“He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord is this:
wisdom. And to turn from evil is
understanding.’” (Job 35:28)
The
question in Job’s mind was: Where does
wisdom come from? Where is
understanding, and how can people find it?
Job thought
of a miner and the work a miner would do to find silver, gold, iron, copper,
sapphire, and other treasures. Given the
details of Job’s description of the work of mining, we might wonder if he had
done some mining himself at one time in his life.
Then comes
his question: But what about
wisdom? How can someone get wisdom? Is it like a mining operation where you
search and dig and explore until ultimately you find what you’re looking
for? Does this wisdom thing have a
location, or an address? Can you find it
on a map?
Job
concluded that wisdom and understanding are nothing at all like this. You cannot mine for it. You cannot reach out your hand and take hold
of it. Wisdom and understanding come
only from one source. Wisdom is produced
only when people fear the Lord. And
understanding is found only when people turn from evil. When people open their eyes spiritually and
catch a vision of how awesome and holy God is, and when they respond by turning
away from the destructiveness of sin, wisdom and understanding are then given
birth in their hearts.
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