"Do you hear the secret counsel of God,It's an interesting question posed to Job here. Did he get special wisdom from God? Was God partial to him in some way? And if so, did he hide that wisdom away, so that others would not know? Was he keeping God's favor to himself, and the rest of the world could burn?
And limit wisdom to yourself?
While this would be possible, it doesn't at all seem likely. God may well have given Job special knowledge of Himself, but I doubt it was because he alone was chosen. Instead, it's more likely that it would have been because he was the only one who was looking for it. The knowledge of God is open to anyone willing to hear it, but most aren't. In the same way, Job obviously didn't keep it to himself, because he sacrificed for his family to atone for their sins. They had to know what he was doing, and probably those around him did, too.
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