
Chapter 39
The questions continue.
First 4 verses are about the natural world that exists without man's help or knowledge. Wild animals live and die, breed and give birth, all with the exacting knowledge of God, and with his provision for them, though man does not know them as individuals.
Verses 13-18 are about ostriches - specifically it seems - and give a detailed understanding of them that likely was far beyond what those in Job's time appreciated. This verse:
16 She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear, 17 because God has made her forget wisdom and given her no share in understanding. [Job 39:16-17 ESV]
Not just "what" she does, but "why" she is that way. Because God made her that way.
2024 - Made her forget wisdom...as in animals can have a certain amount of wisdom built into them. This one is not wise enough to tend her own children, and yet the ostrich survives. It continues. Why? How? Because God takes care of it. To show us that He looks after all, even those with no wisdom at all, and no imago dei.