Fri.'s Devo - God's Monsters

≈ Read Job 40:15-41 God describes behemoth who was believed to be a monster with great strength which a mere human could not hope to control. But it is reduced to the status of a divine pet, with rings in its nose. According to the Book of Enoch, Behemoth is the unconquerable monster of the land, as Leviathan is the monster of the waters of the sea, and Ziz the monster of the sky. Leviathan lives in the Abyss, while Behemoth lives in the invisible desert east of the Garden of Eden. According to Jewish rabbinic legend a great battle will take place between them at the end of time. They will fight one another in combat until God kills them with his mighty sword. From the beautiful skin of Leviathan, God will construct canopies to shelter the righteous, who will eat the meat of the Behemoth and Leviathan at a great joyous feast. Although I can’t prove any of this with scripture it is interesting to think about. We know there will be a great battle at the end and the Devil, the False Prophet and the Beast will be thrown into the Lake of Fire. When God talks about what he can do to Leviathan it gives me comfort to know that the Devil really is totally subject to God. God goes to great length to describe Leviathan as something that man could never stand up against yet he is nothing to the Lord. God made him totally protected and hard-hearted. He is fearfully made and seemingly unkillable. Yet God will bring him down in His time. The last verse of 41 describes him the best: “He beholds all high things; he is a king over all the children of pride.” Lord, help us to fear your power and trust the shelter of your wings.