw from his life. Here we send folks to jail or make them pay fines in order to make right the record. This is the act or process of washing their taint away.
Mans acknowledgement of his error, confession, brings forgiveness from whomever he errored against. This forgiveness comes only after the error has been cleansed away (the application of justice).
Thus in our spiritual life, man cannot pay the price of justice for sin, because that price is too great. That price is death, or a separation from God. Man cannot die, separate himself from God, and then bring himself back.
So, God sent a substitute, Himself, to take mans place and pay the price of justice against sin, in behalf of man. This is in order to wash away the sins from our life. But man is not forgiven by this act. Man has to acknowledge Gods work, faith in Christ, in order to receive the initial forgiveness, which occurs simultaneously with salvation by that faith.
Then once saved, when man commits a sin during his life, he must confess that sin in order to be restored through forgiveness, back to fellowship and a functioning spiritual life.
So, God is righteousness and justice. Together, they become holiness.
When man rejects God, maintains an indifference or apathy toward Him, pursues something other than truth in life, then man in effect rejects Gods will, substituting his own will in its place.
Mans will, when truth is absent, is nothing more than a pursuit of his own motives, lusts, and desires which are founded in sin.
When man operates in sin, then he rejects even denounces truth and all of the principles of truth.
Embracing lies, means the pursuit of a path toward ones own self-destruction. So, in effect when lies are pursued, then God is rejected, and then truth is rejected, and that means that truth is destroyed for only one purpose - the pursuit of ones own selfish desires. And that results in the destruction not only of all that is good, but all that one desired in the first place. It is a lose, lose situation.
So, now we come to our current society. People who reject God, reject truth. They prefer to destroy that which is right (salvation, their spiritual life), for their own selfish interests.
When people reject truth, then they reject the principles of truth. They reject honor, honesty, loyalty, patriotism, respect of authority, marriage, family, free enterprise, volition, nationalism, correct economics principles, and so forth. All of the laws of establishment are rejected and replaced with some compromise or substitute.
Politicians, celebrities, people in general will tear down their own faith, their own country, their own responsibilities, in order to have their own way. They become impressed with personality and nostalgia, rather than qualification. Is that not what is happening in our present day?
When one owns a company and goes out to hire a president to run his company, does he select someone who can learn on the job, or does he seek to hire someone who is well qualified and knows his industry inside and out? A mail clerk can learn on the job, but the boss needs to be well qualified and know his business.
Aren't there masses of people slobbering over someone now who is a rookie, lacking nearly every element of qualification even for the mailroom? How long can a company remain in business if the boss lacks competence?
Today people are writing books, seeking office, filling the media with constant attacks against nearly every aspect of truth. Prayer is attacked, faith is attacked, Christianity is attacked, and responsibility to others is attacked, and for what? Because it is too expensive, it is too costly, people may get hurt or even die in the process. And appealing to these attitudes, seeks only to lift one into a position of power, authority, position, approbation.
So, truth is rejected in order to gain ones own selfish desires and lusts. There is no other reason for rejecting truth. Sin, lust, selfishness, self-seeking motives, all of these and more, even deceit, are used in order to promote ones self.
The rejecter of truth cares nothing for what is right or morally good and decent and honorable. They will use all of the tools available to them, mostly wrapped up in popular yet ambiguous rhetoric (change, tax the rich, social reform, get out of the war, stop global warming), with which any given listener can interpret in the way he wants it all to mean to himself.
And so the rah-rah crowd screams and swoons at an absolutely empty promise, a promise of their own interpretation, a promise that somehow they will receive whatever it is that they personally want. Which in reality is a promise that ultimately rejects God and truth, and will certainly reverse all of those cheers and make them into major tears of suffering and sorrow.
And who can convince them otherwise? Not you. Not me.
Only God can convince them and that convincing will come in the form of a major dose of suffering.
When an individual, a nation, or the world has driven itself into the delusion of their own beliefs, then only a major disaster can bring folks back to reality. And even then, sometimes a major disaster is not enough. Such is the entrenchment of their rejection of truth.
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Job 40:8
8 Wilt thou also disannul [parar] my judgment [mishpat]? wilt thou condemn [rasha`] me, that thou mayest be righteous [tsadaq]? KJV-Interlinear
8 'Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? NASB
God is righteousness, which is sinless perfection. That is a character with no faults, no blemishes, no fractured or selfish thinking or motives.
God is justice. That is a life clean, washed, and thoroughly free of every type of filth that comes from the sinful life.
When man commits a sin, or any type of error, he has to be washed, which is to say, justice has to be applied to him in order to clear the flaw from his life. Here we send folks to jail or make them pay fines in order to make right the record. This is the act or process of washing their taint away.
Mans acknowledgement of his error, confession, brings forgiveness from whomever he errored against. This forgiveness comes only after the error has been cleansed away (the application of justice).
Thus in our spiritual life, man cannot pay the price of justice for sin, because that price is too great. That price is death, or a separation from God. Man cannot die, separate himself from God, and then bring himself back.
So, God sent a substitute, Himself, to take mans place and pay the price of justice against sin, in behalf of man. This is in order to wash away the sins from our life. But man is not forgiven by this act. Man has to acknowledge Gods work, faith in Christ, in order to receive the initial forgiveness, which occurs simultaneously with salvation by that faith.
Then once saved, when man commits a sin during his life, he must confess that sin in order to be restored through forgiveness, back to fellowship and a functioning spiritual life.
So, God is righteousness and justice. Together, they become holiness.
When man rejects God, maintains an indifference or apathy toward Him, pursues something other than truth in life, then man in effect rejects Gods will, substituting his own will in its place.
Mans will, when truth is absent, is nothing more than a pursuit of his own motives, lusts, and desires which are founded in sin.
When man operates in sin, then he rejects even denounces truth and all of the principles of truth.
Embracing lies, means the pursuit of a path toward ones own self-destruction. So, in effect when lies are pursued, then God is rejected, and then truth is rejected, and that means that truth is destroyed for only one purpose - the pursuit of ones own selfish desires. And that results in the destruction not only of all that is good, but all that one desired in the first place. It is a lose, lose situation.
So, now we come to our current society. People who reject God, reject truth. They prefer to destroy that which is right (salvation, their spiritual life), for their own selfish interests.
When people reject truth, then they reject the principles of truth. They reject honor, honesty, loyalty, patriotism, respect of authority, marriage, family, free enterprise, volition, nationalism, correct economics principles, and so forth. All of the laws of establishment are rejected and replaced with some compromise or substitute.
Politicians, celebrities, people in general will tear down their own faith, their own country, their own responsibilities, in order to have their own way. They become impressed with personality and nostalgia, rather than qualification. Is that not what is happening in our present day?
When one owns a company and goes out to hire a president to run his company, does he select someone who can learn on the job, or does he seek to hire someone who is well qualified and knows his industry inside and out? A mail clerk can learn on the job, but the boss needs to be well qualified and know his business.
Aren't there masses of people slobbering over someone now who is a rookie, lacking nearly every element of qualification even for the mailroom? How long can a company remain in business if the boss lacks competence?
Today people are writing books, seeking office, filling the media with constant attacks against nearly every aspect of truth. Prayer is attacked, faith is attacked, Christianity is attacked, and responsibility to others is attacked, and for what? Because it is too expensive, it is too costly, people may get hurt or even die in the process. And appealing to these attitudes, seeks only to lift one into a position of power, authority, position, approbation.
So, truth is rejected in order to gain ones own selfish desires and lusts. There is no other reason for rejecting truth. Sin, lust, selfishness, self-seeking motives, all of these and more, even deceit, are used in order to promote ones self.
The rejecter of truth cares nothing for what is right or morally good and decent and honorable. They will use all of the tools available to them, mostly wrapped up in popular yet ambiguous rhetoric (change, tax the rich, social reform, get out of the war, stop global warming), with which any given listener can interpret in the way he wants it all to mean to himself.
And so the rah-rah crowd screams and swoons at an absolutely empty promise, a promise of their own interpretation, a promise that somehow they will receive whatever it is that they personally want. Which in reality is a promise that ultimately rejects God and truth, and will certainly reverse all of those cheers and make them into major tears of suffering and sorrow.
And who can convince them otherwise? Not you. Not me.
Only God can convince them and that convincing will come in the form of a major dose of suffering.
When an individual, a nation, or the world has driven itself into the delusion of their own beliefs, then only a major disaster can bring folks back to reality. And even then, sometimes a major disaster is not enough. Such is the entrenchment of their rejection of truth.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Job 40:6-7
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Job 40:6-7
6 Then answered [`anah] the LORD [Yahovah] unto Job ['Iyowb] out of the whirlwind [ca`ar], and said ['amar],
7 Gird up ['azar] thy loins [chalats] now like a man [geber]: I will demand [sha'al] of thee, and declare [yada`] thou unto me. KJV-Interlinear
6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm, and said, 7 'Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me. NASB
Today, we do not hear the voice of God. All we have is His written word. And through those words, we hear Him. There are no voices, and no conversations taking place between God and man during our dispensation. The written word has been closed with the writing of the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation.
So the visions and dreams and voices of the Old Testament have all been replaced by the communication by the Holy Spirit, through the scriptures. And, all of this communication only takes place when you are in fellowship.
So we read or listen, and hear or comprehend, and learn by means of our daily study of the scriptures.
This learning and growing process requires a certain humility and submission to Gods authority. Some folks submit to this, but most folks do not.
Job has already submitted and admitted his insignificance.
But God is continuing in this instruction, because there are many folks out there in history, who will retain their arrogance, and go so far as to destroy all that is right and just, in order to have their way.
That study is coming in the next verse with the stubborn selfishness of arrogance being the principle topic. And the principle motivations being the lusts of power, greed, approbation and so forth.
Now, prepare yourself, gird up your loins as it were, and ready yourself to answer the tough questions which God puts to every person everyday of their life.
And in this next sequence, Gods questions will pierce right through to the very center of your attitude and challenge you to know more, and be wiser than He.
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Job 40:6-7
6 Then answered [`anah] the LORD [Yahovah] unto Job ['Iyowb] out of the whirlwind [ca`ar], and said ['amar],
7 Gird up ['azar] thy loins [chalats] now like a man [geber]: I will demand [sha'al] of thee, and declare [yada`] thou unto me. KJV-Interlinear
6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm, and said, 7 'Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me. NASB
Today, we do not hear the voice of God. All we have is His written word. And through those words, we hear Him. There are no voices, and no conversations taking place between God and man during our dispensation. The written word has been closed with the writing of the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation.
So the visions and dreams and voices of the Old Testament have all been replaced by the communication by the Holy Spirit, through the scriptures. And, all of this communication only takes place when you are in fellowship.
So we read or listen, and hear or comprehend, and learn by means of our daily study of the scriptures.
This learning and growing process requires a certain humility and submission to Gods authority. Some folks submit to this, but most folks do not.
Job has already submitted and admitted his insignificance.
But God is continuing in this instruction, because there are many folks out there in history, who will retain their arrogance, and go so far as to destroy all that is right and just, in order to have their way.
That study is coming in the next verse with the stubborn selfishness of arrogance being the principle topic. And the principle motivations being the lusts of power, greed, approbation and so forth.
Now, prepare yourself, gird up your loins as it were, and ready yourself to answer the tough questions which God puts to every person everyday of their life.
And in this next sequence, Gods questions will pierce right through to the very center of your attitude and challenge you to know more, and be wiser than He.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Job 40:3-5
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Job 40:3-5
3 Then Job ['Iyowb] answered [`anah] the LORD [Yahovah], and said ['amar],
4 Behold, I am vile [qalal]; what shall I answer [shuwb] thee? I will lay [suwm] mine hand [yad] upon [lamow] my mouth [peh].
5 Once ['echad] have I spoken [dabar]; but I will not answer [`anah]: yea, twice [shanayim]; but I will proceed no further [yacaph]. KJV-Interlinear
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said, 4 'Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to Thee? I lay my hand on my mouth. 5 'Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add no more.' NASB
Just a quick note here. The web sites have been down since last night (Tues. - Wed.), and hopefully that will not last long. Our sites are hosted by companies out there in the internet world, and there seems to be server/network problems of some kind. I don't have any control over those computers or their function, but hopefully we'll be back in business before too long. Sorry 'bout that.
And one more note. Odd as it may seem, I made mention of the carbon footprint and global warming issues these past couple of days, and lo and behold there was a news story out today about a plan in Europe to issue to everyone, carbon usage cards. Once you exceed your limit you cannot buy or sell or engage in commerce, or you pay penalties, until your carbon credits come back into some sort of norm.
Now, correct me if I am wrong, but were these words or phrases even in our vocabulary a year ago? I do not recall them at all, except in the recent news. And my point here is that if you recall our Revelation study, there will be severe economic sanctions placed on people in the Tribulation. And of course since the Tribulation is only going to last seven years, and these sanctions will be in place rather early on, then one can reasonably assume that these types of monitoring devices (credit ratings, ID cards, and now carbon credits, etc.) will be in place prior to the Tribulation. In other words, they will have been initiated during our Church Age, which of course we see happening right before our eyes.
And one more thought. As man rejects Bible doctrine, man by default attempts to control his environment. Adam and Eve put on fig leaves. Their sin lost them the perfect environment of the Garden. And now humanity is running is hot pursuit of controlling the planet, with little or no knowledge of how everything works.
Just food for thought. No extra charge for these tidbits. And no, I do not believe that the Rapture will occur anytime soon. I have always said that I believe that it will not occur until humanity has been overwhelmed by world overpopulation, where humanity will be totally overwhelmed by too many people on the planet. What with China trying to regulate births, and now we seem to be trying to control carbon usage, what do you suppose will be next on the horizon of government regulation?
Anyway, on with Jobs response to God.
God is the wisest of beings. God is omniscient. That means that He knows all that is, and He knows all that could be. He knows all that is possible but will never be, as well all that will be.
God possesses foreknowledge. That means that He knows all that will be, because He saw the reality of history before any history ever happened. He saw it in eternity past. We call this foreknowledge, the Devine Decrees.
So, when someone who is infinitely smarter and wiser than you, speaks to you, then what do you suppose your response should be? How can one possibly respond to someone who knows, literally and accurately, everything?
And Job did the right thing. He shut up. He admitted being a nothing of an object in this universe. The word for insignificant means, when you take a part of a drop of water, and toss it into the oceans of the world, how could anyone possibly ever find that exact partial of a drop. Or, if you take a speck of dust and throw it out into the heavens of the universe. How could anyone search the universe and ever find it.
That is insignificance. And that is the proper attitude that we should all take with God. Instead of whining and complaining and blaming God, then we should consider what God has done for each one of us.
We are insignificant, and yet God has created an entire universe around us, has maintained and controlled an entire history before and after us. And, despite Satan's and mans attempts to ruin it all, has and will preserve us for an inheritance in Heaven together with phenomenal significance.
Why should He do anything for us, let alone give us the inheritance of Heaven?
God has a plan for your life, and you personally, are at the highest of His priorities on His to-do list.
History is unfolding right before our eyes, and we may be forced to suffer as other generations before us have suffered, but then, that is God allowing Satan and humanity their final rebellion as they kick and scream over their inability to control their destiny.
