As Elihu continued his rebuke of Job, he correctly stated that “God is great, and we do not know Him.” But his aim in saying this wasn\u2019t so much to magnify God as to impress upon Job the mystery of God\u2019s ways so that Job would finally have to admit his own wickedness. We know this wasn’t true of Job, but let’s set that aside for a moment and consider the magnitude of Elihu’s statement: “God is great.”<\/p>\n
We believe this to mean that God is intrinsically infinite; and since we as humans are finite, we are unable to completely understand Him. Technically the word finite<\/em> means to have a countable number of elements<\/em>. Since God is infinite, we might say then that He has an uncountable number of elements to His Person. And that is why His greatness is beyond our human comprehension. In fact, the more we come to know Him, the more we find there is to know about Him. When we consider this statement, “God is great,” as fact rather than debatable opinion, we can’t but be humbled.<\/p>\n God has lovingly given us the Bible so that we can trace the walks of men and women down through the ages who have sought to know Him. We can compare our own path with theirs, making sure we don’t wander off into unorthodoxy. Even though in our earthly state we can never know Him in His entirety, we can still confidently seek Him because He has promised that when we do, He will be found by us. We have to be satisfied now with a limited knowledge of Him, but we look forward to eternity and all that we will come to know of Him there. We are confident that being in God’s presence will never become boring, because God is anything but boring. Since He is infinite, it stands to reason that our enjoyment of Him will also be infinite.<\/p>\n “Thank You, LORD, for revealing Yourself to Your creation through Your word and to us personally when we seek You. Walk with us today we ask in Jesus’ name.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n =============================================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n Job 36 KJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1<\/sup>\u00a0Elihu also proceeded, and said,\u00a02<\/sup>\u00a0Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that\u00a0I have<\/em>yet to speak on God\u2019s behalf.\u00a0\u00a03<\/sup>\u00a0I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.\u00a04<\/sup>\u00a0For truly my words\u00a0shall\u00a0<\/em>not\u00a0be\u00a0<\/em>false: he that is perfect in knowledge\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>with thee. 5<\/sup>\u00a0Behold, God\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>mighty, and despiseth not\u00a0any: he is\u00a0<\/em>mighty in strength\u00a0and<\/em>wisdom.\u00a0\u00a06<\/sup>\u00a0He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.\u00a07<\/sup>\u00a0He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings\u00a0are they\u00a0<\/em>on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.\u00a08<\/sup>\u00a0And if\u00a0they be<\/em>bound in fetters,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>be holden in cords of affliction;\u00a09<\/sup>\u00a0Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.\u00a010<\/sup>\u00a0He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.\u00a011<\/sup>\u00a0If they obey and serve\u00a0him\u00a0<\/em>, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.\u00a012<\/sup>But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.\u00a0\u00a013<\/sup>\u00a0But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.\u00a014<\/sup>\u00a0They die in youth, and their life\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>among the unclean.\u00a0\u00a015<\/sup>\u00a0He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.\u00a016<\/sup>\u00a0Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait\u00a0into\u00a0<\/em>a broad place, where\u00a0there is\u00a0<\/em>no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table\u00a0should be\u00a0<\/em>full of fatness.\u00a0\u00a017<\/sup>\u00a0But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold\u00a0on thee\u00a0<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a018<\/sup>\u00a0Because\u00a0there is\u00a0<\/em>wrath,\u00a0beware\u00a0<\/em>lest he take thee away with\u00a0his\u00a0<\/em>stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.\u00a0\u00a019<\/sup>\u00a0Will he esteem thy riches?\u00a0no\u00a0<\/em>, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.\u00a020<\/sup>\u00a0Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.\u00a021<\/sup>\u00a0Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.\u00a022<\/sup>\u00a0Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?\u00a023<\/sup>\u00a0Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? 24<\/sup>\u00a0Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.\u00a025<\/sup>\u00a0Every man may see it; man may behold\u00a0it\u00a0<\/em>afar off.\u00a026<\/sup>\u00a0Behold, God\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>great, and we know\u00a0him\u00a0<\/em>not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.\u00a027<\/sup>\u00a0For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:\u00a028<\/sup>\u00a0Which the clouds do drop\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>distil upon man abundantly.\u00a029<\/sup>\u00a0Also can\u00a0any\u00a0<\/em>understand the spreadings of the clouds,\u00a0or\u00a0<\/em>the noise of his tabernacle?\u00a030<\/sup>\u00a0Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.\u00a0\u00a031<\/sup>\u00a0For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.\u00a032<\/sup>\u00a0With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it\u00a0not to shine\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0the cloud\u00a0<\/em>that cometh betwixt.\u00a033<\/sup>\u00a0The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As Elihu continued his rebuke of Job, he correctly stated that “God is great, and we do not know Him.” But his aim in saying this wasn\u2019t so much to magnify God as to impress upon Job the mystery of God\u2019s ways so that Job would finally have to admit his own wickedness. 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