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what current global crises feel like 'darkened counsel' to us today?

The passage, plainly, with room to sit with it.

Job 38:2

““Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?””

This verse is God's direct response to Job after chapters of Job and his friends debating the causes of his suffering. God speaks from a whirlwind, challenging Job's attempts to understand divine justice and purpose from a limited human perspective.

When facing overwhelming global challenges, where do we seek wisdom to avoid darkening counsel, and where do we find ourselves tempted to offer words without true knowledge?

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Proverbs 1:7
It highlights that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, contrasting with counsel darkened by a lack of it.
Ecclesiastes 8:16-17
It speaks to the human inability to fully grasp God's work, echoing the theme of limited human understanding in Job.
1 Corinthians 1:20
It questions human wisdom in comparison to divine wisdom, suggesting how human attempts to make sense of things can miss the mark.

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