Questioned by God

Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. – Job 38v3

So God answered Job. What a momentous event.

So what happens next? God answered Job in a way that teachers often answer students. God answered Job’s questions with a question. Actually he answered Job with a whole series of questions. Here is just a sampling of the questions.

"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, - Job 38v4-6

God goes on this inquisition for almost two chapters. ‘Where we you Job when I created the world? Do you understand how the water cycle works? Did you give the animals their strength? Do you understand life and death? Do you know how the weather patterns are crafted? Did you design the constellations?

And so it goes.

I cannot even imagine what it must have been like to be in Job’s sandals while this was going on. He knew that he had gone too far.

God ended His discourse with one more question.

"Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it."

If we are going to try to correct God or think that we have a better way than He does we need to be sure that we are willing to ask ourselves the same questions that God asked Job.