Job 37:14 (ESV Strong's)
“Hear this, O Job;
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
Tag: STOP!! And Consider!!
The interesting thing about a STOP sign is that it only works if people “stop” and then consider what they see. You can “stop” and then proceed ahead without looking or perceiving what is at the intersection you are entering. In the above passage the speaker, Elihu (Job’s younger friend), tells Job to “stop” but to also “consider.” Joseph, in speaking to Pharaoh, told the King to look for a wise man among his people that could lead them through the seven years of fat and the seven years of famine. He told Pharaoh to “discern” who might be wise enough to do that (and, of course, Pharaoh selected Joseph). Elihu is telling Job to stop looking at his sores and lift up his eyes to look at God and His majesty. He wants Job to “consider” God’s power and God’s awesomeness. In the next few verses he asks Job if Job can understand even some of the most basic things he can see in the sky. Can we understand how the sun works? Can we understand how the stars stay in place? Can we understand how that earth is in a constant state of spinning and tilted exactly right so that we aren’t too close to the sun and be burnt alive or to far away and freeze to death? We can see a sunrise or sunset and be amazed at its beauty. But, do we stop to consider why? How? Do we consider the “wondrous” works of God? Or, do we have our eyes so focused on the pain we are in, the experience we are in, the struggle we are in, that we don’t see the power and the wonder of God? Elihu knew that the power of God and His works are the best way to treat someone who is in Job’s situation. He is, in essence, saying to Job: Stop looking down and start looking up at the power of God.
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