“Where Were You?”

September 20, 2019

“Where Were You?”

Blessings folk!

The Lord had just told Job to “gird up your loins like a man.”
God was to question Job.
Job was to answer/instruct the Lord.

Well, that had to strike a dagger into the heart of Job.

Did God really mean it?

The Lord continues with His questions…

Job 38:4
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding,

As we have seen, and will see much more, the questions that God asks reveal much about Him and His creation.

Close observation will reveal much.

Here we learn that the Lord laid the foundation of the earth.

The earth has a foundation.
The Lord laid it.

Be careful to not quickly superimpose our “understanding” of a word or matter upon the Word of the Lord.

Simply let the text speak.

The Lord demanded that Job tell Him the answer, “if you have understanding”…”since you have understanding”.

The Lord was being sarcastic without sin.

What was the answer?

Where was Job?
Existing only in the mind of the Lord.

The Lord has only begun…

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