The conclusion of our dispensation could be minutes away, or decades away. That timetable we do not know. But our priority is not figuring out history's timetable, but getting our spiritual growth and our spiritual life in order. Watching history unfold is nothing more than a privilege, which God has given us. That is, if we have any kind of spiritual life and have some discernment to observe and wonder about how all of the pieces of the puzzle fit together.
And no, we are not going to stand out on the street corner preaching the end of the world. That is for fools. None of us were given the gift of prophecy por a crystal ball. There is no event that will signal the end of our age. Remember that the nation of Israel was restored way back in 1948, but that was not the regathering prophecy of the Bible. That regathering will occur at the Second Advent.
Our dispensation is filled with historical trends, and the best we can do is watch as these many trends come to pass across several generations.
And how do we watch? In silence.
The world is driving itself toward its final destination. We cannot prevent it nor change it. But we can drive our own spiritual life. And that is far more important for each one of us.
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Job 40:3-5
3 Then Job ['Iyowb] answered [`anah] the LORD [Yahovah], and said ['amar],
4 Behold, I am vile [qalal]; what shall I answer [shuwb] thee? I will lay [suwm] mine hand [yad] upon [lamow] my mouth [peh].
5 Once ['echad] have I spoken [dabar]; but I will not answer [`anah]: yea, twice [shanayim]; but I will proceed no further [yacaph]. KJV-Interlinear
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said, 4 'Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to Thee? I lay my hand on my mouth. 5 'Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add no more.' NASB
Just a quick note here. The web sites have been down since last night (Tues. - Wed.), and hopefully that will not last long. Our sites are hosted by companies out there in the internet world, and there seems to be server/network problems of some kind. I don't have any control over those computers or their function, but hopefully we'll be back in business before too long. Sorry 'bout that.
And one more note. Odd as it may seem, I made mention of the carbon footprint and global warming issues these past couple of days, and lo and behold there was a news story out today about a plan in Europe to issue to everyone, carbon usage cards. Once you exceed your limit you cannot buy or sell or engage in commerce, or you pay penalties, until your carbon credits come back into some sort of norm.
Now, correct me if I am wrong, but were these words or phrases even in our vocabulary a year ago? I do not recall them at all, except in the recent news. And my point here is that if you recall our Revelation study, there will be severe economic sanctions placed on people in the Tribulation. And of course since the Tribulation is only going to last seven years, and these sanctions will be in place rather early on, then one can reasonably assume that these types of monitoring devices (credit ratings, ID cards, and now carbon credits, etc.) will be in place prior to the Tribulation. In other words, they will have been initiated during our Church Age, which of course we see happening right before our eyes.
And one more thought. As man rejects Bible doctrine, man by default attempts to control his environment. Adam and Eve put on fig leaves. Their sin lost them the perfect environment of the Garden. And now humanity is running is hot pursuit of controlling the planet, with little or no knowledge of how everything works.
Just food for thought. No extra charge for these tidbits. And no, I do not believe that the Rapture will occur anytime soon. I have always said that I believe that it will not occur until humanity has been overwhelmed by world overpopulation, where humanity will be totally overwhelmed by too many people on the planet. What with China trying to regulate births, and now we seem to be trying to control carbon usage, what do you suppose will be next on the horizon of government regulation?
Anyway, on with Jobs response to God.
God is the wisest of beings. God is omniscient. That means that He knows all that is, and He knows all that could be. He knows all that is possible but will never be, as well all that will be.
God possesses foreknowledge. That means that He knows all that will be, because He saw the reality of history before any history ever happened. He saw it in eternity past. We call this foreknowledge, the Devine Decrees.
So, when someone who is infinitely smarter and wiser than you, speaks to you, then what do you suppose your response should be? How can one possibly respond to someone who knows, literally and accurately, everything?
And Job did the right thing. He shut up. He admitted being a nothing of an object in this universe. The word for insignificant means, when you take a part of a drop of water, and toss it into the oceans of the world, how could anyone possibly ever find that exact partial of a drop. Or, if you take a speck of dust and throw it out into the heavens of the universe. How could anyone search the universe and ever find it.
That is insignificance. And that is the proper attitude that we should all take with God. Instead of whining and complaining and blaming God, then we should consider what God has done for each one of us.
We are insignificant, and yet God has created an entire universe around us, has maintained and controlled an entire history before and after us. And, despite Satan's and mans attempts to ruin it all, has and will preserve us for an inheritance in Heaven together with phenomenal significance.
Why should He do anything for us, let alone give us the inheritance of Heaven?
God has a plan for your life, and you personally, are at the highest of His priorities on His to-do list.
History is unfolding right before our eyes, and we may be forced to suffer as other generations before us have suffered, but then, that is God allowing Satan and humanity their final rebellion as they kick and scream over their inability to control their destiny.
The conclusion of our dispensation could be minutes away, or decades away. That timetable we do not know. But our priority is not figuring out history's timetable, but getting our spiritual growth and our spiritual life in order. Watching history unfold is nothing more than a privilege, which God has given us. That is, if we have any kind of spiritual life and have some discernment to observe and wonder about how all of the pieces of the puzzle fit together.
And no, we are not going to stand out on the street corner preaching the end of the world. That is for fools. None of us were given the gift of prophecy por a crystal ball. There is no event that will signal the end of our age. Remember that the nation of Israel was restored way back in 1948, but that was not the regathering prophecy of the Bible. That regathering will occur at the Second Advent.
Our dispensation is filled with historical trends, and the best we can do is watch as these many trends come to pass across several generations.
And how do we watch? In silence.
The world is driving itself toward its final destination. We cannot prevent it nor change it. But we can drive our own spiritual life. And that is far more important for each one of us.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Job 40:1-2
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Job 40:1-2
1 Moreover the LORD [Yahovah] answered [`anah] Job ['Iyowb], and said ['amar],
2 Shall he that contendeth [riyb] with the Almighty [Shadday] instruct [yiccowr] him? he that reproveth [yakach] God ['elowahh], let him answer [`anah] it. KJV-Interlinear
1 Then the Lord said to Job, 2 'Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it.' NASB
With the attack against Job, initiated by Satan, with the arguments of accusation offered by Jobs friends, with Jobs' defending himself seeing as he could not find any fault within himself, or reason for his current predicament, God finally answers with an unusual series of seemingly irrelevant questions.
'Can you teach Me about these various animals?'
What does one set of circumstances (Job's) have to do with the other (Gods questions)?
And that brings the study around to each one of us. Who among us have raised issues with God?
Why this? Why that? Why me? Why now? Why not someone or something else?
And so man continues along his usual path of asking questions or presuming answers, about the many things that are far more complex than simple animal questions. And yet none of us can answer the most fundamental questions about our everyday life. Probably because we tend to look at life not through Gods eyes, but through our own preferences.
That is why I posed the question in the earlier study regarding the rising energy costs, how they affect us all, and the possibility that this situation will not end anytime soon. And this is simply because humanity has positioned himself in a pit of unbending beliefs, disregarding the obvious solution (crude oil), and putting his trust in wishful solutions (alternative energy). And the result of all of this? Higher costs and more difficulties for us all.
Now, no political statements are being raised here, just observations of how society is operating. Consider some things just briefly. The world is a wash with crude oil. God created the oil for our use. Oil is the most resourceful and efficient fuel that we have today, and if produced in quantity, is the most economic energy source.
All other alternate energy resources are expensive, undeveloped, and have to be subsidized by government, and they still are not competitive in price, with oil. That is, if oil production were not restricted.
The argument against oil? Global warming.
And the argument for global warming prevention is to reduce carbon footprints. And the argument for reducing carbon footprints is to place caps on business production. And that will lead to reduced economics, reduced opportunities, reduced prosperity. And that will raise the burdens of living on each one of us, raising unemployment, poverty, and ultimately dependence on government by the masses. Once in this economic hole, getting out will be next to impossible. Unless leadership is replaced by wise leaders and not liberal fools or conservative fools. That replacement option seems to be not in our near future, what with the candidates we have before us these days.
So, the long haul of hardship just may be in our future.
So, again, the questions asked by God of Job, and through Job, asked of each one of us, 'Do you know?' 'Can you teach?' 'If so, answer or forever hold your tongue.'
And the whole point of all of this is this. Man more often looks at life through his own eyes, which simply means, we look at life in the way we want to see life and not how it really is.
If we were to look at life through Gods eyes, then we might not experience as many disappointments and frustrations in life, as we do.
Remember, that we are currently living in the Church Age, the longest running dispensation of them all. We have been given many clues as to when our dispensation will be nearing its end. And though we cannot know the exact date, we can probably begin to narrow our dispensations end, down to a generation or two.
We also know that the end of our dispensation marks the beginning of the absolute worst period (the Tribulation), in all of human history. That more than likely means that the circumstances of the end of our dispensation will likely be bad. Over population, increased storms, increased earthquakes, increased troubles of all kinds. And we know that trouble comes to humanity for one reason only, because of mans spiritual deficiency.
Spiritual deficiency means poor leadership, poor decisions, poor interpretations of life.
So, we study Job and we look around and we begin to see similarities in life. And we begin to see Gods point of view, and we begin to set our own point of view aside.
And again, if you can teach the Almighty, then teach. Otherwise, be silent and listen and learn.
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Job 40:1-2
1 Moreover the LORD [Yahovah] answered [`anah] Job ['Iyowb], and said ['amar],
2 Shall he that contendeth [riyb] with the Almighty [Shadday] instruct [yiccowr] him? he that reproveth [yakach] God ['elowahh], let him answer [`anah] it. KJV-Interlinear
1 Then the Lord said to Job, 2 'Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it.' NASB
With the attack against Job, initiated by Satan, with the arguments of accusation offered by Jobs friends, with Jobs' defending himself seeing as he could not find any fault within himself, or reason for his current predicament, God finally answers with an unusual series of seemingly irrelevant questions.
'Can you teach Me about these various animals?'
What does one set of circumstances (Job's) have to do with the other (Gods questions)?
And that brings the study around to each one of us. Who among us have raised issues with God?
Why this? Why that? Why me? Why now? Why not someone or something else?
And so man continues along his usual path of asking questions or presuming answers, about the many things that are far more complex than simple animal questions. And yet none of us can answer the most fundamental questions about our everyday life. Probably because we tend to look at life not through Gods eyes, but through our own preferences.
That is why I posed the question in the earlier study regarding the rising energy costs, how they affect us all, and the possibility that this situation will not end anytime soon. And this is simply because humanity has positioned himself in a pit of unbending beliefs, disregarding the obvious solution (crude oil), and putting his trust in wishful solutions (alternative energy). And the result of all of this? Higher costs and more difficulties for us all.
Now, no political statements are being raised here, just observations of how society is operating. Consider some things just briefly. The world is a wash with crude oil. God created the oil for our use. Oil is the most resourceful and efficient fuel that we have today, and if produced in quantity, is the most economic energy source.
All other alternate energy resources are expensive, undeveloped, and have to be subsidized by government, and they still are not competitive in price, with oil. That is, if oil production were not restricted.
The argument against oil? Global warming.
And the argument for global warming prevention is to reduce carbon footprints. And the argument for reducing carbon footprints is to place caps on business production. And that will lead to reduced economics, reduced opportunities, reduced prosperity. And that will raise the burdens of living on each one of us, raising unemployment, poverty, and ultimately dependence on government by the masses. Once in this economic hole, getting out will be next to impossible. Unless leadership is replaced by wise leaders and not liberal fools or conservative fools. That replacement option seems to be not in our near future, what with the candidates we have before us these days.
So, the long haul of hardship just may be in our future.
So, again, the questions asked by God of Job, and through Job, asked of each one of us, 'Do you know?' 'Can you teach?' 'If so, answer or forever hold your tongue.'
And the whole point of all of this is this. Man more often looks at life through his own eyes, which simply means, we look at life in the way we want to see life and not how it really is.
If we were to look at life through Gods eyes, then we might not experience as many disappointments and frustrations in life, as we do.
Remember, that we are currently living in the Church Age, the longest running dispensation of them all. We have been given many clues as to when our dispensation will be nearing its end. And though we cannot know the exact date, we can probably begin to narrow our dispensations end, down to a generation or two.
We also know that the end of our dispensation marks the beginning of the absolute worst period (the Tribulation), in all of human history. That more than likely means that the circumstances of the end of our dispensation will likely be bad. Over population, increased storms, increased earthquakes, increased troubles of all kinds. And we know that trouble comes to humanity for one reason only, because of mans spiritual deficiency.
Spiritual deficiency means poor leadership, poor decisions, poor interpretations of life.
So, we study Job and we look around and we begin to see similarities in life. And we begin to see Gods point of view, and we begin to set our own point of view aside.
And again, if you can teach the Almighty, then teach. Otherwise, be silent and listen and learn.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Job 39:26-30
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Job 39:26-30
26 Doth the hawk [nets] fly ['abar] by thy wisdom [biynah], and stretch [paras] her wings [kanaph] toward the south [teyman]?
27 Doth the eagle [nesher] mount up [gabahh] at thy command [peh], and make [ruwm] her nest [qen] on high [ruwm]?
28 She dwelleth [shakan] and abideth [luwn] on the rock [cela`], upon the crag [shen] of the rock [cela`], and the strong place [matsuwd].
29 From thence she seeketh [chaphar] the prey ['okel], and her eyes [`ayin] behold [nabat] afar off [rachowq].
30 Her young ones ['ephroach] also suck up [`ala`] blood [dam]: and where the slain [chalal] are, there is she [huw']. KJV-Interlinear
26 'Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? 27 'Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, And makes his nest on high? 28 'On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place. 29 'From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar. 30 'His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he.' NASB
The hawk is a reference to the class of birds we know as hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures and so forth.
Of these birds, they can fly the highest of all birds, they have extremely keen eyesight, which allows them to see at far distances, up to 40 miles. They have eyesight, which can only be matched in humans by use of powerful binoculars. At an altitude of many thousands of feet, the eagle can see its prey and then dive at speeds of nearly one-hundred miles an hour. Their victim has no chance.
They are migratory birds. They live in nests that are almost completely inaccessible, high on mountain cliffs or canyon walls.
The eagles have been known to carry off small lambs, and then take their prey back to their hungry young, who consume their food voraciously.
This class of bird is the scavenger of the world. Where there is dead, there they will soon be. As mentioned in this passage, the eagles, vultures and such, know of battles even while they are still being fought, and they can see the dead and dying from many miles away. And when the battle ends, even before it is over the birds begin their task of cleaning up the battle field.
They know their abilities. They know their mission. And they complete them with ease.
Of all of the animals mentioned, Job and all those present were well aware of their characteristics. The ancient peoples were not ignorant of the ways of nature. God told them nothing new. God told them nothing that they did not already know.
But God emphasizes here that it was not man who defined the characteristics and instincts of nature, but all of these animals received all of their personalities and abilities from God, and from no other source. No animal received its attributes by accident. And all animals possess almost as many different attributes as there are different animals. They do not all possess the same exact abilities.
Just as there exists many tens of thousands of kinds of plants, animals, birds, fish, viruses, bacteria, and every other living thing. All of these could not possibly come into existence with so many different variations, characteristics, attributes, personalities, instincts, and so forth, by sheer accident.
