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“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?

Tell Me, if you have understanding who set its measurements?
Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it? On what were its
bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone?”
Job, you were not around when I laid the foundation of the earth and hung
it in the sky. I did not need you then, Job. And then verse 7,
“When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God
shouted for joy?”
You see, Job, there were beings that were glorious and bright existing
before you were created. In order to drive this home, I am going to ask
you to turn for a moment to Ezra chapter 3 verse 10,

“Now when the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the
LORD, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the
Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD
according to the directions of King David of Israel. They sang,
praising and giving thanks to the LORD, saying, ‘For He is good,
for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever.’ And all the people
shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD because the
foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. Yet many of the
priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men
who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the
foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many
shouted aloud for joy, (listen to the noise here) so that the people
could not distinguish the sound of the shout of joy from the sound of
the weeping of the people, for the people shouted with a loud shout,
and the sound was heard far away.”
You see, when the earthly temple was completed, when the foundation of
the temple was laid, God’s people began to sing and to shout. They
praised the Lord so loudly that their voices were heard far away. And God
is saying, Job, when I laid the foundation of the earth something like that
happened. But it was not men singing and priests singing because they
were not around. It was the angels of God. The Cherubim and Seraphim.
And, Job, you should have heard that choir! I finished creating the
universe, and the angels began to sing and praise and rejoice. Were
you there Job? Did you see that? Did you hear that choir? You see, He is
overwhelming Job. And then chapter 38, verse 8-11, he begins talking
about the sea.

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