June 3, 2025

God continues his discourse with Job in chapter 39 to make him aware that he doesn’t know all there is to know about the things He created. He mentions his lack of knowledge about goats and deer, wild horses and unicorns (a unicorn is not a mythical creature, but rather a wild bull, which I believe is the rhinoceros), peacocks and ostriches, and the hawk and the eagle. He makes all of them live and thrive without human intervention. God is speaking to Job in this chapter, but I found it interesting that He mentions Himself by the name of God. In this verse, God is talking about the ostrich, who is careless with her eggs yet doesn’t go extinct.

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. Job 39:17

We don’t know all there is to know about God and His infinite wisdom or for what reason things happen, so we must remember His sovereignty and that He knows what is best for us. If we knew how the pieces fit together, we might understand the reason why things happen the way they do. Until we reach that height, we must trust that God knows what He is doing in our lives and believe His plan for us will turn out for our best.