In Chapter 24, Job seems to vacillate between questioning God's judgment of the wicked and recognizing that their ultimate end is the grave. Bildad jumps in (Chapter 25) and defends God. Of course, his view is that God is an angry judge who lashes out at wrongdoers like Job. Job's response to Bildad is a defense of God's might and creativity.
Today's final two chapters are powerful. Job agrees that God is the righteous judge. However, Job maintains his own innocence. Then he begins to acknowledge God's power over the mysteries of creation. He describes some of the advances of civilization so long ago. They had learned to mine and refine ore, which is pretty amazing. Job uses the beauty of creation to describe God's wisdom.
On the day before I wrote this, Cathy and I traveled back from vacation in New Mexico. As we cruised along Interstate 40 near Gallup, it was late afternoon. The winter sun was rapidly descending in the southwest. To our north were the amazing red ridges that define that region. Snow was on the ground, but the sky was clear. The beauty of God's creation seemed to cry out, "Designed by the author of wisdom!"
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