Job 12:7-10

7 But ['uwlam] ask [sha'al] now the beasts [bahemah], and they shall teach [yarah] thee; and the fowls [`owph] of the air [shamayim], and they shall tell [nagad] thee:

8 Or speak [siyach] to the earth ['erets], and it shall teach [yarah] thee: and the fishes [dag] of the sea [yam] shall declare [caphar] unto thee.

9 Who knoweth [yada`] not in all these that the hand [yad] of the LORD [Yahovah] hath wrought [`asah] this?

10 In whose hand [yad] is the soul [nephesh] of every living thing [chay], and the breath [ruwach] of all mankind ['iysh] [basar]. KJV-Interlinear

7 'But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you; And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you. 8 'Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you. 9 'Who among all these does not know That the hand of the Lord has done this, 10 In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? NASB

This is the ultimate put down of those who think themselves as wiser than all others.

The animals that walk on the land, the birds that fly in the air, the fish that swim in the seas, representing all living creatures that are not human. All of these, despite their obvious lack of human characteristics, despite their lack of superior human intelligence, despite their lack of human reasoning abilities, despite their lack of human intuition, all of these living creatures know of God and how life works in this world.

Even the earth, with all of its characteristics in plants, mountains, hills and valleys, oceans and skies filled with clouds, knows of God and of how life works.

Hab. 1:14

14 Why hast Thou made men like the fish of the sea, Like creeping things without a ruler over them? NASB

Rom. 8:22-23

22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. NASB

Zophar has earlier said that Gods wisdom was higher than the heavens, wider than the seas, deeper than the underworld.

Zophar implied that despite the vastness of Gods wisdom, he, Zophar, had been able to obtain some insight into the workings of God. Zophar thus must be a very smart man!

But Job counters with this comment. Gods wisdom is vast, yes, but even the lower creations, even the inanimate things of this universe have an understanding of Gods plan.

In other words, Gods wisdom is not designed to be hidden from man forever, but to be understood, so man can know God, and even know God intimately. If the lower creations know and understand God, then man certainly must be able to figure this Bible stuff, out.

However, man has one thing that the lower creatures do not have, and that is arrogance. Arrogance comes in many forms. Some forms are very subtle, and some are more than obvious. Arrogance becomes the great barrier to understanding.

So, while cats and dogs and birds can understand life, and their understanding is very limited, they know more about life, than the smartest among humanity. Birds migrate south before winter sets in, ants gather food for the hard times during the year, and yet people who are significantly smarter than these, cannot bring themselves to terms with God and their own destiny.

Instead, people try to get by in life by pretending that God does not exist, or that God is something other than who He really is, or they make up their own truths about life and these invented ideas will simply come into existence, making everything that one believes, right.

Man has the potential of being pretty smart, but man is more than often pretty stupid.

The main cause for stupidity, is indifference, or rejection, or compromise, or re-inventing Gods Word, so that it is more convenient with ones life.

Now is the time to post a prayer.