Year 8, Day 120: Job 26

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There are a few chapters in the Bible that entirely focus upon God.  The majority of chapters in the Bible focus on God and our relationship with Him.  Very few chapters – especially outside of the book of Psalms – focus entirely on God and His character.  This is one of those chapters.

Look at what this chapter has to tell us about God.  First of all, God is omnipresent.  Life cannot hide from Him.  Even the dead in Sheol cannot hide from Him.  Nothing escapes His observation.  He is aware in a way that we cannot even comprehend.

This chapter also speaks to God’s omnipotence.  He covers up voids.  He hangs the earth on nothing!  This thought caused me to stop and think for a second.  This is quite literally true.  The earth is suspended in space, supported only by the force of gravity that constantly pulls us towards the sun and thus into our elliptical orbit.  Oh, by the way, the sun is hung on nothing, too.  If you want to explain that our planet stays put because of the gravitational attraction with the sun, what is the response to how the sun is hung?

To continue with God’s omnipotence, Job reminds us that God can cover the whole face of the moon with a cloud.  For many years, I lived in Western Pennsylvania.  Seattle residents might be surprised to find out that no place in America sees less sun per year than Western Pennsylvania.  As a sufferer of Seasonal Affective Disorder, I was keenly aware of how little sun I saw.  One winter I remember going 36 straight days without seeing the sun – all of January and a little December and February!  Imagine the size of the cloud that covered the face of Western Pennsylvania for 36 straight days!  God is bigger than even that cloud!

God stills the seas.  God splits apart the light from the darkness.  God speaks in the thunder and is present in His own silence.  This is the amazing power of God.

This is a chapter that can truly cause us to ponder God and His nature.  We cannot comprehend Him, but we can pay Him homage when we try to do so.  This is the power of this chapter.

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