Job 39:18 Meaning and Explanation
“What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.”
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Read Full Chapter →Yet when the ostrich rises to run, she outpaces and laughs at the horse and its rider.
What Does Job 39:18 Mean?
For all her oddness, the ostrich has one glory: when she lifts herself and runs, she leaves horse and rider behind, scorning the swiftest creature Job could mount against her.
The bird that seemed foolish is given a gift no warhorse can match. God grants to each creature its own excellence, even the ones we are tempted to despise. Job is shown that he cannot rank or fully measure the works of God; what looks deficient in one way may be magnificent in another. The Maker's gifts are distributed by a wisdom that humbles every human estimate, and nothing He has made is without its splendor.
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What does Job 39:18 mean?
Yet when the ostrich rises to run, she outpaces and laughs at the horse and its rider.