Connect Job 21:22 with Proverbs 3:5-6 on trusting God's wisdom. Setting the scene Job, wrestling with deep suffering, asks, “Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges even those on high?” (Job 21:22). Centuries later Solomon writes, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Together these verses link God’s unteachable, perfect wisdom with our call to trust that wisdom completely. What Job reminds us about God’s wisdom • God is the Judge “even [of] those on high.” His authority dwarfs every other voice. • If no one can “teach” Him, no one can correct, improve, or out-reason Him. • Suffering did not disprove God’s wisdom for Job; it exposed the limits of human understanding (see Job 38–40). How Proverbs calls us to respond • “Trust … with all your heart” – wholehearted, undivided confidence. • “Lean not on your own understanding” – refuse to prop yourself up with reasoning that leaves God out. • “In all your ways acknowledge Him” – bring every choice, concern, and plan under His rule. • Result: “He will make your paths straight” – clear direction, sure footing. Bringing the passages together 1. Job 21:22 establishes the foundation: God’s wisdom is absolute, beyond instruction. 2. Proverbs 3:5-6 builds the application: because His wisdom is absolute, we entrust ourselves to it. 3. Trust is not blind optimism; it is confidence in the One who needs no counsel (Isaiah 40:13-14, Romans 11:33-34). 4. When answers are hidden, the character of the Answer-Giver is not (Psalm 18:30). Practical steps for today • Surrender lingering “why” questions to the God who already “judges even those on high.” • Replace self-reliance with daily Scripture intake; let His Word shape your reasoning (Psalm 119:105). • Acknowledge Him aloud—in decisions, schedules, relationships—inviting His lordship into every arena. • When circumstances confuse, rehearse truths you know: “The foolishness of God is wiser than men” (1 Corinthians 1:25). Cementing the lesson with additional Scripture • Isaiah 55:8-9 – His thoughts higher than ours. • Jeremiah 17:7 – Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD. • James 1:5 – He gives wisdom generously to those who ask in faith. Because no one can teach knowledge to God, trusting Him with all our heart is not only right—it is the only path that is truly straight. |
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