One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
The close-fitting scales that leave no space for air between them belong among the mysteries of Jehovah disclosed in nature, mysteries that even persons of the greatest intellect cannot understand, and among the questions of divine inspiration that even the most profound scholar cannot answer. The question was not posed in order to be answered, but to direct attention to the deep mysteries of God. It teaches that human wisdom is limited, and that within the surroundings of daily life there are many things that lie beyond the comprehension of finite beings. It commands faith in the infinite power by which God reveals Himself both in what He reveals and in what He does not reveal.
The close-fitting scales that leave no space for air between them belong among the mysteries of Jehovah disclosed in nature, mysteries that even persons of the greatest intellect cannot understand, and among the questions of divine inspiration that even the most profound scholar cannot answer. The question was not posed in order to be answered, but to direct attention to the deep mysteries of God. It teaches that human wisdom is limited, and that within the surroundings of daily life there are many things that lie beyond the comprehension of finite beings. It commands faith in the infinite power by which God reveals Himself both in what He reveals and in what He does not reveal.