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Chapter 38
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Book of Job, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Suffering and Divine Justice
The Mystery of God
Human Wisdom vs. Divine Wisdom
Faith in Suffering
Summary
Analysis
God continues asking Job if he knows when mountain goats or deer give birth to their young. Who let the wild ass go free to roam in the mountains? Did Job give the horse its might and fearlessness in battle? Is it because of Job’s wisdom that the hawk soars and the eagle nests on the heights?
God’s interrogation of Job is relentless. With the animal imagery, God not only reinforces the image of his power but also conveys his providence—his care for everything in creation. He made all creatures with particular designs and purposes. Job can’t explain a single one of these things, much less accomplish these things himself.
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