“Can you catch Leviathan with a hook or put a noose around its jaw?
2 Can you tie it with a rope through the nose or pierce its
jaw with a spike?...
9 [c]No, it is useless to try to capture it.
The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.
10 And since no one dares to disturb it, WHO THEN CAN STAND UP TO ME?...
9 [c]No, it is useless to try to capture it.
The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.
10 And since no one dares to disturb it, WHO THEN CAN STAND UP TO ME?...
12 “I want to emphasize Leviathan’s limbs and its
enormous strength and graceful form. 13 Who can strip off its hide, and who can penetrate
its double layer of armor?
14 Who could pry open its jaws? For its teeth are terrible!
15 The scales on its back are like[e] rows of shields tightly sealed together. 16 They are so close together that no air can get between them. 17 Each scale sticks tight to the next. They interlock and cannot be penetrated.
14 Who could pry open its jaws? For its teeth are terrible!
15 The scales on its back are like[e] rows of shields tightly sealed together. 16 They are so close together that no air can get between them. 17 Each scale sticks tight to the next. They interlock and cannot be penetrated.
18 “When it sneezes, it flashes light! Its eyes are
like the red of dawn.
19 Lightning leaps from its mouth; flames of fire flash out.
20 Smoke streams from its nostrils like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes.
21 Its breath would kindle coals, for flames shoot from its mouth.
19 Lightning leaps from its mouth; flames of fire flash out.
20 Smoke streams from its nostrils like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes.
21 Its breath would kindle coals, for flames shoot from its mouth.
22 “The tremendous strength in Leviathan’s neck strikes
terror wherever it goes.
23 Its flesh is hard and firm and cannot be penetrated.
24 Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a millstone.
23 Its flesh is hard and firm and cannot be penetrated.
24 Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a millstone.
25 When it rises, the mighty are afraid, gripped by
terror.
26 No sword can stop it, no spear, dart, or javelin…..
30 Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass. It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud.
30 Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass. It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud.
31 “Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion.
It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment. 32 The water glistens in its wake, making the sea
look white.
33 Nothing on earth is its equal, no other creature so fearless.
34 Of all the creatures, it is the proudest. It is the king of beasts.”
33 Nothing on earth is its equal, no other creature so fearless.
34 Of all the creatures, it is the proudest. It is the king of beasts.”
This is a
fascinating account of what today some people would refer as a “mythical
creature”, but the truth of the matter is that The Creator of the heaven and
the earth is talking about another creation of HIS. It’s important to realize that all these
details here have a purpose, and though the world may speak different of it, as
well as many other things that are written here, if God says it we MUST believe
it!
If we are to
imagine following the description given of the kind of creature GOD is talking
about… A huge creature,
its enormous strength, and form; lots of terrible teeth; scales on the back,
and on its belly; red eyes; lightning from its mouth, smoking from its nose,
with a hard and firm “skin”, and lives in the water. “Nothing on earth is its equal
of all the creatures it is the King of beasts!” To me this looks like a “water
dinosaur” type of thing. And though it looks
like a character from a movie but due to the fact that who is describing it its
Creator, GOD, we must understand this was/is a real thing. And the funny thing is that HE is using it to
compare with GOD’s own power and strength.
All these to make
us understand that NO ONE that will ever try to beat it will succeed; that “the hunter who attempts will be knocked
down.” “Who then can stand up to ME?” Asked the Lord. This is a clear
warning for those that attempt to go against God, because GOD is greater and
stronger and who will dare to go against HIM?!
The next time you get tempted to think that you can go against God and
win, think twice, check this Scripture, and you will be remember who God is!
And one more thing
to remember: “All Scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be
complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”[1]
I’m praying for a stronger belief in God as
you study His Word, because IF anything is to move you, let it be God HIMSELF
and HIS Word for the glory of God I pray in JESUS name, AMEN!
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