God shifts focus dramatically: 'Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox.' This verse introduces Behemoth, a great creature that God has made. The creature is presented as comparable in creation to Job himself (both made by God) yet enormous and powerful. The image of Behemoth eating grass suggests that despite the creature's size and power, it is a vegetarian, not a predator. The introduction of a specific creature after the accumulation of abstract questions about power suggests a move toward concrete examples. Yet the specific choice of Behemoth is significant: a creature of enormous size and power. What can Job learn from Behemoth?

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