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| William Blake |
We've spent the last 5 weeks wrestling with the book of Job, the book of the Bible most packed with explicit references to Leviathan and primordial sea monsters. We saw three instances when Job mentions the sea monsters,
Job 3, when he calls on those who seek to rouse the monster, Job 7, in which Job identifies with the creature, under a constant vigilant watch, and
Job 26 in which he describes God's slaying of the Leviathan in ages past. We could also have discussed Job 9 - and will at some point soon - another one of Job's speeches.
Why does Job spend so much time talking about sea monsters? Why are all the instances put in Job's mouth, when his three 'friends' are silent on the subject?
And why does God conclude His speech from the whirlwind with a description of Leviathan?
