Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
The declaration belongs to God's extended questioning of Job in chapters 38-40, where Job determines to add nothing more and to offer no further reply after what he has already said. The questions that draw forth that resolve lay bare the bounds of human wisdom and direct attention to mysteries that lie beyond finite comprehension. That same questioning shuts down every human claim to have borne any part in making the world or anything possessing the breath of life. Man himself was formed last, brought into being by God in the image of God and of Christ. Man is therefore to receive the Word of God as supreme over the fallacies of men.
The declaration belongs to God's extended questioning of Job in chapters 38-40, where Job determines to add nothing more and to offer no further reply after what he has already said. The questions that draw forth that resolve lay bare the bounds of human wisdom and direct attention to mysteries that lie beyond finite comprehension. That same questioning shuts down every human claim to have borne any part in making the world or anything possessing the breath of life. Man himself was formed last, brought into being by God in the image of God and of Christ. Man is therefore to receive the Word of God as supreme over the fallacies of men.