Commentary on the Book of Job part one hundred seven

                                      Job 41:1-34

In Job 41:19-21, God described the sea dragon as being able to issue fire from its mouth. God wanted Job to know that He can use a consuming fire in wrath against His enemies. According to Hebrews 12:29, God exists as a consuming fire, and according to Deuteronomy 32:22, His fire consumes hell for Him to destroy and the earth for Him to recreate it. Revelation 20:14; II Peter 3:10. God exists as the lake of fire which will burn up all evil forever. Psalm 21:8-11.

God will separate all that He ever created from the influence of evil itself, cleanse it all, and recreate it. Revelation 21:5; Revelation 22:11-12. God will cast all forgiven sins into the sea of forgetfulness and in the end eliminate that sea by a means not specified. Micah 7:19; Revelation 21:1.

God is Infinite. Psalm 147:5. God exists as both an infinite destroyer of evil and as being infinite Love, grace, and mercy at the same time which is eternity. God exists as an infinite good system, and God can only create good systems. For God to exist as the lake of fire which forever destroys all evil makes Him a good and creative system just as His Love also does.

In verse 22, God revealed to Job that the fire of the sea dragon turns sorrow into joy. This symbolizes the fact that eventually God will use His consuming fire to eliminate all evil from His creations, save some humans by His grace, rescue all living humans within the regions of the dead by His mercy, and recreate the heaven and the earth to be permeated with pure bliss and joy. Revelation 21:1-5.

In Job 41:23-34, God assured Job that the sea dragon was so powerful and well armored that no attacks by his enemies could ever hurt him. God's description symbolizes the fact that God can never be permanently injured by any attacks of the Devil against Him. Jesus suffered deeply from being permeated by sin and evil as He hung on the cross, but He overcame all sin and evil when He rose from the dead. Psalm 22:6; II Corinthians 5:21; John 16:33; John 19:30; Revelation 1:18.