What other scriptures highlight God's authority over all creatures like Job 40:24? Job 40:24—Our Launch Point “Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?” This rhetorical question about the behemoth showcases God’s unrivaled authority over even the most untamable creature. The same theme reverberates throughout Scripture: every living thing answers to its Maker. Creation Itself Declares His Ownership • Genesis 1:21, 25 – “So God created the great sea creatures … God made the beasts of the earth … and God saw that it was good.” • Psalm 24:1 – “The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.” • Revelation 4:11 – “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and came to be.” He Knows and Possesses Every Creature • Psalm 50:10-11 – “For every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird of the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.” • Matthew 10:29 – “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.” • Daniel 4:35 – “He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand …” He Feeds, Sustains, and Directs Them • Job 12:7-10 – “Ask the beasts … the birds … the fish … the life of every living thing is in His hand.” • Job 38:41 – “Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God?” • Psalm 104:24-28 – “All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season … when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.” • Matthew 6:26 – “Look at the birds of the air … your heavenly Father feeds them.” He Commands Their Behavior and Nature Itself • Jonah 1:17 – “The LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah.” • Mark 4:41 – “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey Him!” • Matthew 8:27 – “Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” • Exodus 14:21-28 (Red Sea parted and closed on command). Christ Exercises the Same Sovereign Authority • Colossians 1:16-17 – “All things were created through Him and for Him … in Him all things hold together.” • Hebrews 1:3 – “He upholds all things by His powerful word.” • Luke 5:4-7 – At His word, the nets overflow with fish. A Universal Chorus Will One Day Confirm It • Revelation 5:13 – “I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea … saying: ‘To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!’” Living in Light of His Absolute Dominion • Every creature, from sparrow to sea monster, exists by His design and under His rule. • The same God who governs the animal kingdom shepherds our lives; trusting Him is both logical and liberating. • Observing His care for “the beasts of the forest” fuels assurance that His hand is equally sure over us (Psalm 50:11; Matthew 6:26). |
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