Job 38 and 39

After reading chapter 38:

*The last chapter ended with a kind of hymn of praise to God (el) the almighty (el shaddai). This chapter suddenly switches gears. The lord (Yahweh) suddenly speaks to Job out of the storm. To me, it looks like this portion is tacked on and trying to appear to have continuity with the previous chapter.  Yahweh is clearly blustering, asking Job who he thinks he is. He's the one who is going to ask the questions. Job better take it like a man. Then Yahweh proceeds to go into a poetic, boastful rant about all his magnificent accomplishments, daring Job to compare his own knowledge and accomplishments. Yahweh is clearly sarcastic as he questions Job. "Have you journeyed to the springs of the deep?" "Have you entered the storehouses of snow?" "Do you send the lightening bolts?" Again, most of the things yahweh boasts about are phenomena of nature, especially weather related. The implication is that Job is puny and impotent compared to Yahweh's strength and abilities.

After reading chapter 39:

*Yahweh continues his poetic boast, all the while questioning if Job is capable of doing or knowing any of a number of things for which Yahweh is presumably responsible and knowledgeable. This chapter focuses on animals, their natural habits and habitats. Again the implication is that, compared to Yahweh, Job is ignorant and powerless. I think these chapters are trying to negate Job's previous implications that we can't really tell if the guy in charge is paying attention, because good fortune and bad seem so randomly distributed. Plus,  everyone dies and goes to the same place anyway, so what's the point. Here, the point is that Yahweh's in charge of it all. Humans don't get a say in how things are done. They are too ignorant.