Job 40:20

"He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword."

Key Reflection

This verse depicts a mighty creature, likely a behemoth, as both a symbol of divine power and a protector. The one who created this creature provides it with strength and weaponry, emphasizing the interplay between God’s sovereignty and His provision for creation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Surely the mountains bring him forth food -That is, though he lies commonly among the reeds and fens, and is in the water a considerable portion of his time, yet he also wanders to the mountains, and finds his food there. But the point of the remark here does not seem to be, that the mountains brought forth food for him, but that he gathered it “while all the wild beasts played around him, or sported in his very presence.” It was remarkable that an animal so large and mighty, and armed with such a set of teeth, should not be carnivorous, and that the wild beasts on the mountains should continue their sports without danger or alarm in his very presence.

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