Job 40:18 Meaning and Explanation
“His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.”
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Read Full Chapter →God likens behemoth's bones to bronze and iron, emphasizing its solid, unyielding frame.
What Does Job 40:18 Mean?
The picture of strength continues. Behemoth's bones are like tubes of bronze, like bars of iron, an image of a frame nearly indestructible. The doubled comparison drives home that this is one of the mightiest of God's creatures.
Yet for all its iron-like frame, behemoth remains a creature, formed and sustained by God. The strongest thing in the visible world is still upheld by the One who made it. This reframes our fears. Whatever looms over us in strength, however immovable it seems, it too answers to God. The Lord who shaped bones like bronze is mightier than all He has made, and in His strength the weakest of His children may take heart.
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What does Job 40:18 mean?
God likens behemoth's bones to bronze and iron, emphasizing its solid, unyielding frame.