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"But ask the animals, now, and they shall teach you; The birds of the sky, and they shall tell you.
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Nature's Harsh Lesson
Job tells his friends to look at the animal kingdom. Commentators explain he is drawing an analogy: just as violent predators like lions and wolves thrive by preying on gentle lambs, wicked people often prosper at the expense of the righteous. This observation from nature directly challenges the simplistic idea that God always rewards good and punishes evil in this life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But ask now the beasts—Rosenmuller supposes that this appeal to the inferior creation should be regarded as connected with Job 12:3…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee And so the fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea, in this an…
Job appeals to facts. The most audacious robbers, oppressors, and impious evildoers often prosper. Yet this is not by fortune or chance; the Lord o…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous chapter, Zophar had tried to show that a person cannot understand the secrets of God’s wisdom (Job 11:6) in order to in…
