OK TO ASK GOD HARD QUESTIONS (JOB 40:2)?
June 14, 2019
READING TIME: 1-2 MINUTES
“Dave, why does it seem like God doesn’t want Job to ask Him hard questions in Job 40:2?”
Why does God not want us to ask him hard questions about what he does or doesn’t do? To question his judgment about things we humans know so little about and then argue with God about it is what is in question here in the book of Job.
What Job seemed to be doing was not simply asking God some tough questions— he was questioning the integrity of God and His perfect justice. “Will you discredit My justice,” God asked, “and condemn Me just to prove you are right?” (Job 40:8). God objects to our questioning His love, mercy, and perfect justice. He wants us to trust that He knows what He is doing even though we don’t understand why He allows us to endure trials. Job was also incorrect thinking he could speak with God as an equal (see Job 31:35-37; 40:10-14). He discovers when God begins to speak how untrue that is (see Job 40:10-14).
On questions God does not provide us answers we must “live by faith” and put our trust in a God who is loving and merciful and will eventually bring justice to an unjust world. Many times, we simply have to be content with not receiving answers from God. During those times we need to be content with the fact that He is God, He is in complete control, He knows best, and His grace is always sufficient.
Sources Used
Holman Bible Staff. CSB Study Bible. B&H Publishing Group.
McDowell, Josh; McDowell, Sean. The Bible Handbook of Difficult Verses (The McDowell Apologetics Library). Harvest House Publishers.
Swindoll, Charles R. The Swindoll Study Bible NLT. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.