then the lord answered out of the whirlwind and said who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge brace yourself like a man i will question you and you will answer me who is this being that questions me i am the lord god who makes all things i was there when the morning stars sang together i spoke to nothing and it all came together i dwell in unapproachable light my mercy and grace the only hope for your life everything you see i created all that and when i return again i m gonna take it all back who questions my wisdom with ignorant speech brace yourself and listen as the infinite speaks before whom do i stand corrected discredit my record to the man who thinks he can this question s directed for an answer i ll be waiting where were you at the extravaganza of creation when i marked the earth s integral measurements and i filled it with dirt minerals sediments and chemical elements should i have started with the core that burns or the crust tell me that the omniscient lord might learn from the dust i cause fire to form then i send rain to quench the flame then i quiet the storm i m the beginning and the end the all in all who wrote the code of cosmic law the very rules that govern your reality time and space earthly formalities that i can break i m with gideon as he fights the midianites while at the same time i m in this millennium right now can you feed the cubs that crouch in the lion s den or put a hook through the mouth of leviathan the skin on his back i tightly sealed it with bare hands try to pry the shields that his hide is filled with better yet try to muzzle his face if you survive you won t forget the struggle that takes place can you bring forth constellations in their seasons can you make legions of angelic beings constructed with brilliant wings deep in the sea there s creatures human eyes have never seen past your galaxy there s things your puny mind can never dream can you make waves behave and direct all of their motions who put gates up in the ocean to keep the water from overflowing far beyond way past the orion i can make the morning come by simply speaking to the scorching sun who keeps it from shifting distance merely by a few inches further from it you d freeze closer you d melt in an instant but where were you when i measured the galaxy s dimensions spoke planets into existence positioned them in suspension lightening won t flash unless it asks for my permission thunder won t crash unless it passes my inspection in a lifetime you can t get out of your galaxy section even if you traveled at 22 million miles per second i rule the earth can you school me on the universe i knew you from birth one day i ll lead you back into the dirt but way before you were born i showed love in the truest form took upon myself the uniform of the human form i am lofty and high with the all seeing eye so don t be haughty with pride against god the divine king i bring low all of the proud if you come to me humbly i can call you my child 