Read: Job 40:1-42:17; 2 Corinthians 5:11-21; Psalm 45:1-17; Proverbs 22:14
God ends his speech with a detailed description of behemoth. Behemoth in the Hebrew means a water-ox, in other words the hippopotamus or the Nile-horse. God said that this animal ranked first in place, time, order and rank. He is the chief of the animals. In his description he tells of his great strength. He said there was no creature on earth equal because he had no fear. He was king over the proud. Job got the point. God told him this to put Job in his place and humble him. It did just that and Job repented because he didn’t understand God and yet he had spoken as if he did.
Then God spoke to his three friends and told them that they hadn’t spoken of God the truth like Job had. He told them to take a perfect sacrifice to Job and ask him to pray for them. They obeyed and Job prayed for them. God restored to Job twice what had been taken from him and gave him the exact number of children: seven sons and three beautiful daughters. He gave them all an inheritance and died after living a long prosperous life.
Job had a born again experience in his restoration. He lost it all and God gave it all back and more with blessings. Paul explained that we can’t look at anyone through a worldly mindset, but we have to see them through the lens of Jesus. God reconciled us to him so we are to reconcile the world to God.
Lord, give us your eyes to see the world and reconcile them to You.
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