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Who holds the ocean like a little baby in His arms and Who governs the
tides. Job has declared that he would stand and argue like a prince. He is
not doing very well. Come on, Job, God has asked you some questions.

Verse 17. “Surely, Job, you have been beyond the gate of death, haven’t
you? What is it like over there?” Verse 18. “Surely, you know the
measurements of this little earth. You could tell me its diameter and its
mass and its weight, the depths of the ocean, the number of grains of
sand”. Verse 19–21. “Tell me, Job, where does light begin and darkness
end? Can you trace light to its source, Job?” Verse 22–24. “Surely, you
can explain the weather to Me.” Verse 25–27. “Job, I not only do not need
your help, but I do not even need your presence. I water the land where no
man is.” Verse 28 – 30, “Has the rain a father?” “Are you in charge of
that, Job? Can you make an iceberg.”
I saw an iceberg yesterday on the television, and boy what an awesome
thing it is! I could not believe it. Those men look like little ants as they
tried to climb it. Job, can you make that? Verse 31–33,
“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the cords of
Orion? Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, and guide
the Bear with her satellites? Do you know the ordinances of the
heavens, or fix their rule over the earth?”
“Come on, Job, let’s see if you can lasso one of the galaxies, tie it up and
bring it together. Or let’s see if you can untie a constellation. Do you
control the course of the stars, the meteors, the comets and the planets? I
do those things, Job. You have challenged Me, Job. I am asking you some
questions.” Verse 34 and 35, “Can you direct a bolt of lightning?” You
see, these are just samples in the inanimate world. Job, you said you
would come with your mouth full of arguments. You would stand up as a
prince. You would present your case before Him. Well, here is your
opportunity. Speak up.

And then he begins to ask questions about living things. Let me show you
what they are. Chapter 38: 36 He starts with the brain of man.

“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, who has given
understanding to the mind?”
Have you ever studied the brain? Amazing miracle of God. Verse 39-41.
“I provide food for the animals and the birds”. I believe the lions and the
ravens represent that. God provides food for all. How about chapter 39:1–
4, “When the mountain goats and the deer calve? Job, you’re not there
when that happens. I have to be there”. Some of those animals not only
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