All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.
Proverbs 16:2 NIV
That is what God did in Job.
“The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, though they cannot compare with the wings and feathers of the stork. unmindful that a foot may crush them, that some wild animal may trample them. She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers; she cares not that her labor was in vain, for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of good sense. Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
Job 39:13, 15-18 NIV
I see through God’s words His saying I am omnipresent, I am omnipotent, I am sovereign all through this chapter. What I have don, am doing and will do may not make any sense to you but I know best. Imagine would you ever create a bird that cannot fly? And if you did would you think to make it be able to run faster than a horse?
Only question I have is why does He not say I instead of God when he says “for God did not endow her with wisdom or give a share of good sense.”
I love this comment about the ostrich in the Enduring Word commentary.
ii. It was through wonderful and strange examples like the ostrich that God both taught and entertained Job. “Get used to My absurdity, and live by faith rather than by sight. Be like the ostrich: though you cannot fly, you can still flap your wings joyfully!” (Mason)
Psalm 56
10 In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise—
11 in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can man do to me?
Amen
Job 38 is the wonders of the earth and skies, chapter 39 the wonders of nature….
Commentary:
“Basically, God is saying to Job, Job you are suffering and all that you’re walking through is connected to thousands, upon thousands, upon thousands of other mysteries in creation. And God is making clear, I’m sovereign over every single one of them.
This is so important for Job to see. It’s so important for us to see. Yes, we have questions when we walk through suffering but there are millions of questions in the world that we don’t understand and yet God has all understanding. God has all wisdom. God sees, knows, and understands everything and not just understands. He is sovereign over everything from the ostrich to every single insect in the world.”
Couldn’t find much on why God says God and not I