He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
The verse stands among the divine questions concerning the mysteries of nature, exposing the limits of human wisdom and the fact that much in everyday life lies beyond finite comprehension. Those unsearchable mysteries are meant to turn the mind to the greatness of God and to call for trust rather than for human mastery.
The behemoth here is a mighty beast with jaws and teeth. It represents the Romanist power arrayed against the truth at Worms, which threatened to burn alive all who confessed Christ as above popes, legates, emperors, and kings. One going in the name of the Lord can pass through fire kindled all the way from Worms to Wittenberg with flames rising to heaven, stand before that power, enter the jaws of this behemoth, and break his teeth by confessing the Lord Jesus Christ.
The verse stands among the divine questions concerning the mysteries of nature, exposing the limits of human wisdom and the fact that much in everyday life lies beyond finite comprehension. Those unsearchable mysteries are meant to turn the mind to the greatness of God and to call for trust rather than for human mastery.
The behemoth here is a mighty beast with jaws and teeth. It represents the Romanist power arrayed against the truth at Worms, which threatened to burn alive all who confessed Christ as above popes, legates, emperors, and kings. One going in the name of the Lord can pass through fire kindled all the way from Worms to Wittenberg with flames rising to heaven, stand before that power, enter the jaws of this behemoth, and break his teeth by confessing the Lord Jesus Christ.