All came into existence by design. And that design came exclusively from God and from no other source.
Likewise, man may have many inventions of gadgetry to his credit, but man has never invented life, nor the means of sustaining it. In fact, everything that man attempts to manage, usually gets bogged down in bias, favoritism, politics, or greed, and sooner or later turns into disaster.
Are not the repercussions of refusal to develop energy resources for the last thirty years, being felt now? And such is the magnitude of the problem which we face today, that the solutions will not be found for decades to come.
Who is going to pay the price for those past decisions? And how long will it be before people finally recognize their mistakes and vote out the political thinking that has controlled the government for decades. And yes Virginia, I am speaking of the liberal thinking politics that has dominated for a very long time. But where is the popular trend of thinking going? Liberal. And that is why solutions will be delayed, and we will all be paying the price for some time to come.
But do not get upset if you are a liberal thinker. The conservatives have dropped the ball as well. The liberals are detached from reality, and the conservatives have lost their nerve and have adopted some screwball ideas as well. And all have forgotten their roots in truth.
With these current standards of thinking, solutions will not so easily be found.
But then this is exactly Gods point in these past chapters. Man knows so much, but only to discover that man knows so little. Unfortunately it takes man too long to discover his error, and with that delay, suffering continues for a long time.
Jobs friends have had their say for many chapters. They have held their beliefs for the many decades of their life. And they will not change their minds until they actually hear the spoken voice of God. And even then Job will be ordered to make sacrifices in their behalf, as they will seemingly not do it themselves.
Too often man will not change until the hurting becomes too great to bear. And even then, God has to bring about some huge disaster (war, famine, inflation, disease, earthquake, economic depression, etc.), before man will change.
Man is a stubborn breed. And stubbornness is usually the big hurdle over which man cannot seem to get. And that usually means that man will suffer for his lack of flexibility. And that means that most of mans problems are of his own making.
God asks these questions. Of all of these very common animals, and very simple abilities, how many has man invented, how many has man duplicated, how many has man sustained? And that answer is, even of the simplest of things in life, whether animals or the winds and lightning's of nature, man has absolutely no power or control.
All man can do it screw things up. And that comes easily through arrogance.
And that is evidenced by the chapter after chapter of irrelevant comments that Jobs friends have made, just as it is evident by the decades of decisions humanity makes even in our current day. And at some point in our lives, we are all guilty of stubbornness or procrastination in our refusal to change ourselves.
The real question is, will we stick to our stubborn ways, or will we change? And by change, will we change to truth, and not just another set of ridiculous beliefs?
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Job 39:26-30
26 Doth the hawk [nets] fly ['abar] by thy wisdom [biynah], and stretch [paras] her wings [kanaph] toward the south [teyman]?
27 Doth the eagle [nesher] mount up [gabahh] at thy command [peh], and make [ruwm] her nest [qen] on high [ruwm]?
28 She dwelleth [shakan] and abideth [luwn] on the rock [cela`], upon the crag [shen] of the rock [cela`], and the strong place [matsuwd].
29 From thence she seeketh [chaphar] the prey ['okel], and her eyes [`ayin] behold [nabat] afar off [rachowq].
30 Her young ones ['ephroach] also suck up [`ala`] blood [dam]: and where the slain [chalal] are, there is she [huw']. KJV-Interlinear
26 'Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? 27 'Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, And makes his nest on high? 28 'On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place. 29 'From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar. 30 'His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he.' NASB
The hawk is a reference to the class of birds we know as hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures and so forth.
Of these birds, they can fly the highest of all birds, they have extremely keen eyesight, which allows them to see at far distances, up to 40 miles. They have eyesight, which can only be matched in humans by use of powerful binoculars. At an altitude of many thousands of feet, the eagle can see its prey and then dive at speeds of nearly one-hundred miles an hour. Their victim has no chance.
They are migratory birds. They live in nests that are almost completely inaccessible, high on mountain cliffs or canyon walls.
The eagles have been known to carry off small lambs, and then take their prey back to their hungry young, who consume their food voraciously.
This class of bird is the scavenger of the world. Where there is dead, there they will soon be. As mentioned in this passage, the eagles, vultures and such, know of battles even while they are still being fought, and they can see the dead and dying from many miles away. And when the battle ends, even before it is over the birds begin their task of cleaning up the battle field.
They know their abilities. They know their mission. And they complete them with ease.
Of all of the animals mentioned, Job and all those present were well aware of their characteristics. The ancient peoples were not ignorant of the ways of nature. God told them nothing new. God told them nothing that they did not already know.
But God emphasizes here that it was not man who defined the characteristics and instincts of nature, but all of these animals received all of their personalities and abilities from God, and from no other source. No animal received its attributes by accident. And all animals possess almost as many different attributes as there are different animals. They do not all possess the same exact abilities.
Just as there exists many tens of thousands of kinds of plants, animals, birds, fish, viruses, bacteria, and every other living thing. All of these could not possibly come into existence with so many different variations, characteristics, attributes, personalities, instincts, and so forth, by sheer accident.
All came into existence by design. And that design came exclusively from God and from no other source.
Likewise, man may have many inventions of gadgetry to his credit, but man has never invented life, nor the means of sustaining it. In fact, everything that man attempts to manage, usually gets bogged down in bias, favoritism, politics, or greed, and sooner or later turns into disaster.
Are not the repercussions of refusal to develop energy resources for the last thirty years, being felt now? And such is the magnitude of the problem which we face today, that the solutions will not be found for decades to come.
Who is going to pay the price for those past decisions? And how long will it be before people finally recognize their mistakes and vote out the political thinking that has controlled the government for decades. And yes Virginia, I am speaking of the liberal thinking politics that has dominated for a very long time. But where is the popular trend of thinking going? Liberal. And that is why solutions will be delayed, and we will all be paying the price for some time to come.
But do not get upset if you are a liberal thinker. The conservatives have dropped the ball as well. The liberals are detached from reality, and the conservatives have lost their nerve and have adopted some screwball ideas as well. And all have forgotten their roots in truth.
With these current standards of thinking, solutions will not so easily be found.
But then this is exactly Gods point in these past chapters. Man knows so much, but only to discover that man knows so little. Unfortunately it takes man too long to discover his error, and with that delay, suffering continues for a long time.
Jobs friends have had their say for many chapters. They have held their beliefs for the many decades of their life. And they will not change their minds until they actually hear the spoken voice of God. And even then Job will be ordered to make sacrifices in their behalf, as they will seemingly not do it themselves.
Too often man will not change until the hurting becomes too great to bear. And even then, God has to bring about some huge disaster (war, famine, inflation, disease, earthquake, economic depression, etc.), before man will change.
Man is a stubborn breed. And stubbornness is usually the big hurdle over which man cannot seem to get. And that usually means that man will suffer for his lack of flexibility. And that means that most of mans problems are of his own making.
God asks these questions. Of all of these very common animals, and very simple abilities, how many has man invented, how many has man duplicated, how many has man sustained? And that answer is, even of the simplest of things in life, whether animals or the winds and lightning's of nature, man has absolutely no power or control.
All man can do it screw things up. And that comes easily through arrogance.
And that is evidenced by the chapter after chapter of irrelevant comments that Jobs friends have made, just as it is evident by the decades of decisions humanity makes even in our current day. And at some point in our lives, we are all guilty of stubbornness or procrastination in our refusal to change ourselves.
The real question is, will we stick to our stubborn ways, or will we change? And by change, will we change to truth, and not just another set of ridiculous beliefs?
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Job 39:19-25
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Job 39:19-25
19 Hast thou given [nathan] the horse [cuwc] strength [gabuwrah]? hast thou clothed [labash] his neck [tsavva'r] with thunder [ra`mah]?
20 Canst thou make him afraid [ra`ash] as a grasshopper ['arbeh]? the glory [howd] of his nostrils [nachar] is terrible ['eymah].
21 He paweth [chaphar] in the valley [`emeq], and rejoiceth [suws] in his strength [koach]: he goeth on [yatsa'] to meet [qir'ah] the armed men [nesheq].
22 He mocketh [sachaq] at fear [pachad], and is not affrighted [chathath]; neither turneth he back [shuwb] from [paniym] the sword [chereb].
23 The quiver ['ashpah] rattleth [ranah] against him, the glittering [lahab] spear [chaniyth] and the shield [kiydown].
24 He swalloweth [gama'] the ground ['erets] with fierceness [ra`ash] and rage [rogez]: neither believeth ['aman] he that it is the sound [qowl] of the trumpet [showphar].
25 He saith ['amar] among [day] the trumpets [showphar], Ha [heach], ha [heach]; and he smelleth [ruwach] the battle [milchamah] afar off [rachowq], the thunder [ra`am] of the captains [sar], and the shouting [taruw`ah]. KJV-Interlinear
19 'Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? 20 'Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. 21 'He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons. 22 'He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. 23 'The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. 24 'With shaking and rage he races over the ground; And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. 25 'As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!' And he scents the battle from afar, And thunder of the captains, and the war cry. NASB
From the ostrich, which is considered to be a dumb and cowardly animal, to the war horse, the contrast between the two is tremendous.
The war horse which is being described here, is valiant. He hears the sounds of battle and becomes anxious to get into the fight. From his neck to his hooves, the horse is built for power and speed.
At the sound of the trumpet, the horse neighs and snorts. His feet become restless as he steps around snorting and neighing, in his impatience to get going.
Leaping forward like a locust, running while assembled in a cavalry line of battle, the war horse charges forward toward the enemy, with the sense and instincts and courage that God gave him.
The sound of battle all around, the war horse does not flinch, nor turn left or right, but charges straight into the enemy lines at a full gallop.
God has been describing several animals thus far. And in them all, their characteristics, attributes, personalities and such did not come to them by accident or through some form of evolutionary development, but by the design which God created specifically for each one of them.
In addition, man had nothing to do with any of their development, nor does man have anything to do with sustaining each of these species on this planet. We have in this chapter, only one more animal to go.
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Job 39:19-25
19 Hast thou given [nathan] the horse [cuwc] strength [gabuwrah]? hast thou clothed [labash] his neck [tsavva'r] with thunder [ra`mah]?
20 Canst thou make him afraid [ra`ash] as a grasshopper ['arbeh]? the glory [howd] of his nostrils [nachar] is terrible ['eymah].
21 He paweth [chaphar] in the valley [`emeq], and rejoiceth [suws] in his strength [koach]: he goeth on [yatsa'] to meet [qir'ah] the armed men [nesheq].
22 He mocketh [sachaq] at fear [pachad], and is not affrighted [chathath]; neither turneth he back [shuwb] from [paniym] the sword [chereb].
23 The quiver ['ashpah] rattleth [ranah] against him, the glittering [lahab] spear [chaniyth] and the shield [kiydown].
24 He swalloweth [gama'] the ground ['erets] with fierceness [ra`ash] and rage [rogez]: neither believeth ['aman] he that it is the sound [qowl] of the trumpet [showphar].
25 He saith ['amar] among [day] the trumpets [showphar], Ha [heach], ha [heach]; and he smelleth [ruwach] the battle [milchamah] afar off [rachowq], the thunder [ra`am] of the captains [sar], and the shouting [taruw`ah]. KJV-Interlinear
19 'Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? 20 'Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. 21 'He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons. 22 'He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. 23 'The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. 24 'With shaking and rage he races over the ground; And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. 25 'As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!' And he scents the battle from afar, And thunder of the captains, and the war cry. NASB
From the ostrich, which is considered to be a dumb and cowardly animal, to the war horse, the contrast between the two is tremendous.
The war horse which is being described here, is valiant. He hears the sounds of battle and becomes anxious to get into the fight. From his neck to his hooves, the horse is built for power and speed.
At the sound of the trumpet, the horse neighs and snorts. His feet become restless as he steps around snorting and neighing, in his impatience to get going.
Leaping forward like a locust, running while assembled in a cavalry line of battle, the war horse charges forward toward the enemy, with the sense and instincts and courage that God gave him.
The sound of battle all around, the war horse does not flinch, nor turn left or right, but charges straight into the enemy lines at a full gallop.
God has been describing several animals thus far. And in them all, their characteristics, attributes, personalities and such did not come to them by accident or through some form of evolutionary development, but by the design which God created specifically for each one of them.
In addition, man had nothing to do with any of their development, nor does man have anything to do with sustaining each of these species on this planet. We have in this chapter, only one more animal to go.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Job 39:13-18
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Job 39:13-18
13 Gavest thou the goodly [renen] wings [kanaph] unto the peacocks [`alac]? or wings ['ebrah] and feathers [chaciydah] unto the ostrich [nowtsah]?
14 Which leaveth [`azab] her eggs [beytsah] in the earth ['erets], and warmeth [chamam] them in dust [`aphar],
15 And forgetteth [shakach] that the foot [regel] may crush [zuwr] them, or that the wild [sadeh] beast [chay] may break [duwsh] them.
16 She is hardened [qashach] against her young ones [ben], as though they were not [lo'] hers: her labour [yagiya`] is in vain [riyq] without fear [pachad];
17 Because God ['elowahh] hath deprived [nashah] her of wisdom [chokmah], neither hath he imparted [chalaq] to her understanding [biynah].
18 What time [`eth] she lifteth up [mara'] herself on high [marowm], she scorneth [sachaq] the horse [cuwc] and his rider [rakab]. KJV-Interlinear
13 'The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love, 14 For she abandons her eggs to the earth, And warms them in the dust, 15 And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them. 16 'She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned; 17 Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. 18 'When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. NASB
Today we have expressions such as 'dumb as a blonde,' 'dumb as a rock,' 'brainless wonder,' 'clueless,' and so forth.
Back in Jobs day the expression would be, 'dumb as an ostrich,' which would express similar sentiments about someone who was not altogether there.
And so God give us a description of the ostrich.
It does not make a nest in a place of safety, but deposits its eggs in the sand, covered up and basically left there as an accident waiting to happen.
Though the ostrich will come back at night to sit on her eggs, any little noise or distraction will send them into a panic and they run away from the noise, regardless of whether it is a valid danger or not.
The ostrich may go too far and forget where her eggs are buried. She may stumble upon another nest of eggs and simply sit on them, until chased off.
When the little chicks are hatched, the mother will care for them, but again, when danger or distractions occur, she will leave her young to save herself. She can easily lose her young.
And so the ostrich has earned the title, 'dumb.' They are easily distracted, and easily frightened, but often impressed with their own attributes. Thus the comments that they lack wisdom and understanding. Their thinking and their brains are just too shallow to hold anything but simple thoughts. They will even go so far as to bury their own head in the sand, presuming that no one can see them.
They are often clueless about life. They get frightened easily, however they are impressed with their own wings and feathers, flapping them vigorously, and they can run faster than a horse.
The ostrich did not create itself, and did not fall into these attributes by accident of evolution. Here God makes it very clear that the characteristics of the ostrich were by design - Gods design.
And, it is God who provides for, sustains, and perpetuates the ostrich throughout history. On her own, the ostrich could never survive life.
But then, aren't people sort of similar to the ostrich? Could humanity survive history without the help of God?
And the answer to that is clearly, 'No.'
Hummm! Maybe we are beginning to see some similarities between these animals and humanity.
