January 30: Job 38:1 – Job 40:5

The Lord Answers Job – Job 38 & 39

• God answers Job out of the whirlwind, challenging him to teach Him (this is to point out to Job the consequences of his complaints and demands). God emphasizes His power over everything in the world—the seas, the weather, the dawn, etc. Through all this, the Lord compares Job's might and power to His.
• God continues, speaking of His power in the animal kingdom. Through His answer, He confirms that while He gives man free will, He also limits evil. God finishes by asking if a faultfinder should contend with the Almighty, and says, "He who argues with God, let him answer it." (Job 40:2)

Job Promises Silence – Job 40:3–5

• Job answers that he is "of a small" account" and will now remain silent.