Job 40:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.”
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Read Full Chapter →God turns Job's attention to behemoth, a mighty creature He made, peacefully feeding on grass like an ox.
What Does Job 40:15 Mean?
A new movement begins. God draws Job's eye to behemoth, a vast and powerful beast, and notes pointedly that He made this creature just as He made Job: which I made with thee. For all its might, behemoth is no rival to God but simply another work of His hands, content to graze like cattle.
The lesson is quiet and steadying. The creature of immense strength still eats grass, still depends on what the ground provides, still lives wholly within the order God set. If even behemoth lives by God's provision and within God's bounds, how much more may Job rest in the care of the same Maker. The God who feeds the great beast and the small alike is the God who holds Job's life as well, and will not forget him.
Job 40:15 in the Original Language
behemoth (בְּהֵמוֹת), 'behemoth' -- a grand beast of overwhelming size, named to display the Creator's power.
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What does Job 40:15 mean?
God turns Job's attention to behemoth, a mighty creature He made, peacefully feeding on grass like an ox.