The second reason no explanation of God’s actions is forthcoming is simply that He owes no explanation to us. He is worthy of our trust regardless. As Job’s friends learned, it is the height of hubris to presume that one ought to know God’s reasons for His actions. God appeared to Job and his friends in order to declare, “I am God; you are not. I do not have to justify My actions to you; you do not have the right to an explanation. I am good; I am just. I do all things well. That, not your own understanding, is the justification for your trust.”

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