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