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Job 39:13-18
13 Gavest thou the goodly [renen] wings [kanaph] unto the peacocks [`alac]? or wings ['ebrah] and feathers [chaciydah] unto the ostrich [nowtsah]?
14 Which leaveth [`azab] her eggs [beytsah] in the earth ['erets], and warmeth [chamam] them in dust [`aphar],
15 And forgetteth [shakach] that the foot [regel] may crush [zuwr] them, or that the wild [sadeh] beast [chay] may break [duwsh] them.
16 She is hardened [qashach] against her young ones [ben], as though they were not [lo'] hers: her labour [yagiya`] is in vain [riyq] without fear [pachad];
17 Because God ['elowahh] hath deprived [nashah] her of wisdom [chokmah], neither hath he imparted [chalaq] to her understanding [biynah].
18 What time [`eth] she lifteth up [mara'] herself on high [marowm], she scorneth [sachaq] the horse [cuwc] and his rider [rakab]. KJV-Interlinear
13 'The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love, 14 For she abandons her eggs to the earth, And warms them in the dust, 15 And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them. 16 'She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned; 17 Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. 18 'When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. NASB
Today we have expressions such as 'dumb as a blonde,' 'dumb as a rock,' 'brainless wonder,' 'clueless,' and so forth.
Back in Jobs day the expression would be, 'dumb as an ostrich,' which would express similar sentiments about someone who was not altogether there.
And so God give us a description of the ostrich.
It does not make a nest in a place of safety, but deposits its eggs in the sand, covered up and basically left there as an accident waiting to happen.
Though the ostrich will come back at night to sit on her eggs, any little noise or distraction will send them into a panic and they run away from the noise, regardless of whether it is a valid danger or not.
The ostrich may go too far and forget where her eggs are buried. She may stumble upon another nest of eggs and simply sit on them, until chased off.
When the little chicks are hatched, the mother will care for them, but again, when danger or distractions occur, she will leave her young to save herself. She can easily lose her young.
And so the ostrich has earned the title, 'dumb.' They are easily distracted, and easily frightened, but often impressed with their own attributes. Thus the comments that they lack wisdom and understanding. Their thinking and their brains are just too shallow to hold anything but simple thoughts. They will even go so far as to bury their own head in the sand, presuming that no one can see them.
They are often clueless about life. They get frightened easily, however they are impressed with their own wings and feathers, flapping them vigorously, and they can run faster than a horse.
The ostrich did not create itself, and did not fall into these attributes by accident of evolution. Here God makes it very clear that the characteristics of the ostrich were by design - Gods design.
And, it is God who provides for, sustains, and perpetuates the ostrich throughout history. On her own, the ostrich could never survive life.
But then, aren't people sort of similar to the ostrich? Could humanity survive history without the help of God?
And the answer to that is clearly, 'No.'
Hummm! Maybe we are beginning to see some similarities between these animals and humanity.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Job 39:9-12
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Job 39:9-12
9 Will the unicorn [ra'em] be willing ['abah] to serve [`abad] thee, or abide [luwn] by thy crib ['ebuwc]?
10 Canst thou bind [qashar] the unicorn [ra'em] with his band [`aboth] in the furrow [telem]? or will he harrow [sadad] the valleys [`emeq] after ['achar] thee?
11 Wilt thou trust [batach] him, because his strength [koach] is great [rab]? or wilt thou leave [`azab] thy labour [yagiya`] to him?
12 Wilt thou believe ['aman] him, that he will bring home [shuwb] [shuwb] thy seed [zera`], and gather ['acaph] it into thy barn [goren]? KJV-Interlinear
9 'Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Or will he spend the night at your manger? 10 'Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes? Or will he harrow the valleys after you? 11 'Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? 12 'Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain, And gather it from your threshing floor? NASB
Here God describes a large animal possessing great strength, having a horn or horns which are prominent on its head, capable of great speed and agility, and commanding the greatest of respect and awe by people who have had the opportunity to see it.
This animal is probably a large wild bull, similar in size to an elephant, strong as a rhinoceros, swift like a large horse, and totally wild and independent.
Man cannot catch it, nor tame it, nor even trust it in performing domestic agricultural work, or in hauling freight, or in doing heavy pulling or lifting.
Whatever the animal was, it is the description of its attributes that are in view here. The animal, which we will call a wild bull, just for convenience, is totally independent, totally stubborn, and yet possesses many valuable attributes and abilities. Yet none of them may be captured and converted into useful domestic activities. And even if it could be captured, it could never be made reliable or trustworthy.
It is obvious that since God is describing this animal, that Job and the others present, were well familiar with it.
Thus far God has made reference to the lion, the raven, the mountain goat, the deer, the wild horse and in these animals types, God showed great wisdom in giving them special instincts for survival.
Here God describes yet another animal with its great strength and potentially useful abilities, and yet man has never been able to subject it for domestic purposes.
So how is it that man, who presumes himself the master of his own fate, cannot seem to subject some of the many facets of nature, things which are simple or fundamental to life?
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Job 39:9-12
9 Will the unicorn [ra'em] be willing ['abah] to serve [`abad] thee, or abide [luwn] by thy crib ['ebuwc]?
10 Canst thou bind [qashar] the unicorn [ra'em] with his band [`aboth] in the furrow [telem]? or will he harrow [sadad] the valleys [`emeq] after ['achar] thee?
11 Wilt thou trust [batach] him, because his strength [koach] is great [rab]? or wilt thou leave [`azab] thy labour [yagiya`] to him?
12 Wilt thou believe ['aman] him, that he will bring home [shuwb] [shuwb] thy seed [zera`], and gather ['acaph] it into thy barn [goren]? KJV-Interlinear
9 'Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Or will he spend the night at your manger? 10 'Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes? Or will he harrow the valleys after you? 11 'Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? 12 'Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain, And gather it from your threshing floor? NASB
Here God describes a large animal possessing great strength, having a horn or horns which are prominent on its head, capable of great speed and agility, and commanding the greatest of respect and awe by people who have had the opportunity to see it.
This animal is probably a large wild bull, similar in size to an elephant, strong as a rhinoceros, swift like a large horse, and totally wild and independent.
Man cannot catch it, nor tame it, nor even trust it in performing domestic agricultural work, or in hauling freight, or in doing heavy pulling or lifting.
Whatever the animal was, it is the description of its attributes that are in view here. The animal, which we will call a wild bull, just for convenience, is totally independent, totally stubborn, and yet possesses many valuable attributes and abilities. Yet none of them may be captured and converted into useful domestic activities. And even if it could be captured, it could never be made reliable or trustworthy.
It is obvious that since God is describing this animal, that Job and the others present, were well familiar with it.
Thus far God has made reference to the lion, the raven, the mountain goat, the deer, the wild horse and in these animals types, God showed great wisdom in giving them special instincts for survival.
Here God describes yet another animal with its great strength and potentially useful abilities, and yet man has never been able to subject it for domestic purposes.
So how is it that man, who presumes himself the master of his own fate, cannot seem to subject some of the many facets of nature, things which are simple or fundamental to life?
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Job 39:5-8
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Job 39:5-8
5 Who hath sent out [shalach] the wild ass [pere'] free [chophshiy]? or who hath loosed [pathach] the bands [mowcer] of the wild ass [`arowd]?
6 Whose house [bayith] I have made [suwm] the wilderness [`arabah], and the barren [malechah] land his dwellings [mishkan].
7 He scorneth [sachaq] the multitude [hamown] of the city [qiryah], neither regardeth [shama`] he the crying [tashu'ah] of the driver [nagas].
8 The range [yathuwr] of the mountains [har] is his pasture [mir`eh], and he searcheth [darash] after ['achar] every green thing [yarowq]. KJV-Interlinear
5 'Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, 6 To whom I gave the wilderness for a home, And the salt land for his dwelling place? 7 'He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear. 8 'He explores the mountains for his pasture, And he searches after every green thing. NASB
The wild donkey and the swift donkey are two different breeds of animal as noted by the different words used, 'pere,' and 'arowd.' Both live in the wild. The former is a breed that lives in the rocky hill/mountainous country to the north and east. The latter lives in the desert and arid regions to the south and west.
Both are similar to the wild horses that run swift, sure footed, and free in uninhabited areas.
And as the poets say, the stars are their blanket, and the world is their playground. They wander, run free, and graze to their hearts content with no master to restrict or order their lives.
They avoid the civilizations of the cities, avoid becoming domesticated, and refuse to succumb to the commands of a taskmaster or herdsman (shoutings of the driver).
The lifestyle of the wild gives them the freedom and exhilaration of a full life, with no restraints, no obligations, and no responsibilities.
It is God, not man, who gave these animals these circumstances in which they may live their lives.
It is God, not man, who supplies their every need.
It is God, not man, who perpetuates and maintains these animals from generation to generation.
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Job 39:5-8
5 Who hath sent out [shalach] the wild ass [pere'] free [chophshiy]? or who hath loosed [pathach] the bands [mowcer] of the wild ass [`arowd]?
6 Whose house [bayith] I have made [suwm] the wilderness [`arabah], and the barren [malechah] land his dwellings [mishkan].
7 He scorneth [sachaq] the multitude [hamown] of the city [qiryah], neither regardeth [shama`] he the crying [tashu'ah] of the driver [nagas].
8 The range [yathuwr] of the mountains [har] is his pasture [mir`eh], and he searcheth [darash] after ['achar] every green thing [yarowq]. KJV-Interlinear
5 'Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, 6 To whom I gave the wilderness for a home, And the salt land for his dwelling place? 7 'He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear. 8 'He explores the mountains for his pasture, And he searches after every green thing. NASB
The wild donkey and the swift donkey are two different breeds of animal as noted by the different words used, 'pere,' and 'arowd.' Both live in the wild. The former is a breed that lives in the rocky hill/mountainous country to the north and east. The latter lives in the desert and arid regions to the south and west.
Both are similar to the wild horses that run swift, sure footed, and free in uninhabited areas.
And as the poets say, the stars are their blanket, and the world is their playground. They wander, run free, and graze to their hearts content with no master to restrict or order their lives.
They avoid the civilizations of the cities, avoid becoming domesticated, and refuse to succumb to the commands of a taskmaster or herdsman (shoutings of the driver).
The lifestyle of the wild gives them the freedom and exhilaration of a full life, with no restraints, no obligations, and no responsibilities.
It is God, not man, who gave these animals these circumstances in which they may live their lives.
It is God, not man, who supplies their every need.
It is God, not man, who perpetuates and maintains these animals from generation to generation.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Job 39:1-4
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Job 39:1-4
1 Knowest [yada`] thou the time [`eth] when the wild goats [ya`el] of the rock [cela`] bring forth [yalad]? or canst thou mark [shamar] when the hinds ['ayalah] do calve [chuwl]?
2 Canst thou number [caphar] the months [yerach] that they fulfil [male']? or knowest [yada`] thou the time [`eth] when they bring forth [yalad]?
3 They bow [kara`] themselves, they bring forth [palach] their young ones [yeled], they cast out [shalach] their sorrows [chebel].
4 Their young ones [ben] are in good liking [chalam], they grow up [rabah] with corn [bar]; they go forth [yatsa'], and return [shuwb] not unto them. KJV-Interlinear
39 'Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? 2 'Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth? 3 'They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains. 4 'Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them. NASB
The wild animals of the world, get pregnant and have their young. The young grow up and leave their parents and the cycle repeats itself all over again.
Probably in Jobs day, not a lot was known regarding this cycle of life. Although common sense suggests that the wild animals reproduce just as domestic animals do, the process of reproduction, the period of gestation, the pregnancy, the birthing and so forth are not in view here.
What is in view?
Who is present when these things occur in the wild? Who is present when the pregnancy begins? Who is present during the pregnancy? Who is present during the hours of labor, during the moments of birth when the mother is in her most vulnerable state from predators? Who is present when the young are nursing, when they grow up, and when they leave their mothers to begin their own life?
Is man present during any of this life cycle? No.
Man was not present when the wild animals of the world reproduced in the ancient world, and man is still not present on the mountain cliffs, or in the deep forest regions where the goats or deer have their young.
Animals do not have an inheritance in heaven. Animals do not have much to say about their destiny in life. And yet God pays close attention to their needs, such that many thousands of species do not become extinct. At least not on Gods watch.
And yes, many animals have become extinct, but who was the cause? Many animals do suffer in the wild, but who is the cause? Many animals have to struggle in life, but again, who is the cause of those struggles?
Man is worth far more than the animals in the wild. So if God pays close attention to them, then how much more is His attention toward you, who is an infinitely more valuable creature?
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Job 39:1-4
1 Knowest [yada`] thou the time [`eth] when the wild goats [ya`el] of the rock [cela`] bring forth [yalad]? or canst thou mark [shamar] when the hinds ['ayalah] do calve [chuwl]?
2 Canst thou number [caphar] the months [yerach] that they fulfil [male']? or knowest [yada`] thou the time [`eth] when they bring forth [yalad]?
3 They bow [kara`] themselves, they bring forth [palach] their young ones [yeled], they cast out [shalach] their sorrows [chebel].
4 Their young ones [ben] are in good liking [chalam], they grow up [rabah] with corn [bar]; they go forth [yatsa'], and return [shuwb] not unto them. KJV-Interlinear
39 'Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? 2 'Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth? 3 'They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains. 4 'Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them. NASB
The wild animals of the world, get pregnant and have their young. The young grow up and leave their parents and the cycle repeats itself all over again.
Probably in Jobs day, not a lot was known regarding this cycle of life. Although common sense suggests that the wild animals reproduce just as domestic animals do, the process of reproduction, the period of gestation, the pregnancy, the birthing and so forth are not in view here.
What is in view?
Who is present when these things occur in the wild? Who is present when the pregnancy begins? Who is present during the pregnancy? Who is present during the hours of labor, during the moments of birth when the mother is in her most vulnerable state from predators? Who is present when the young are nursing, when they grow up, and when they leave their mothers to begin their own life?
Is man present during any of this life cycle? No.
Man was not present when the wild animals of the world reproduced in the ancient world, and man is still not present on the mountain cliffs, or in the deep forest regions where the goats or deer have their young.
Animals do not have an inheritance in heaven. Animals do not have much to say about their destiny in life. And yet God pays close attention to their needs, such that many thousands of species do not become extinct. At least not on Gods watch.
And yes, many animals have become extinct, but who was the cause? Many animals do suffer in the wild, but who is the cause? Many animals have to struggle in life, but again, who is the cause of those struggles?
Man is worth far more than the animals in the wild. So if God pays close attention to them, then how much more is His attention toward you, who is an infinitely more valuable creature?
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Job 38:41
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Job 38:41
41 Who provideth [kuwn] for the raven [`oreb] his food [tsayid]? when his young ones [yeled] cry [shava`] unto God ['el], they wander [ta`ah] for lack [baliy] of meat ['okel]. KJV-Interlinear
41 'Who prepares for the raven its nourishment, When its young cry to God, And wander about without food? NASB
Ravens are highly intelligent and are probably one of the smartest of birds, but lazy and quarrelsome even though extremely dedicated to their mate. When the young are hatched and ready to fly, they are literally kicked out of the nest and sent into the world to fend for themselves.
