Job had been humbled by the Lord’s first reply. Moreover, although he once believed he would desire to speak to God and declare his innocence and make his righteousness known before him, so the Lord would vindicate him in the presence of the friends and others who believed him to have been secretly wicked (Job 13:18-19, 22; 23:10), Job, now, declared he had spoken foolishly and no longer claimed any right to present his defense before God (Job 40:3-5). Therefore, the Lord resumed speaking out of the whirlwind (Job 40:6), telling Job to prepare himself in his Presence, because he would demand an answer from him by reason of what he was about to say (Job 40:7). Read the rest of this entry »
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