What is the meaning of Job 28:23? But God Job’s poetic tour of underground mines (Job 28:1-11) suddenly pauses with these two words. After marveling at humanity’s ability to dig tunnels, divert rivers, and unearth treasures, the text pivots to the Lord Himself. • Job 12:13 reminds us, “With God are wisdom and strength; counsel and understanding are His.” • Psalm 147:5 declares, “Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.” The message is unmistakable: no matter how brilliant human discovery may be, God stands apart as the absolute source of wisdom. understands its way “Way” pictures the path, process, or unfolding of wisdom. God fully grasps how wisdom operates and where it leads. • Proverbs 3:19-20 shows that by wisdom “the LORD founded the earth,” underscoring that every feature of creation follows a route He designed. • Isaiah 40:28 notes that His “understanding is unsearchable,” telling us there is no hidden corridor in the universe that escapes His perception. A few implications: – He never needs directions; His knowledge is immediate and total. – He never revises His plans; what He understands, He ordains perfectly (Romans 11:33-36). – He never misleads; His ways are the straight course to life (Proverbs 4:11). and He knows its place Beyond the path, God knows the exact “place” of wisdom—its dwelling, its destination, its every coordinate. • Job 28:24-27 continues, “For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything beneath the heavens.” • Hebrews 4:13 echoes, “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.” What does this mean for us? – Wisdom is never lost; it resides securely in God’s possession. – Access to wisdom is relational; to find it, we come to Him (James 1:5). – Security rests in His omniscience; whatever confounds us is already clear to Him (Psalm 139:1-3). summary Job 28:23 teaches that true wisdom starts and ends with the Lord. He alone comprehends its course and possesses its home. Our calling is not to out-search God but to seek Him, trusting that the One who understands the way and knows the place will faithfully guide every step we take. |
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