With no skills and no experience, and a strong tendency to not work, they have a tremendous disadvantage so far as surviving in life. Yet they do survive and thrive. They are certainly not endangered.
Luke 12:24
'Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them.'
The world is made up of lots of types of people. Some are strong and full of hustle. Some are weak and lack an IQ. And there are those who are in between obviously.
But just as God hears the cries of the young ravens, who do not have much in the way of respectable character, and never will, so too, God hears the cries of people who are among the higher valued of creatures.
No creature is so good or so bad, so strong or so weak, so energetic or so lazy, so smart or so dumb, that God sends them to the back of the life support warehouse.
There is a category of grace, which we call common grace, which is equally available to all, regardless of ones character or circumstances.
From the air that we all breathe, to the economy that we all derive our livelihood from, God is there supporting all aspects of life.
The raven is helpless through its own attitude and choice, and yet it is still supported by God.
This does not grant permission to be irresponsible in life, but it demonstrates that God will keep you around despite your lack of commitment to your spiritual life. Ravens have their purpose in life. So do you. It might be nicer if your purpose was to advance in your own spiritual life, rather than simply being historical filler in which God uses you as a stepping stone for someone else.
Psa. 147:9-11
9 He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry. 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The Lord favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. NASB
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Job 38:41
41 Who provideth [kuwn] for the raven [`oreb] his food [tsayid]? when his young ones [yeled] cry [shava`] unto God ['el], they wander [ta`ah] for lack [baliy] of meat ['okel]. KJV-Interlinear
41 'Who prepares for the raven its nourishment, When its young cry to God, And wander about without food? NASB
Ravens are highly intelligent and are probably one of the smartest of birds, but lazy and quarrelsome even though extremely dedicated to their mate. When the young are hatched and ready to fly, they are literally kicked out of the nest and sent into the world to fend for themselves.
With no skills and no experience, and a strong tendency to not work, they have a tremendous disadvantage so far as surviving in life. Yet they do survive and thrive. They are certainly not endangered.
Luke 12:24
'Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them.'
The world is made up of lots of types of people. Some are strong and full of hustle. Some are weak and lack an IQ. And there are those who are in between obviously.
But just as God hears the cries of the young ravens, who do not have much in the way of respectable character, and never will, so too, God hears the cries of people who are among the higher valued of creatures.
No creature is so good or so bad, so strong or so weak, so energetic or so lazy, so smart or so dumb, that God sends them to the back of the life support warehouse.
There is a category of grace, which we call common grace, which is equally available to all, regardless of ones character or circumstances.
From the air that we all breathe, to the economy that we all derive our livelihood from, God is there supporting all aspects of life.
The raven is helpless through its own attitude and choice, and yet it is still supported by God.
This does not grant permission to be irresponsible in life, but it demonstrates that God will keep you around despite your lack of commitment to your spiritual life. Ravens have their purpose in life. So do you. It might be nicer if your purpose was to advance in your own spiritual life, rather than simply being historical filler in which God uses you as a stepping stone for someone else.
Psa. 147:9-11
9 He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry. 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The Lord favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. NASB
Monday, May 19, 2008
Job 38:39-40
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Job 38:39-40
39 Wilt thou hunt [tsuwd] the prey [tereph] for the lion [labiy']? or fill [male'] the appetite [chay] of the young lions [kaphiyr],
40 When they couch [shachach] in their dens [ma`ownah], and abide [yashab] in the covert [cukkah] to [lamow] lie in wait ['ereb]? KJV-Interlinear
39 'Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they crouch in their dens, And lie in wait in their lair? NASB
When God made the animals, He gave them knowledge of the times and the seasons. He gave them knowledge, which we would call instincts so that they could discern their prey and those who would prey upon them. So that they would be able to pursue their prey, eat, and survive, or blend in with their environment and likewise survive by avoiding capture.
Animals were given the power, and cunning, and speed with which to stalk and capture. And not only secure food or safety for themselves, but for their young as well.
Does man have the wherewithal to accomplish these kinds of things? Does man have the ability to see to the needs of every living creature?
And the answer to those questions is, 'No.' Man is barely able to document the many different kinds of animal life, let alone provide for them.
Environmentalists will try as they may to protect this species or that, but everything that man does only serves to further endanger what they wanted to protect as well as placing other related species in unbalanced dangers.
God asks Job, and anyone else who might be listening, if they had the ability to do these things.
Job certainly did not, and we likewise, do not.
Do we have a list yet, of anything which we can do?
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Job 38:39-40
39 Wilt thou hunt [tsuwd] the prey [tereph] for the lion [labiy']? or fill [male'] the appetite [chay] of the young lions [kaphiyr],
40 When they couch [shachach] in their dens [ma`ownah], and abide [yashab] in the covert [cukkah] to [lamow] lie in wait ['ereb]? KJV-Interlinear
39 'Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they crouch in their dens, And lie in wait in their lair? NASB
When God made the animals, He gave them knowledge of the times and the seasons. He gave them knowledge, which we would call instincts so that they could discern their prey and those who would prey upon them. So that they would be able to pursue their prey, eat, and survive, or blend in with their environment and likewise survive by avoiding capture.
Animals were given the power, and cunning, and speed with which to stalk and capture. And not only secure food or safety for themselves, but for their young as well.
Does man have the wherewithal to accomplish these kinds of things? Does man have the ability to see to the needs of every living creature?
And the answer to those questions is, 'No.' Man is barely able to document the many different kinds of animal life, let alone provide for them.
Environmentalists will try as they may to protect this species or that, but everything that man does only serves to further endanger what they wanted to protect as well as placing other related species in unbalanced dangers.
God asks Job, and anyone else who might be listening, if they had the ability to do these things.
Job certainly did not, and we likewise, do not.
Do we have a list yet, of anything which we can do?
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Job 38:37-38
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Job 38:37-38
37 Who can number [caphar] the clouds [shachaq] in wisdom [chokmah]? or who can stay [shakab] the bottles [nebel] of heaven [shamayim],
38 When the dust [`aphar] groweth [yatsaq] into hardness [muwtsaq], and the clods [regeb] cleave fast together [dabaq]? KJV-Interlinear
37 'Who can count the clouds by wisdom, Or tip the water jars of the heavens, 38 When the dust hardens into a mass, And the clods stick together? NASB
If nature were inanimate, or simply occurred by random chance, then its cycle should repeat itself overt and over, again and again, thus becoming predictable.
Water should simply evaporate, rise up in the atmosphere, condense and rain. And it should follow that process over and over again. But, it does not.
Weather has times of famine, and times of torrential rains. Weather has times of inconsistent, seemingly, occurrences. And weather often has times of great timing in history.
We have reviewed history and the weather earlier in this chapter. For example, did you know that just a day prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, that the Enterprise carrier group was due into Pearl, but was delayed because of an unusual storm. That delay had a huge impact on the war.
Anyway, the numbering of the clouds is a reference to the numbers of small particles, which are contained within the clouds. The tiny water particles make up the vastness of the clouds. Can anyone count those tiny particle components in any cloud, even a small one? And of course, no one can do that. Even in our current day of advanced technology.
The bottles of heaven, represents the vast water resources in heaven, that when tipped over, spill out their contents, thus causing rain. This is symbolic of course. But it is God who counts the particles to their exact number, and then causes the rain when the number He desires, is reached.
Continuing from the previous verses, nature operates from an intelligent state, not from a haphazard or inanimate routine. God is of course the intelligence behind the function of nature, but also remember the lightning being summoned, 'You called for me Sir?' back in verse 35.
The dust hardening and clods sticking together, is a famine, or a region that lacks rain.
This occurs repeatedly throughout history. What does man do? He usually prays. And why? Because it is God who brings the rain.
This idea of God controlling weather is not new. It is still believed today, although most folks who pray, pray out of distress. They may not actually believe that God will bring the rain, but prayer is often used as a last resort, or out of helplessness. And, that is exactly what man is - helpless.
And that is exactly the point of all of these verses. God controls everything. So where is mans trust?
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Job 38:37-38
37 Who can number [caphar] the clouds [shachaq] in wisdom [chokmah]? or who can stay [shakab] the bottles [nebel] of heaven [shamayim],
38 When the dust [`aphar] groweth [yatsaq] into hardness [muwtsaq], and the clods [regeb] cleave fast together [dabaq]? KJV-Interlinear
37 'Who can count the clouds by wisdom, Or tip the water jars of the heavens, 38 When the dust hardens into a mass, And the clods stick together? NASB
If nature were inanimate, or simply occurred by random chance, then its cycle should repeat itself overt and over, again and again, thus becoming predictable.
Water should simply evaporate, rise up in the atmosphere, condense and rain. And it should follow that process over and over again. But, it does not.
Weather has times of famine, and times of torrential rains. Weather has times of inconsistent, seemingly, occurrences. And weather often has times of great timing in history.
We have reviewed history and the weather earlier in this chapter. For example, did you know that just a day prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, that the Enterprise carrier group was due into Pearl, but was delayed because of an unusual storm. That delay had a huge impact on the war.
Anyway, the numbering of the clouds is a reference to the numbers of small particles, which are contained within the clouds. The tiny water particles make up the vastness of the clouds. Can anyone count those tiny particle components in any cloud, even a small one? And of course, no one can do that. Even in our current day of advanced technology.
The bottles of heaven, represents the vast water resources in heaven, that when tipped over, spill out their contents, thus causing rain. This is symbolic of course. But it is God who counts the particles to their exact number, and then causes the rain when the number He desires, is reached.
Continuing from the previous verses, nature operates from an intelligent state, not from a haphazard or inanimate routine. God is of course the intelligence behind the function of nature, but also remember the lightning being summoned, 'You called for me Sir?' back in verse 35.
The dust hardening and clods sticking together, is a famine, or a region that lacks rain.
This occurs repeatedly throughout history. What does man do? He usually prays. And why? Because it is God who brings the rain.
This idea of God controlling weather is not new. It is still believed today, although most folks who pray, pray out of distress. They may not actually believe that God will bring the rain, but prayer is often used as a last resort, or out of helplessness. And, that is exactly what man is - helpless.
And that is exactly the point of all of these verses. God controls everything. So where is mans trust?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Job 38:36
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Job 38:36
36 Who hath put [shiyth] wisdom [chokmah] in the inward parts [tuwchah]? or who hath given [nathan] understanding [biynah] to the heart [sekviy]? KJV-Interlinear
36 'Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, Or has given understanding to the mind? NASB
Where does wisdom reside? Where does understanding reside? Where does knowledge reside? And how do each of these get there?
In your existence, there are three lives. There is biological life, human life, and eternal life. Each of these reside in a vessel. Biological life resides in the physical human body. Human life resides in the human soul. Eternal life resides in the human spirit.
We are all born with biological life and at birth, God imputes human life along with its soul, into our physical body. This soul life replaces the umbilical cord channeled life support, which was cut off when we were born.
Without soul life, the body would be dead. What happens at the point of death? The soul leaves the body behind and lifeless. The soul leaves this world bound for the hereafter.
Where is the intelligence of the person? It is in the soul. Intelligence does not remain in the brain. The brain is a biological component and decays along with the rest of the body when the soul departs.
The brain certainly is a link between the physical body and the soul, but the brain is not the life of the person. And certainly when the brain ages or misfires, that link between ones intelligence and that which is usable in this life, is diminished.
Who invented the human body? Who invented the human soul? Who designed their interactive function?
And here we learn that it is God who is responsible for the learning mechanism, which places wisdom and understanding into the person.
Man did not design himself. Man did not declare his IQ nor plan for it prior to his own birth.
God certainly gave man volition, and we all have the right to make our own choices, but we do not have control over the learning process within the brain let alone the soul. We don't even know how exactly, the brain works. And, we cannot even see or detect or measure the human soul.
Just having any ability to learn and discern and reason, is courtesy of the grace of God. Otherwise you would be no better off than an animal whose life is restricted to the blood, Lev. 17:11, or the biological.
The soul of the human being makes all the difference.
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Job 38:36
36 Who hath put [shiyth] wisdom [chokmah] in the inward parts [tuwchah]? or who hath given [nathan] understanding [biynah] to the heart [sekviy]? KJV-Interlinear
36 'Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, Or has given understanding to the mind? NASB
Where does wisdom reside? Where does understanding reside? Where does knowledge reside? And how do each of these get there?
In your existence, there are three lives. There is biological life, human life, and eternal life. Each of these reside in a vessel. Biological life resides in the physical human body. Human life resides in the human soul. Eternal life resides in the human spirit.
We are all born with biological life and at birth, God imputes human life along with its soul, into our physical body. This soul life replaces the umbilical cord channeled life support, which was cut off when we were born.
Without soul life, the body would be dead. What happens at the point of death? The soul leaves the body behind and lifeless. The soul leaves this world bound for the hereafter.
Where is the intelligence of the person? It is in the soul. Intelligence does not remain in the brain. The brain is a biological component and decays along with the rest of the body when the soul departs.
The brain certainly is a link between the physical body and the soul, but the brain is not the life of the person. And certainly when the brain ages or misfires, that link between ones intelligence and that which is usable in this life, is diminished.
Who invented the human body? Who invented the human soul? Who designed their interactive function?
And here we learn that it is God who is responsible for the learning mechanism, which places wisdom and understanding into the person.
Man did not design himself. Man did not declare his IQ nor plan for it prior to his own birth.
God certainly gave man volition, and we all have the right to make our own choices, but we do not have control over the learning process within the brain let alone the soul. We don't even know how exactly, the brain works. And, we cannot even see or detect or measure the human soul.
Just having any ability to learn and discern and reason, is courtesy of the grace of God. Otherwise you would be no better off than an animal whose life is restricted to the blood, Lev. 17:11, or the biological.
The soul of the human being makes all the difference.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Job 38:34-35
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Job 38:34-35
34 Canst thou lift up [ruwm] thy voice [qowl] to the clouds [`ab], that abundance [shiph`ah] of waters [mayim] may cover [kacah] thee?
35 Canst thou send [shalach] lightnings [baraq], that they may go [yalak], and say ['amar] unto thee, Here we are? KJV-Interlinear
34 'Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water may cover you? 35 'Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, 'Here we are'? NASB
There will always be skeptics out there, and there will always be charlatans trying to deceive and separate you from your money and/or freedoms.
And here is to all of the would be rain makers, or those who presume that they can command the lightning.
So, raise your glasses high and salute to the heavens. Command as you may, but all you'll get is whatever is in your glass, and nothing more.
No rain dances, no incantations, no sacrifices of virgins or babies to the rain gods. No storm dances, no wishes of evil on ones enemies, no voodoo etc. None of these, and we will add to the list, nothing of human imagination or act can cause, alter, change, prevent, force or do anything to the various activities of nature.
These are all under Gods control, and no one else's.
These verses signify the absolute control over the things of nature, and the things of this universe, which God maintains for Himself. God is sovereign.
Raise your arms, call on the wind, do whatever it is that you believe is within your power and you will accomplish nothing.
Do anything, apart from Gods will, that is to say, do anything from the perspective of mans own effort and work, and nothing will be accomplished. Nothing that is except a tendency toward screwing things up more.
Whenever man attempts to regulate nature, or anything, which is beyond his realm, then the results will be to throw one imbalance after another into the scheme of things which God has already made provision for.
