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The wisdom literature here in Job 28, the question that's asked right in the

middle of this book is where can wisdom be found? And here's the answer, Job 28

verse 23 through 28, God understands the way to it. And he knows its place. For

he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. When he

gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure when he made it

a decree for the rain and a wave the lightning of the thunder, then he saw it and

declared it. He established it and searched it out. And he said to man behold the

fear of the Lord that is wisdom and to turn away from evil is understanding.

There was so much we could talk about here, but well the way I put it in a

recent sermon on Job and how I would encourage you today is with this biblical

truth right at the heart of the book of Job amidst all our questions about why we

must remember that God is all wise. Just say that again and try to phrase this in

a way that would be memorable amidst our questions about why which we have so

many in each of our lives amidst all our questions about why we must remember

that God is all wise. That what Job 28 verse 23 and following is saying is

true that God knows wisdom. God sees everything. He knows everything. And he's the

one who established wisdom in the first place. And when we walk through trials

and suffering and when we have questions about why in our lives there are so

many things we don't know and so many things we don't see and so many things we

don't understand. But this is faith in that moment to trust that God knows it

all that God sees it all. God understands it all. And so what do we do? We fear the

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