30:2 – Surely, I am more stupid than any man, and do not have the understanding of a man.
30:3 – I neither learned wisdom nor have knowledge of the Holy One.
30:4 – Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, if you know?
My first year in college, I remember sitting in the dorm lounge, having deep and profound discussions with friends, solving the most important questions of the ages:
- Who am I?
- Why am I here?
- What is the meaning of Life?
Philosophers (and college students) have pondered these questions since the beginning of man.
We all have.
Whether it’s laying on our backs in the grass and looking up at the clouds, or jawboning with a friend over a drink (or some other “mind expanding” substance), every single one of us has tried to discover answers to these questions as well.
These are deep and profound questions, and they’re tough to answer (or, at least I think they’re tough to answer).
Why are these questions so difficult?
Maybe it’s because we aren’t asking (and answering) the first questions:
- Who has ascended into heaven, or descended?
- Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
- Who has bound the waters in a garment?
- Who has established all the ends of the earth?
- What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, if you know?
If God came before us, and He created this universe, this world, and us, maybe understanding more about Him will give us greater insight into our reason for being.
After all, we wouldn’t understand multiplication if we first didn’t learn addition.
