[July 2006 journal entry]
Peterson makes the taunting by ‘God’ clear -- “Do you presume to tell me what I’m doing wrong? Are you calling me a sinner so you can be a saint?” (40:8). With the first question, ‘God’ is saying, “Who are you?” implying ‘God’ is not accountable to the likes of the ‘scrapheap’ Job. This snubbing of the ‘scrapheap’ Job is reinforced in 40:10-14. ‘God’ persists -- “Go ahead, show your stuff. Let’s see what you’re made of, what you can do” (40:10). With the second question, ‘God’ shifts to an attack on the ‘scrapheap’ Job’s motive. This second question could as easily be deflected back to ‘God’ by the ‘scrapheap’ Job – “Must I destroy my integrity by admitting guilt so that you can be justified?”
Peterson makes the taunting by ‘God’ clear -- “Do you presume to tell me what I’m doing wrong? Are you calling me a sinner so you can be a saint?” (40:8). With the first question, ‘God’ is saying, “Who are you?” implying ‘God’ is not accountable to the likes of the ‘scrapheap’ Job. This snubbing of the ‘scrapheap’ Job is reinforced in 40:10-14. ‘God’ persists -- “Go ahead, show your stuff. Let’s see what you’re made of, what you can do” (40:10). With the second question, ‘God’ shifts to an attack on the ‘scrapheap’ Job’s motive. This second question could as easily be deflected back to ‘God’ by the ‘scrapheap’ Job – “Must I destroy my integrity by admitting guilt so that you can be justified?”
