Job Describes The Great Power of God.

Job 12:13-17 NKJV
[13] “With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding. [14] If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt; If He imprisons a man, there can be no release. [15] If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth. [16] With Him are strength and prudence. The deceived and the deceiver are His. [17] He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges.

Zophar had criticized Job for not knowing God and likened him to an empty-headed man (Job 11:7-12). In this segment,Job showed that he did indeed know that God was great in wisdom and strength, and that He was mighty in counsel and understanding. Job begins by grounding everything in the supremacy of God’s wisdom. “With Him are wisdom and strength” — God does not acquire wisdom; He is wisdom.This is a reminder that every season of life, even unexplained suffering, sits under the oversight of a God who is never confused. Job is teaching us that when human logic fails and circumstances contradict expectations, we rest in the unsearchable wisdom of God (Rom. 11:33).
Job gives examples of God’s irresistible sovereignty: a. When God breaks down a thing, it cannot be rebuilt. This speaks of God’s authority to shut doors no man can open (Rev. 3:7).
He is the ultimate Judge, and His decisions cannot be overturned. b. When God restricts a man, there can be no release. Even the strongest systems, institutions, governments, or powers are subject to His decrees. c. God withholds or releases blessings and judgment.
Job points out that God controls both. God dries up what we depend on. He floods what we think is secure. This is a call to humility. Our productivity, protection, prosperity, and stability are completely dependent on God.
God’s Supremacy Over Human Wisdom and Human Systems (v.16–17) is absolute. “The deceived and the deceiver are His.” This does not mean God endorses deception.
It means: No one escapes His oversight. Even those who think they are manipulating events are ultimately limited by His boundaries.He makes fools of the wise “He leads counselors away plundered, and makes fools of the judges.” People of influence—advisors, judges, rulers—may appear powerful, but God can: i.Expose their folly, ii.Overturn their decisions, iii.Empty their resources, iv.Reverse their influence. Human wisdom ,therefore, is fragile; divine wisdom is final. Earthly authority is temporary; God’s authority is eternal. Whose authority will you subscribe to? Good morning.