Right now, in chapter 40, that was about how Job had to be feeling. Not only has God already said "put on your fighting clothes", He has been sparring with him. Now, comes the real test.
"Since you have found so much wrong with Me (God), and you know everything that is wrong with Me and what I do, speak!" (verse 2)
Job knew he was in a corner and in deep trouble. He recognizes that he is nothing (the word was "insignificant"), and as a result he said "Hush my mouth!" After all the words of Job and his friends in chapters 1 through 37, Job is speechless. Not only that, his friends don't even utter a single word. There were probably scared witless as they watched and heard their friend being "drawn and quartered" by God.
This was not going to be pretty!
God kind of joked with Job by telling him again to get his "war clothes on" and face the test of your life. God said "I'm gonna ask some questions (like because I am dumb) and you teach Me." It's interesting here that God just by making that statement says again "You are so smart, tell the world!"
With the four questions in verses 8 and 9, God stretches Job's knowledge beyond it's limit…[html]<ul><li>Do you have the ability to change what I have decided?<li>Can you condemn Me so that you look right?<li>Who's arm is bigger – yours or mine?<li>Can your voice roar and rumble like thunder?</ul>[/html]
There is was…Job had no where to turn. He was boxed in. It's surprising that he did not just run for his life.
Job listened well here in chapters 40 and 41 as God reminded him again about His handiwork as he created the animals that bring fear to mankind. The real question was buried in the statements, but nonetheless, Job understood. He could well have uttered the words we hear in Psalm 8 verse 4 – "What is man that You even want to take time to think about him or even care about him."
Even in all his suffering, Job got the message – but will we?