Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
This description of burning lamps and leaping sparks from the mouth belongs among the questions God Himself puts concerning the mysteries of Jehovah as revealed in nature. It stands beyond the reach of human answering, so that even persons of the greatest intellect and the most profound scholarship cannot understand it or resolve it. It was not posed in order to be answered, but to call attention to the deep mysteries of God. Its purpose is to teach that human wisdom is limited, that in the surroundings of daily life there are many things beyond the comprehension of finite beings, and that beyond lies an infinity that ever invites searching and inquiring and learning.
At the same time it reveals the infinite power by which God makes Himself known. Like both divine revelation and nature, it presents a mystery that commands faith. God is to be acknowledged as much from what He does not reveal of Himself as from what is open to limited comprehension.
This description of burning lamps and leaping sparks from the mouth belongs among the questions God Himself puts concerning the mysteries of Jehovah as revealed in nature. It stands beyond the reach of human answering, so that even persons of the greatest intellect and the most profound scholarship cannot understand it or resolve it. It was not posed in order to be answered, but to call attention to the deep mysteries of God. Its purpose is to teach that human wisdom is limited, that in the surroundings of daily life there are many things beyond the comprehension of finite beings, and that beyond lies an infinity that ever invites searching and inquiring and learning.
At the same time it reveals the infinite power by which God makes Himself known. Like both divine revelation and nature, it presents a mystery that commands faith. God is to be acknowledged as much from what He does not reveal of Himself as from what is open to limited comprehension.