Continuing in His response to Job asking
for an audience with him, God wanted Job to see how baseless his complains
were. They bordered on the sin of trying to usurp the place that rightly belonged
to God. So here God quizzed him over two ominous beasts - the Behemoth and the
Leviathan. What sort of animals were these? Some had suggested that they were
ancient mystical creatures. Most identify the Behemoth as the hippopotamus and
the Leviathan, the crocodile. The purpose of this discourse was to show Job
that if he was wise and powerful as he thought he was, he would be able to
subdue these two ominous beasts. His inability to overpower them was surely an
indication that he could not contend with God. How could Job be able to stand
up against His creator if he could not even subdue the Behemoth and the
Leviathan?
Job 40:15-24 discussed about the
Behemoth or the hippopotamus. God had created the Behemoth, the strange animal that
although by its size and strength could prey on other animals, yet like cattle
would feed on grass. Its bones were described as tubes of bronze meaning they
were strong. Its limbs were like bars of iron. Besides, the behemoth was never
intimidated by ragging waters. It was difficult to capture. In Job 41, God
describes the Leviathan or the crocodile for Job. We get the impression
regarding the difficulty of hunting and taming the Leviathan.
From this conversation that God had
with Job, we conclude that it’s impossible to contend with God. He is still
sovereign over the world and all His creatures, even the fiercest animals are
under His dominion. When we have faith in God, we trust Him even though we do not
fully understand why certain events happen in our life. Do we have the faith to
believe that He is in control?
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