Behemoth and Leviathan: God Answers Job a Second Time

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Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: Job 40:6-42:6
June 22, 2025

Sermon Outline:1. After God’s first reply to Job

• God’s not done because Job hasn’t repented yet

• God’s not done because Job is questioning God’s fairness

• God invites Job to assume kingship over the universe

2. Behemoth, the super-beast

• His identity

• His strength

• Yet God tames this fearsome beast

3. Leviathan, the twisting creature

• Importance of Leviathan

• Description

• His identity

• How ancients spoke of him

• How the Bible speaks of him

4. Putting it all together

• Creation

• Rebellion

• Sovereignty

5. How it ended

6. Applications

• God knows what he’s doing

• The Bible says more about evil than in the Book of Job