Elihu notes that animals 'go into their lairs and remain in their dens,' suggesting that divine action through weather affects all creatures, not only humans. This verse emphasizes the universal scope of divine action through weather, affecting both human and animal behavior. The image of animals seeking shelter suggests that divine power produces instinctive response across all creation. Elihu uses the universal effect of divine power to suggest that all creatures recognize and respond to it. Yet the verse also raises questions: if divine power produces instinctive compliance in animals, and if humans should respond similarly with acceptance, does this reduce human moral agency and responsibility for evaluating divine action?

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