Your own life is the best example that anyone can come up with. Trying to do anything on your own, outside of Gods will for your life, will end up in futility. The biggest trouble with all of this is that you will never discover it until you have died and gone before the Lord, and then, your understanding will be very real to you. But too late, of course.
These things are close to home. But man cannot command the lightning, cannot bring it into his own hand as an obedient dog, and command it. Man cannot command the rain to begin or to stop, nor control its overall output.
This past winter, the snow fall in the mountains is three-hundred to five-hundred percent above average. Why is that? What caused it?
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Job 38:34-35
34 Canst thou lift up [ruwm] thy voice [qowl] to the clouds [`ab], that abundance [shiph`ah] of waters [mayim] may cover [kacah] thee?
35 Canst thou send [shalach] lightnings [baraq], that they may go [yalak], and say ['amar] unto thee, Here we are? KJV-Interlinear
34 'Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water may cover you? 35 'Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, 'Here we are'? NASB
There will always be skeptics out there, and there will always be charlatans trying to deceive and separate you from your money and/or freedoms.
And here is to all of the would be rain makers, or those who presume that they can command the lightning.
So, raise your glasses high and salute to the heavens. Command as you may, but all you'll get is whatever is in your glass, and nothing more.
No rain dances, no incantations, no sacrifices of virgins or babies to the rain gods. No storm dances, no wishes of evil on ones enemies, no voodoo etc. None of these, and we will add to the list, nothing of human imagination or act can cause, alter, change, prevent, force or do anything to the various activities of nature.
These are all under Gods control, and no one else's.
These verses signify the absolute control over the things of nature, and the things of this universe, which God maintains for Himself. God is sovereign.
Raise your arms, call on the wind, do whatever it is that you believe is within your power and you will accomplish nothing.
Do anything, apart from Gods will, that is to say, do anything from the perspective of mans own effort and work, and nothing will be accomplished. Nothing that is except a tendency toward screwing things up more.
Whenever man attempts to regulate nature, or anything, which is beyond his realm, then the results will be to throw one imbalance after another into the scheme of things which God has already made provision for.
Your own life is the best example that anyone can come up with. Trying to do anything on your own, outside of Gods will for your life, will end up in futility. The biggest trouble with all of this is that you will never discover it until you have died and gone before the Lord, and then, your understanding will be very real to you. But too late, of course.
These things are close to home. But man cannot command the lightning, cannot bring it into his own hand as an obedient dog, and command it. Man cannot command the rain to begin or to stop, nor control its overall output.
This past winter, the snow fall in the mountains is three-hundred to five-hundred percent above average. Why is that? What caused it?
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Job 38:31-33
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Job 38:31-33
31 Canst thou bind [qashar] the sweet influences [ma`adannah] of Pleiades [Kiymah], or loose [pathach] the bands [mowshakah] of Orion [Kaciyl]?
32 Canst thou bring forth [yatsa'] Mazzaroth [mazzarah] in his season [`eth]? or canst thou guide [nachah] Arcturus [`Ayish] with his sons [ben]?
33 Knowest [yada`] thou the ordinances [chuqqah] of heaven [shamayim]? canst thou set [suwm] the dominion [mishtar] thereof in the earth ['erets]? KJV-Interlinear
31 'Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion? 32 'Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites? 33 'Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or fix their rule over the earth? NASB
Pleiades is the constellation that announces the beginning of spring. Orion is the constellation which ushers in the beginning of winter.
Bear is the Big Dipper or Arcturus, or Ursa Major as it is called, rotates around the North Polar region as though an invisible finger is stirring, from above, the stars around in a circle. Her satellites are the stars of her tail which she appears to lead around the heavens.
The constellations, or 'mazzarah' in the plural, is a reference to the many and various constellations that appear throughout the year, in their respective seasons.
And finally the 'ordinances of the heavens,' and their relationship (rule over) with planet earth covers all of the probably infinite rules and laws, and principles, which we have discovered in science, that seem to be operating in this universe.
From the weather and things common to our everyday lives, to the vast infinity of the universe, what is it that man has command over?
We cannot place the stars. We cannot arrange the stars. We cannot guide their movement or time of appearance.
And yet the seven stars of Pleiades, the twelve points of the zodiac or constellations, the timing of their appearance in the four seasons of this earth, let alone their interactions between themselves as well as this planet, is a subject that even today, far exceeds mans knowledge.
Theories galore attempt to explain all of these things. Whether simple coincidence or mans imagination, this list is an endless one.
However, there is one undisputable fact explained here. That God has established a relationship between the stars and this planet earth. Though we presume that this relationship is one of timing, of compass related charting, and so forth, here God states that the entire universe is out there because of us, and for no other reason.
These stars do not provide signs of seasons, and other things, for any other planet in this entire universe. We alone are special. That is their relationship, their rule, specifically with earth.
Before man existed, God prepared a place for us to live out this first phase of our lives. That is our physical life here on this earth.
God designed the universe in all of its vastness and complexities from black holes to neutron stars, to the constellation arrangements. God designed our planet with all of its complexities. God designed our physical bodies with all of our complex bodily functions.
God has gone to great lengths, most of which we have yet to discover, in order to prepare for each one of us, this 'temporary' home. And emphasize that this is a temporary home. Imagine what the next home, the permanent one in eternity, will be like. Actually, that is probably beyond our imagination capabilities.
So, what can man do that would be better than what God has already done? What can you do with your life, that God has not already made provision for?
If man cannot control or even influence his own immediate environment, how can he have any affect on the universe?
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Job 38:31-33
31 Canst thou bind [qashar] the sweet influences [ma`adannah] of Pleiades [Kiymah], or loose [pathach] the bands [mowshakah] of Orion [Kaciyl]?
32 Canst thou bring forth [yatsa'] Mazzaroth [mazzarah] in his season [`eth]? or canst thou guide [nachah] Arcturus [`Ayish] with his sons [ben]?
33 Knowest [yada`] thou the ordinances [chuqqah] of heaven [shamayim]? canst thou set [suwm] the dominion [mishtar] thereof in the earth ['erets]? KJV-Interlinear
31 'Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion? 32 'Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites? 33 'Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or fix their rule over the earth? NASB
Pleiades is the constellation that announces the beginning of spring. Orion is the constellation which ushers in the beginning of winter.
Bear is the Big Dipper or Arcturus, or Ursa Major as it is called, rotates around the North Polar region as though an invisible finger is stirring, from above, the stars around in a circle. Her satellites are the stars of her tail which she appears to lead around the heavens.
The constellations, or 'mazzarah' in the plural, is a reference to the many and various constellations that appear throughout the year, in their respective seasons.
And finally the 'ordinances of the heavens,' and their relationship (rule over) with planet earth covers all of the probably infinite rules and laws, and principles, which we have discovered in science, that seem to be operating in this universe.
From the weather and things common to our everyday lives, to the vast infinity of the universe, what is it that man has command over?
We cannot place the stars. We cannot arrange the stars. We cannot guide their movement or time of appearance.
And yet the seven stars of Pleiades, the twelve points of the zodiac or constellations, the timing of their appearance in the four seasons of this earth, let alone their interactions between themselves as well as this planet, is a subject that even today, far exceeds mans knowledge.
Theories galore attempt to explain all of these things. Whether simple coincidence or mans imagination, this list is an endless one.
However, there is one undisputable fact explained here. That God has established a relationship between the stars and this planet earth. Though we presume that this relationship is one of timing, of compass related charting, and so forth, here God states that the entire universe is out there because of us, and for no other reason.
These stars do not provide signs of seasons, and other things, for any other planet in this entire universe. We alone are special. That is their relationship, their rule, specifically with earth.
Before man existed, God prepared a place for us to live out this first phase of our lives. That is our physical life here on this earth.
God designed the universe in all of its vastness and complexities from black holes to neutron stars, to the constellation arrangements. God designed our planet with all of its complexities. God designed our physical bodies with all of our complex bodily functions.
God has gone to great lengths, most of which we have yet to discover, in order to prepare for each one of us, this 'temporary' home. And emphasize that this is a temporary home. Imagine what the next home, the permanent one in eternity, will be like. Actually, that is probably beyond our imagination capabilities.
So, what can man do that would be better than what God has already done? What can you do with your life, that God has not already made provision for?
If man cannot control or even influence his own immediate environment, how can he have any affect on the universe?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Job 38:28-30
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Job 38:28-30
28 Hath [yesh] the rain [matar] a father ['ab]? or who hath begotten [yalad] the drops ['egel] of dew [tal]?
29 Out of whose womb [beten] came [yatsa'] the ice [qerach]? and the hoary frost [kaphowr] of heaven [shamayim], who hath gendered [yalad] it?
30 The waters [mayim] are hid [chaba'] as with a stone ['eben], and the face [paniym] of the deep [tahowm] is frozen [lakad]. KJV-Interlinear
28 'Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? 29 'From whose womb has come the ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth? 30 'Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned. NASB
Do the rain and dew have some form of father? Does the ice have some form of mother?
Is there some form of begetting or bearing found in the formation of the various weather components?
And the answer to these questions is, 'No.'
There is no method in science, in nature, in history, and especially in evolution (for this is what is in view here), that came together either by chance or by accident, which produced the various effects of the weather around us.
There is no big bang, no natural phenomena, nothing except the absolute will of God, which brought anything, especially the weather, into being.
Man did not cause the weather. Man does not have any impact on the weather. And this point is important here. Man cannot alter the weather in any way whatsoever.
The things that alter weather are earthquakes, volcanoes, solar sun activity, and such things. Mans obsession on his contribution to the planets climate, is absolutely ludicrous. Even most studies in our current day, show that mans contribution to the planets climate is well under one or two percent, and that is a cumulative guesstimate number from centuries of human history.
Even the past year has ended up being one of the coldest of years for the past century. Totally different from what folks expected. And yet the media and consensus of the day is that the planet is headed for a warming to the detriment of us all. If it is stated often enough, then it must be true. If people hear it often enough, then they have a tendency to believe it without proof.
But such is the nature of people who cannot discern between fact and propaganda. Such is the nature of people who lack Bible doctrine. And I know that there will most likely be those who disagree with me, and that is fine, too. But how is it that in the Tribulation, which is still future, that all forms of weather will be occurring at once?
The whole point of this chapter is that God controls the weather, not chance, not activity of nature, not the activity of man, not some other created or accidental force.
We already know that God does not do things by chance or through spontaneity of emotion. Everything in history is by design and related to attitude toward Him.
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Job 38:28-30
28 Hath [yesh] the rain [matar] a father ['ab]? or who hath begotten [yalad] the drops ['egel] of dew [tal]?
29 Out of whose womb [beten] came [yatsa'] the ice [qerach]? and the hoary frost [kaphowr] of heaven [shamayim], who hath gendered [yalad] it?
30 The waters [mayim] are hid [chaba'] as with a stone ['eben], and the face [paniym] of the deep [tahowm] is frozen [lakad]. KJV-Interlinear
28 'Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? 29 'From whose womb has come the ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth? 30 'Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned. NASB
Do the rain and dew have some form of father? Does the ice have some form of mother?
Is there some form of begetting or bearing found in the formation of the various weather components?
And the answer to these questions is, 'No.'
There is no method in science, in nature, in history, and especially in evolution (for this is what is in view here), that came together either by chance or by accident, which produced the various effects of the weather around us.
There is no big bang, no natural phenomena, nothing except the absolute will of God, which brought anything, especially the weather, into being.
Man did not cause the weather. Man does not have any impact on the weather. And this point is important here. Man cannot alter the weather in any way whatsoever.
The things that alter weather are earthquakes, volcanoes, solar sun activity, and such things. Mans obsession on his contribution to the planets climate, is absolutely ludicrous. Even most studies in our current day, show that mans contribution to the planets climate is well under one or two percent, and that is a cumulative guesstimate number from centuries of human history.
Even the past year has ended up being one of the coldest of years for the past century. Totally different from what folks expected. And yet the media and consensus of the day is that the planet is headed for a warming to the detriment of us all. If it is stated often enough, then it must be true. If people hear it often enough, then they have a tendency to believe it without proof.
But such is the nature of people who cannot discern between fact and propaganda. Such is the nature of people who lack Bible doctrine. And I know that there will most likely be those who disagree with me, and that is fine, too. But how is it that in the Tribulation, which is still future, that all forms of weather will be occurring at once?
The whole point of this chapter is that God controls the weather, not chance, not activity of nature, not the activity of man, not some other created or accidental force.
We already know that God does not do things by chance or through spontaneity of emotion. Everything in history is by design and related to attitude toward Him.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Job 38:25-27
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Job 38:25-27
25 Who hath divided [palag] a watercourse [ta`alah] for the overflowing of waters [sheteph], or a way [derek] for the lightning [chaziyz] of thunder [qowl];
26 To cause it to rain [matar] on the earth ['erets], where no man ['iysh] is; on the wilderness [midbar], wherein there is no man ['adam];
27 To satisfy [saba`] the desolate [show'] and waste [mashow'ah] ground; and to cause the bud [mowtsa'] of the tender herb [deshe'] to spring forth [tsamach]? KJV-Interlinear
25 'Who has cleft a channel for the flood, Or a way for the thunderbolt; 26 To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it, 27 To satisfy the waste and desolate land, And to make the seeds of grass to sprout? NASB
And as for the function of the weather, the rain, the lightning and so forth. Who is it that directs their path? Who decides the where and when's of their activity? How is the quantity and location of the rain decided?
Why doesn't water simply evaporate and then condense, and then fall all at once, and more or less immediately?
How is it that the rain is carried for miles, even thousands of miles, to the many regions of the planet before it falls back to the ground? Why does the rain sometimes fall in one place and not another? Why does the rain seem to fall onto pockets, or in limited areas?
Who establishes the path of the rain? Who establishes the path of the lightning?
Does the weather activity, among other things, follow some form of design, direction, or plan, from some other force? Perhaps even an intelligent force? Or does it all simply happen haphazardly or randomly?
Does the weather exist only where people live, or does it occur in places where people are not? When a tree falls in the woods, does it make any sound? Even when you are not there to hear it?
The whole point, of these questions, is that God controls every aspect of the weather. And in your life, God controls every aspect, except for your decisions, and even then, He saw your thoughts and decisions in eternity past, so He was able to make perfect provision for every aspect in your life. Provisions, which are compatible with your choices, your environment, with your circumstances, with your chosen pattern of lifestyle and so forth.
God not only makes provision for humanity as a whole, for you as an individual, but He also makes provision for everything in this universe, even where people do not exist. Whether the middle of the desert, or the forest, or the ocean, where no one lives or passes by, God is there maintaining all that is there.
There is no place where God does not control. There is no place where God does not exist.
Nothing is ever overlooked, nor is there anything for which provision was not made. Nothing will ever get too hot, or too cold. The planet will always be here and maintained, so long as man has a history on it. Once mans history is completed, then God (and man) will have no further use for this planet or this universe for that matter.
Jesus Christ controls history.
