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Job 38:1-7
God approaches Job in a way calculated to chop him down to the humanity to which he belonged. How could Job possibly conclude that he was anything close to what God is! Such presumptuousness! Had Job ever created anything remotely like this earth? How could he even begin to think he was somehow God's equal? Job had a highly exaggerated opinion of himself. He had somehow managed to outgrow his humanity or had lost it on this trip to call God into condemnation!
Just as surely as there was an awesome difference between God's creation of the heavens and earth and what Job had accomplished, there was at least that much difference between God and Job spiritually.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Job, Self-Righteousness, and HumilityRelated Topics: Arbitration between God and Man | Job | Job's Accusation of God | Job's Attitude of Self Righteousness | Job's Inability to See Himself | Job's Presumptuousness | Job, Self Righteousness, and Humility | Presumptuousness | Pride | Vast Difference between God and Man
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