Pride is the Point - Job 40-42

We finally, after beginning in January, get to the point of what the book of Job is all about: Pride. God finally ends His silence with a rebuke to Job about his pride. He rebukes his three friends about their pride (in fact, God instructs them to offer sacrifices to Job and Job must forgive them ... humiliation for all parties). God rebukes Job with a discussion on how God created two large beasts, feeds them, and protects them. He challenges Job to do anything at all that compares to this. Job, of course, can't and repents for his failure to demonstrate humility. Job started out in humility but he eventually began to justify himself. So, too us. We may "know" that are dust and ashes but soon we start to act like we are stars and sunshine. But, God brings things into our lives that humbles us and makes us understand that Pride is the ultimate sin against God. Satan was full of pride. Job's friends wanted so much to be right their opinions were more about them than pointing them back to Job. God wants us to recognize His majesty and realize we are dust and ashes without Him. Like Job, God wants to reward us and provide physical things for us. He doubled Job's life. But, only after Job repented in ashes for his act of pride.