Thursday, May 18, 2017

Tag: Wild Donkey - Job 38-39

Job 39:5-8
“Who has let the wild donkey go free?
Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
to whom I have given the arid plain for his home
and the salt land for his dwelling place?
He scorns the tumult of the city;
he hears not the shouts of the driver.
He ranges the mountains as his pasture,
and he searches after every green thing.

Tag:  The Story of the Wild Donkey

In chapters 38-39 God is finally addressing Job and his dilemma.   Job has wanted a "hearing" before and with God so he could plead his case. He has claimed his innocence and, under his and his three friends philosophy (God rewards good behavior and punishes all bad behavior) God is being unfair (unjust?) with him.  God finally speaks, but instead of answering his question, God talks about the great things in life that He cares for.   God gives Job a look at "a day in the life of God" by talking about several of God "daily tasks" of taking care of various animals.  The above animal, a wild donkey, seems to be rebellious beast.  He refuses to be a tamed beast, carrying the weight of men from one point to the other.  He seems to want to run wild.  But, that has a downfall in that there is not daily food for him.  Yet, in this "wildness" the donkey is cared for.  By whom?   It is cared for by God.  While Job is focused internally (as all who hurt are) he, instead, should consider that God is taking care of the entire world. Job''s perspective is too small to consider the why and the what of his own suffering.   The world is too big for us to wrap our mind around what God is doing in the greater plan.  We seldom know the ins and outs of God's plan.  God is in control and He wants Job to know so.  He asking Job his thoughts about all these animals to prove a point ... I am God and you are not. 

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