Study Desk

Maybe the angel will be kind and say to God, ‘Save this one from the place of death! I have found a way to pay for his life.'

Then Elihu continued his speech:

If God decided to take away his spirit and the breath of life he gave us,

He adds rebellion to his other sins. He sits there insulting us and arguing with God!"

So he continues his worthless talking. Everything he has said shows he does not know what he is talking about."

He will force them to listen to his warning. He will command them to stop sinning.

Yes, God is great, but we cannot understand his greatness. We don't know how long he has lived.

No one can understand how he spreads the clouds out or how the thunder rumbles from his home in the sky.

He grabs the lightning with his hands, and commands it to strike where he wants.

Listen to God's thundering voice! Listen to the sound coming from his mouth.

He sends his lightning to flash across the whole sky. It lights up the earth from one end to the other.

After the flashes of lightning you can hear his roaring voice. He thunders with his wonderful voice! And while his voice thunders, the lightning flashes continue.

He fills the clouds with water and scatters his lightning through them.

He causes the clouds to punish people with floods or to water his earth and show his love.

Do you know how God controls the clouds? Do you know how he makes his lightning flash?

But he has great strength in his body. The muscles in his stomach are powerful.

His tail stands strong like a cedar tree. His leg muscles are very strong.

His bones are as strong as bronze. His legs are like iron bars.

If the river floods, the behemoth will not run away. He is not afraid if the Jordan River splashes on his face.

No one can blind his eyes and capture him. No one can catch him in a trap.