Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness. (Job 28:3)Job describes an awesome, scary picture of ancient mining operations. He writes about cutting a shaft through the rock, dangling from ropes, and working in pitch blackness, illuminated only by the miners' lamps. No bird or animal has ever seen what man discovers there in the cave's loneliness.
But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell (v. 12)?
Job is telling us that wisdom is more valuable than even silver or rubies, and that we should be willing to go to greater lengths to find wisdom than we do to dig up sapphires and gold.
Our hero is also comparing the toils of his life to the search for riches. He has worked harder and sacrificed more than any treasure hunter. And he has discovered the hard truth that wisdom is more difficult to find than a vein of gold.
Do you treasure wisdom enough to keep going until you find it?
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