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Job 38:25-27
25 Who hath divided [palag] a watercourse [ta`alah] for the overflowing of waters [sheteph], or a way [derek] for the lightning [chaziyz] of thunder [qowl];
26 To cause it to rain [matar] on the earth ['erets], where no man ['iysh] is; on the wilderness [midbar], wherein there is no man ['adam];
27 To satisfy [saba`] the desolate [show'] and waste [mashow'ah] ground; and to cause the bud [mowtsa'] of the tender herb [deshe'] to spring forth [tsamach]? KJV-Interlinear
25 'Who has cleft a channel for the flood, Or a way for the thunderbolt; 26 To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it, 27 To satisfy the waste and desolate land, And to make the seeds of grass to sprout? NASB
And as for the function of the weather, the rain, the lightning and so forth. Who is it that directs their path? Who decides the where and when's of their activity? How is the quantity and location of the rain decided?
Why doesn't water simply evaporate and then condense, and then fall all at once, and more or less immediately?
How is it that the rain is carried for miles, even thousands of miles, to the many regions of the planet before it falls back to the ground? Why does the rain sometimes fall in one place and not another? Why does the rain seem to fall onto pockets, or in limited areas?
Who establishes the path of the rain? Who establishes the path of the lightning?
Does the weather activity, among other things, follow some form of design, direction, or plan, from some other force? Perhaps even an intelligent force? Or does it all simply happen haphazardly or randomly?
Does the weather exist only where people live, or does it occur in places where people are not? When a tree falls in the woods, does it make any sound? Even when you are not there to hear it?
The whole point, of these questions, is that God controls every aspect of the weather. And in your life, God controls every aspect, except for your decisions, and even then, He saw your thoughts and decisions in eternity past, so He was able to make perfect provision for every aspect in your life. Provisions, which are compatible with your choices, your environment, with your circumstances, with your chosen pattern of lifestyle and so forth.
God not only makes provision for humanity as a whole, for you as an individual, but He also makes provision for everything in this universe, even where people do not exist. Whether the middle of the desert, or the forest, or the ocean, where no one lives or passes by, God is there maintaining all that is there.
There is no place where God does not control. There is no place where God does not exist.
Nothing is ever overlooked, nor is there anything for which provision was not made. Nothing will ever get too hot, or too cold. The planet will always be here and maintained, so long as man has a history on it. Once mans history is completed, then God (and man) will have no further use for this planet or this universe for that matter.
Jesus Christ controls history.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Job 38:22-24
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Job 38:22-24
22 Hast thou entered [bow'] into the treasures ['owtsar] of the snow [sheleg]? or hast thou seen [ra'ah] the treasures ['owtsar] of the hail [barad],
23 Which I have reserved [chasak] against the time [`eth] of trouble [tsar], against the day [yowm] of battle [qarab] and war [milchamah]?
24 By what ['ay] way [derek] is the light ['owr] parted [chalaq], which scattereth [puwts] the east wind [qadiym] upon the earth ['erets]? KJV-Interlinear
22 'Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, 23 Which I have reserved for the time of distress, For the day of war and battle? 24 'Where is the way that the light is divided, Or the east wind scattered on the earth? NASB
As if you have not yet figured the weather out yet, here is but another in a list of examples by which God uses the weather, the sunlight, the various things in life, to control the progress and processes of history.
If you have any sort of education under your belt, or if you have ever watched the History Channel, then you have seen all of the many examples of bad weather, as well as many other circumstances, that have turned history on its ear.
The Norsemen discovered the upper North American coast, but the extreme cold, possibly brought on by volcanic activity in the 500's A.D. sent them back to Europe. That little ice age, caused masses of peoples to migrate throughout Europe.
Arid weather pushed peoples out of the Mesopotamian region to the four points of the compass.
A search for a short route to the Far East caused the later discovery of the New World.
Abundant furs caused a massive migration to the New World.
The discovery of gold caused massive migrations to the many regions where gold was discovered.
Wars were often times decided because of bad weather. World War II Germany fighting Russia would be a good example of extreme winter weather that halted a certain German victory.
Throughout time, weather, resources, social ills, diseases, and more, have served to direct the course of human history.
And here is Gods very own explanation of how something as simple as snow or hail, are in reality, used by Himself, to serve His historical will.
Probably the most common and known example of this concept, are the ten plagues which brought about the release of the Israelites from their slavery to Egypt and Pharaoh.
And as we have mentioned before, all of this global warming issue that is making its way around the news media, and seems to be selling almost everyone now, is really a hoax as far as to its cause.
However, that said, there is one truth to the global warming story. It is caused by humanity but not for the reasons stated in the news. Spiritual deficiency is the cause, not the use of fossil fuels. One volcano eruption can produce more atmospheric pollution than all of the human activity in all of history combined.
And even though we all know that, who will accept it?
And we get back to the question of these verses. Where does the snow start? Where does the hail start? And by that is meant, how are the volumes of snowfall and the locations of hail, determined?
And we add one more question to those above. Were does light get its start, but more important, how is light perpetuated?
We all know how a bicycle runs. We push the pedals with our feet and that turns a chain, which turns on gears which turns the wheels and so forth. We all know how the internal combustion engine works. The fuel is inserted into the valve, and ignited by a spark, which pushes the pistons, which turn the rods, which turn the flywheel, which turns the gears in the transmission, and so forth back to the wheels.
But light, how does it move. A flash or explosion causes the light. A battery causes the glowing of light, but what propels the light along at such a great speed. Light moves at well over 186,000 miles a second. We can't make a car go that fast, or even a rocket. So how can a little battery send light out of a flashlight at such a great speed?
We can come up with many scientific explanations as to how snow and hail form, and we can even come up with explanations regarding light, but how was the earth shrouded in darkness in Genesis 1, and then suddenly bathed in light. Was the sun out, and then God lit it with a huge match? Was there a cloud of dust floating through space, blocking the sunlight?
How is it that the oil reserves, the gold deposits, the location of the continents even their number (7), the timing of weather patterns throughout history, came to be when and where they are?
We recently studied the Tribulation in our study of Revelation. It is at that future time in history, that the most extreme weather will occur. Why then? Why not before?
Why will all of the earths severe weather suddenly come to a halt at the Second Advent, and perfect weather will continue for a thousand years from that moment on?
In the universities around the world, history professors continue to search for the answer to the interpretation of history. And that interpretation has been right before us all for as long as man has existed on this planet.
Jesus Christ is the only interpretation of history. As goes mans attitude toward Christ, so goes history.
A positive attitude produces blessing and prosperity. A negative attitude produces distress and disaster.
The existence of snow and hail are not controlled by natural phenomena alone, but by the will of God, and they are used at His pleasure for determining the direction of history.
Today, China is getting hammered by earthquakes. The other day it was Burma that was hammered by a massive storm. We experience storms and disasters every year, somewhere in each of our respective countries.
One would think that people would get wise to all of this repetition, but then people do not accept that it is God who is behind all of this activity. People ignore God, as a general rule, anyway. And so the repetition continues.
And finally the wind. We cannot see it, so we cannot determine its source or its destination. No one can follow any component of air throughout the world, and yet air is the most common denominator for all of our lives.
We can only begin to predict weather as we see it developing. Through radar and satellites we can see and measure the high and low pressure areas and cloud patterns, but only after they begin forming. Prior to their formation, we are clueless. Otherwise we could accurately predict the weather for weeks, months, or years into the future. But a few days is the best we can do and even that is a tough call.
Hummm, how then can we predict global changes decades in advance, when we cannot even predict the current weather accurately? Do you know what will occur in this next hurricane season?
All of life is a classroom. We can either learn from it, or fail.
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Job 38:22-24
22 Hast thou entered [bow'] into the treasures ['owtsar] of the snow [sheleg]? or hast thou seen [ra'ah] the treasures ['owtsar] of the hail [barad],
23 Which I have reserved [chasak] against the time [`eth] of trouble [tsar], against the day [yowm] of battle [qarab] and war [milchamah]?
24 By what ['ay] way [derek] is the light ['owr] parted [chalaq], which scattereth [puwts] the east wind [qadiym] upon the earth ['erets]? KJV-Interlinear
22 'Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, 23 Which I have reserved for the time of distress, For the day of war and battle? 24 'Where is the way that the light is divided, Or the east wind scattered on the earth? NASB
As if you have not yet figured the weather out yet, here is but another in a list of examples by which God uses the weather, the sunlight, the various things in life, to control the progress and processes of history.
If you have any sort of education under your belt, or if you have ever watched the History Channel, then you have seen all of the many examples of bad weather, as well as many other circumstances, that have turned history on its ear.
The Norsemen discovered the upper North American coast, but the extreme cold, possibly brought on by volcanic activity in the 500's A.D. sent them back to Europe. That little ice age, caused masses of peoples to migrate throughout Europe.
Arid weather pushed peoples out of the Mesopotamian region to the four points of the compass.
A search for a short route to the Far East caused the later discovery of the New World.
Abundant furs caused a massive migration to the New World.
The discovery of gold caused massive migrations to the many regions where gold was discovered.
Wars were often times decided because of bad weather. World War II Germany fighting Russia would be a good example of extreme winter weather that halted a certain German victory.
Throughout time, weather, resources, social ills, diseases, and more, have served to direct the course of human history.
And here is Gods very own explanation of how something as simple as snow or hail, are in reality, used by Himself, to serve His historical will.
Probably the most common and known example of this concept, are the ten plagues which brought about the release of the Israelites from their slavery to Egypt and Pharaoh.
And as we have mentioned before, all of this global warming issue that is making its way around the news media, and seems to be selling almost everyone now, is really a hoax as far as to its cause.
However, that said, there is one truth to the global warming story. It is caused by humanity but not for the reasons stated in the news. Spiritual deficiency is the cause, not the use of fossil fuels. One volcano eruption can produce more atmospheric pollution than all of the human activity in all of history combined.
And even though we all know that, who will accept it?
And we get back to the question of these verses. Where does the snow start? Where does the hail start? And by that is meant, how are the volumes of snowfall and the locations of hail, determined?
And we add one more question to those above. Were does light get its start, but more important, how is light perpetuated?
We all know how a bicycle runs. We push the pedals with our feet and that turns a chain, which turns on gears which turns the wheels and so forth. We all know how the internal combustion engine works. The fuel is inserted into the valve, and ignited by a spark, which pushes the pistons, which turn the rods, which turn the flywheel, which turns the gears in the transmission, and so forth back to the wheels.
But light, how does it move. A flash or explosion causes the light. A battery causes the glowing of light, but what propels the light along at such a great speed. Light moves at well over 186,000 miles a second. We can't make a car go that fast, or even a rocket. So how can a little battery send light out of a flashlight at such a great speed?
We can come up with many scientific explanations as to how snow and hail form, and we can even come up with explanations regarding light, but how was the earth shrouded in darkness in Genesis 1, and then suddenly bathed in light. Was the sun out, and then God lit it with a huge match? Was there a cloud of dust floating through space, blocking the sunlight?
How is it that the oil reserves, the gold deposits, the location of the continents even their number (7), the timing of weather patterns throughout history, came to be when and where they are?
We recently studied the Tribulation in our study of Revelation. It is at that future time in history, that the most extreme weather will occur. Why then? Why not before?
Why will all of the earths severe weather suddenly come to a halt at the Second Advent, and perfect weather will continue for a thousand years from that moment on?
In the universities around the world, history professors continue to search for the answer to the interpretation of history. And that interpretation has been right before us all for as long as man has existed on this planet.
Jesus Christ is the only interpretation of history. As goes mans attitude toward Christ, so goes history.
A positive attitude produces blessing and prosperity. A negative attitude produces distress and disaster.
The existence of snow and hail are not controlled by natural phenomena alone, but by the will of God, and they are used at His pleasure for determining the direction of history.
Today, China is getting hammered by earthquakes. The other day it was Burma that was hammered by a massive storm. We experience storms and disasters every year, somewhere in each of our respective countries.
One would think that people would get wise to all of this repetition, but then people do not accept that it is God who is behind all of this activity. People ignore God, as a general rule, anyway. And so the repetition continues.
And finally the wind. We cannot see it, so we cannot determine its source or its destination. No one can follow any component of air throughout the world, and yet air is the most common denominator for all of our lives.
We can only begin to predict weather as we see it developing. Through radar and satellites we can see and measure the high and low pressure areas and cloud patterns, but only after they begin forming. Prior to their formation, we are clueless. Otherwise we could accurately predict the weather for weeks, months, or years into the future. But a few days is the best we can do and even that is a tough call.
Hummm, how then can we predict global changes decades in advance, when we cannot even predict the current weather accurately? Do you know what will occur in this next hurricane season?
All of life is a classroom. We can either learn from it, or fail.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Job 38:19-21
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Job 38:19-21
19 Where is the way [derek] where light ['owr] dwelleth [shakan]? and as for darkness [choshek], where is the place [maqowm] thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take [laqach] it to the bound [gabuwl] thereof, and that thou shouldest know [biyn] the paths [nathiyb] to the house [bayith] thereof?
21 Knowest [yada`] thou it, because thou wast then born [yalad]? or because the number [micpar] of thy days [yowm] is great [rab]? KJV-Interlinear
19 'Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, 20 That you may take it to its territory, And that you may discern the paths to its home? 21 'You know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great! NASB
God inserts a little irony into His comments. Since Job is so old, for Job must have been over a hundred years old by now, then he must know all there is to know about anything and everything. Of course we do not know Jobs exact age at this point in time. That information is never revealed.
But since Job is so old (here is the irony), he must be as old as God, and therefore most certainly knows the answers to anything and everything.
In our day, we can say that mankind has been around nearly as long as God has lived. Our history since Adam has been approximately 6000 years and counting. So, given that amount of time on the planet, man most certainly has come up with all of the answers to everything. Right? And of course this is a little jab at mans lack of history when compared to eternity.
I will tentatively suggest that the celebrations following this Novembers elections, may very well turn to tears of sorrow not too long thereafter, and for only one reason. Not because of the people who are going to be elected, but because the nation and the world seems to be slipping deeper and deeper into a spiritually negative pit.
God asks the obvious question again. Where does light come from? Where does it go at dusk?
Can you go to light or to the darkness and escort it to its various destinations? Can you preserve light? Can you support its existence and perpetuate it along its way?
And in other words, light represents truth. Darkness represents the absence of truth. Can man monitor truth? Can man find the source of truth? Can man escort truth on its way through life?
And of course man has had many thousands of years to demonstrate his abilities in promoting truth, and what have we to show for it all? Well, we have many empires that have come and gone. We have had many nations that have come and gone. We have had many peoples that have run off to uncharted territories in order to escape persecution. We have had many fall into the classes of the unemployed, the sick and the feeble, the persecuted, and the unfairly treated, the cheated, and this list goes on and on.
Never before in history have there been so many opinions and views and philosophies and differences, than we have today. And we know the answers?
Well, the obvious answer to Gods question is, 'No, humanity does not have the answers.'
We have never had the answers, and we never will. That is, we will never have the answers to life, apart from access to God.
The youth of today say what the youth have said in every decade before them. 'It is the 21st century.' 'It is 2008.' As though these latter dates in history carry some meaning of superiority to former generations.
And guess what, the generation of the Rapture will be the absolute last generation in our dispensation, the one immediately prior to the Tribulation, and the seven years of the Tribulation will be the worst of the worst in all of human history, even though it will have the greatest of all of the technologies ever.
So the calendar of human history has absolutely nothing to do with wisdom. In fact, the more knowledge we accumulate, the further we seem to get from truth.
Where does the light come from? From the flow of electrons, from the sun, and is that as far as mans search goes? Is there nothing more?
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Job 38:19-21
19 Where is the way [derek] where light ['owr] dwelleth [shakan]? and as for darkness [choshek], where is the place [maqowm] thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take [laqach] it to the bound [gabuwl] thereof, and that thou shouldest know [biyn] the paths [nathiyb] to the house [bayith] thereof?
21 Knowest [yada`] thou it, because thou wast then born [yalad]? or because the number [micpar] of thy days [yowm] is great [rab]? KJV-Interlinear
19 'Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, 20 That you may take it to its territory, And that you may discern the paths to its home? 21 'You know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great! NASB
God inserts a little irony into His comments. Since Job is so old, for Job must have been over a hundred years old by now, then he must know all there is to know about anything and everything. Of course we do not know Jobs exact age at this point in time. That information is never revealed.
But since Job is so old (here is the irony), he must be as old as God, and therefore most certainly knows the answers to anything and everything.
In our day, we can say that mankind has been around nearly as long as God has lived. Our history since Adam has been approximately 6000 years and counting. So, given that amount of time on the planet, man most certainly has come up with all of the answers to everything. Right? And of course this is a little jab at mans lack of history when compared to eternity.
I will tentatively suggest that the celebrations following this Novembers elections, may very well turn to tears of sorrow not too long thereafter, and for only one reason. Not because of the people who are going to be elected, but because the nation and the world seems to be slipping deeper and deeper into a spiritually negative pit.
God asks the obvious question again. Where does light come from? Where does it go at dusk?
Can you go to light or to the darkness and escort it to its various destinations? Can you preserve light? Can you support its existence and perpetuate it along its way?
And in other words, light represents truth. Darkness represents the absence of truth. Can man monitor truth? Can man find the source of truth? Can man escort truth on its way through life?
And of course man has had many thousands of years to demonstrate his abilities in promoting truth, and what have we to show for it all? Well, we have many empires that have come and gone. We have had many nations that have come and gone. We have had many peoples that have run off to uncharted territories in order to escape persecution. We have had many fall into the classes of the unemployed, the sick and the feeble, the persecuted, and the unfairly treated, the cheated, and this list goes on and on.
Never before in history have there been so many opinions and views and philosophies and differences, than we have today. And we know the answers?
Well, the obvious answer to Gods question is, 'No, humanity does not have the answers.'
We have never had the answers, and we never will. That is, we will never have the answers to life, apart from access to God.
The youth of today say what the youth have said in every decade before them. 'It is the 21st century.' 'It is 2008.' As though these latter dates in history carry some meaning of superiority to former generations.
And guess what, the generation of the Rapture will be the absolute last generation in our dispensation, the one immediately prior to the Tribulation, and the seven years of the Tribulation will be the worst of the worst in all of human history, even though it will have the greatest of all of the technologies ever.
So the calendar of human history has absolutely nothing to do with wisdom. In fact, the more knowledge we accumulate, the further we seem to get from truth.
Where does the light come from? From the flow of electrons, from the sun, and is that as far as mans search goes? Is there nothing more?
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Job 38:16-18
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Job 38:16-18
16 Hast thou entered [bow'] into the springs [nebek] of the sea [yam]? or hast thou walked [halak] in the search [cheqer] of the depth [tahowm]?
17 Have the gates [sha`ar] of death [maveth] been opened [galah] unto thee? or hast thou seen [ra'ah] the doors [sha`ar] of the shadow of death [tsalmaveth]?
18 Hast thou perceived [biyn] the breadth [rachab] of the earth ['erets]? declare [nagad] if thou knowest [yada`] it all. KJV-Interlinear
16 'Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep? 17 'Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? 18 'Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. NASB
And so what else is so common to mankind that we should know its beginnings and its ends, its lengths and its breadth?
Here God gives us two simple examples. The seas and the secrets that they hold, and death and the secrets it holds.
Both are right there, close at hand, but neither can be searched out to discover all of their secrets.
Certainly in Job's day, the ocean floor was beyond discovery. And even in our current day, we are now only beginning to discover the vast underwater currents that stream the worlds waters around the globe. We are only now beginning to discover the fountains that spray huge volumes of highly heated water into the ocean depths. Only now are we beginning to discover the vast quantities of life that exist on the ocean floor, even in the deepest of places in the ocean.
But beyond the ocean floor what is there? That question remains unanswered. We can only drill core samples and guess as to the contents of the earths center.
And as for death, Sheol and Hades, what is it we know of them?
Throughout the centuries, man has held hands with man as the latter slips away into death. We see nothing enter when life begins and we see nothing leave when life ends. Can't we catch life in a jar and save it for future use?
But when life leaves the body, it does not return. Angels are at their assigned stations, next to the dying person, there to escort him or her to their next destination. For believers in our current day, the next stop is before the Lord. For unbelievers, the next stop is Torments, one of the four compartments that resides beneath the earth in the underworld we commonly call Hades.
But how many of us have gone there for a visit? How many of us even know where to look? And how many have returned? And the answer to all is, none. If that is your destination, then a temporary stop over is not on your travel agenda.
Though we have discovered a great deal in technology, in science, and such, man has discovered nothing regarding death. We cannot see angels, we cannot see human life. There are many questions of which God knows the answers, but man will never discover in this life.
To man, these questions are complete darkness. To God, the answers are as clear as being seen in the high noonday sun.
Politicians, celebrities, and even poverty-stricken folks may believe that they have the answers, but they do not.
All we have is what God gave us. We live our life in responsibility, while we study the Bible daily. Our Bible study, if nothing else, keeps our eyes open to the distractions of the world. We may not be able to save the world or even change it, but that is of no matter. We are still obligated to be responsible in life while at the same time growing up in His wisdom.
The pattern of world history has already been established, but your personal pattern of life is established by your attitude toward God. Regardless of what path this world takes, God is able to place you on the right path for your life and success in accordance with His will.
Will your life be trouble free, in this life? No. You are going to be troubled with high gas prices, high food prices, subject to unemployment or business downturns. But no matter what this world throws at you, God will have an alternative course for you to follow. It may be difficult from your viewpoint, from time to time, but this is your 'Job' test for life.
Never flinch, and never give up, even to the point of your own death. God has your life in His hands always, and He will never lose you. You are being watched by the angels of heaven, and they celebrate when you successfully pass any given hardship. Why, because you have had the ability to succeed? No. Because you have relied on your faith and you have pursued every obvious avenue that God has placed before you.
Even in not knowing what you should do from one day to the next. Even when you are smothered by the anxieties of life. But you keep on in your spiritual life. And one day passes by, as does one month, and a year and then another. And here you still are, when you should have evaporated from this world long ago. How can that be?
There are many questions for which we will never know the answers. But no matter. Our Bible study is all that we need to succeed, because it reveals our path, our obligations, and our responsibilities.
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Job 38:16-18
16 Hast thou entered [bow'] into the springs [nebek] of the sea [yam]? or hast thou walked [halak] in the search [cheqer] of the depth [tahowm]?
17 Have the gates [sha`ar] of death [maveth] been opened [galah] unto thee? or hast thou seen [ra'ah] the doors [sha`ar] of the shadow of death [tsalmaveth]?
18 Hast thou perceived [biyn] the breadth [rachab] of the earth ['erets]? declare [nagad] if thou knowest [yada`] it all. KJV-Interlinear
16 'Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep? 17 'Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? 18 'Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. NASB
And so what else is so common to mankind that we should know its beginnings and its ends, its lengths and its breadth?
Here God gives us two simple examples. The seas and the secrets that they hold, and death and the secrets it holds.
Both are right there, close at hand, but neither can be searched out to discover all of their secrets.
Certainly in Job's day, the ocean floor was beyond discovery. And even in our current day, we are now only beginning to discover the vast underwater currents that stream the worlds waters around the globe. We are only now beginning to discover the fountains that spray huge volumes of highly heated water into the ocean depths. Only now are we beginning to discover the vast quantities of life that exist on the ocean floor, even in the deepest of places in the ocean.
But beyond the ocean floor what is there? That question remains unanswered. We can only drill core samples and guess as to the contents of the earths center.
And as for death, Sheol and Hades, what is it we know of them?
Throughout the centuries, man has held hands with man as the latter slips away into death. We see nothing enter when life begins and we see nothing leave when life ends. Can't we catch life in a jar and save it for future use?
But when life leaves the body, it does not return. Angels are at their assigned stations, next to the dying person, there to escort him or her to their next destination. For believers in our current day, the next stop is before the Lord. For unbelievers, the next stop is Torments, one of the four compartments that resides beneath the earth in the underworld we commonly call Hades.
But how many of us have gone there for a visit? How many of us even know where to look? And how many have returned? And the answer to all is, none. If that is your destination, then a temporary stop over is not on your travel agenda.
Though we have discovered a great deal in technology, in science, and such, man has discovered nothing regarding death. We cannot see angels, we cannot see human life. There are many questions of which God knows the answers, but man will never discover in this life.
To man, these questions are complete darkness. To God, the answers are as clear as being seen in the high noonday sun.
Politicians, celebrities, and even poverty-stricken folks may believe that they have the answers, but they do not.
All we have is what God gave us. We live our life in responsibility, while we study the Bible daily. Our Bible study, if nothing else, keeps our eyes open to the distractions of the world. We may not be able to save the world or even change it, but that is of no matter. We are still obligated to be responsible in life while at the same time growing up in His wisdom.
The pattern of world history has already been established, but your personal pattern of life is established by your attitude toward God. Regardless of what path this world takes, God is able to place you on the right path for your life and success in accordance with His will.
Will your life be trouble free, in this life? No. You are going to be troubled with high gas prices, high food prices, subject to unemployment or business downturns. But no matter what this world throws at you, God will have an alternative course for you to follow. It may be difficult from your viewpoint, from time to time, but this is your 'Job' test for life.
Never flinch, and never give up, even to the point of your own death. God has your life in His hands always, and He will never lose you. You are being watched by the angels of heaven, and they celebrate when you successfully pass any given hardship. Why, because you have had the ability to succeed? No. Because you have relied on your faith and you have pursued every obvious avenue that God has placed before you.
Even in not knowing what you should do from one day to the next. Even when you are smothered by the anxieties of life. But you keep on in your spiritual life. And one day passes by, as does one month, and a year and then another. And here you still are, when you should have evaporated from this world long ago. How can that be?
There are many questions for which we will never know the answers. But no matter. Our Bible study is all that we need to succeed, because it reveals our path, our obligations, and our responsibilities.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Job 38:12-15
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Job 38:12-15
12 Hast thou commanded [tsavah] the morning [boqer] since thy days [yowm]; and caused the dayspring [shachar] to know [yada`] his place [maqowm];
13 That it might take hold ['achaz] of the ends [kanaph] of the earth ['erets], that the wicked [rasha`] might be shaken out [na`ar] of it?
14 It is turned [haphak] as clay [chomer] to the seal [chowtham]; and they stand [yatsab] as a garment [labuwsh].
15 And from the wicked [rasha`] their light ['owr] is withholden [mana`], and the high [ruwm] arm [zarowa`] shall be broken [shabar]. KJV-Interlinear
12 'Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, And caused the dawn to know its place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? 14 'It is changed like clay under the seal; And they stand forth like a garment. 15 'And from the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken. NASB
Light is the residence of truth. Darkness is the residence of lies.
Have you ever taken a walk, out in the night, with no light, and tried to distinguish the things around you? You cannot see their color, their outline, their shape, their texture and so forth. Darkness obscures everything.
But when the light rises with the morning sun, then all that is beautiful and wonderful, and even the lies of the world, are revealed. Light reveals the true nature of everything.
The wicked walk in darkness. They walk or operate within their lives, in the darkness or the lies they have adopted for themselves. And so long as there are those who can be fooled, then the darkness rules in society.
This God allows. God allows the darkness and He allows the light. God gives everyone their own choice after seeing both sides of life. And consequently, God enforces the repercussions of each persons choice.
Now, has anyone ever commanded the sun to rise? Has anyone, any human that is, caused he sun to ride across the sky and set at its predefined time and place? The sun rises in the morning at different times in the different seasons, and likewise it sets at different times and positions in the sky as the seasons pass.
Has man ever had a hand in this definition?
And of course we have never had any say in the course of the sun or planets or stars, or anything in creation for that matter. These things are far beyond our limitations. Just another of mans limitations beyond which he will never be able to go.
The sunrise and the sunset are common to all of humanity, and yet man has no say in their actions.
The sunrise spreads its light over all that was dark before. Thus darkness is halted and its true nature revealed, along with everything else that is good and beautiful. Everything in life serves as a parable, an example, an illustration of some principle of the spiritual life. It is for man to recognize these truths, as well as recognize his limitations, and ultimately recognize his need for God in his life.
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Job 38:12-15
12 Hast thou commanded [tsavah] the morning [boqer] since thy days [yowm]; and caused the dayspring [shachar] to know [yada`] his place [maqowm];
13 That it might take hold ['achaz] of the ends [kanaph] of the earth ['erets], that the wicked [rasha`] might be shaken out [na`ar] of it?
14 It is turned [haphak] as clay [chomer] to the seal [chowtham]; and they stand [yatsab] as a garment [labuwsh].
15 And from the wicked [rasha`] their light ['owr] is withholden [mana`], and the high [ruwm] arm [zarowa`] shall be broken [shabar]. KJV-Interlinear
12 'Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, And caused the dawn to know its place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? 14 'It is changed like clay under the seal; And they stand forth like a garment. 15 'And from the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken. NASB
Light is the residence of truth. Darkness is the residence of lies.
Have you ever taken a walk, out in the night, with no light, and tried to distinguish the things around you? You cannot see their color, their outline, their shape, their texture and so forth. Darkness obscures everything.
But when the light rises with the morning sun, then all that is beautiful and wonderful, and even the lies of the world, are revealed. Light reveals the true nature of everything.
The wicked walk in darkness. They walk or operate within their lives, in the darkness or the lies they have adopted for themselves. And so long as there are those who can be fooled, then the darkness rules in society.
This God allows. God allows the darkness and He allows the light. God gives everyone their own choice after seeing both sides of life. And consequently, God enforces the repercussions of each persons choice.
Now, has anyone ever commanded the sun to rise? Has anyone, any human that is, caused he sun to ride across the sky and set at its predefined time and place? The sun rises in the morning at different times in the different seasons, and likewise it sets at different times and positions in the sky as the seasons pass.
Has man ever had a hand in this definition?
And of course we have never had any say in the course of the sun or planets or stars, or anything in creation for that matter. These things are far beyond our limitations. Just another of mans limitations beyond which he will never be able to go.
The sunrise and the sunset are common to all of humanity, and yet man has no say in their actions.
The sunrise spreads its light over all that was dark before. Thus darkness is halted and its true nature revealed, along with everything else that is good and beautiful. Everything in life serves as a parable, an example, an illustration of some principle of the spiritual life. It is for man to recognize these truths, as well as recognize his limitations, and ultimately recognize his need for God in his life.
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