Study of Job 12:11

Does not the ear test words,

   As the palate tastes food?

 

I went to start this and post verse 10 and realized I had lost verse twelve among the electrons of my computer. I accidentally saved it on the internet. If I wasn’t so lazy, I might have written it over. I liked this verse as it tells us the brain works even when we are not driving it. I know my brain works better when I let it, but somehow, we have been conditioned to think for ourselves and we introduce a lot of errors.

‘Words’ was also arguments or speech, ‘test’ was also try or judge, and ‘does not’ was also surely and truly. No real difference in meaning that I spent any effort on.

‘Palate’ was also tongue or mouth, ‘tastes’ was also know, and ‘food’ was also meat. Again, not a lot to have to ponder.

We finally got the hot tub and sat in it last night. My knee feels better already, or at least I want it to. We spent so much of the time figuring out all the ins and outs, I didn’t enjoy it. Not quite like screaming during rehab, but not the outcome I was expecting. Maybe tonight.

We had our first ever garage sell on Saturday. I used to hate them as a kid when we were trying to make money off stuff we did not need. I would have been perfectly happy not to do that again. We were mainly trying to avoid throwing or giving away very useful stuff that had emotional value or something along those lines. The low light was unremarkable. The highlight was selling a bike to a little boy who was overjoyed. We did start down this path focused on the in-laws stuff, but we ended up moving a lot of things taking up space in the garage. Now for the first time since my mom passed, I might be able to get the garage looking organized.

One of the more prominent points of the use of Artificial Intelligence is that it nearly instantaneously checks all the data in the world to come out with the best possible answer for you. That is what I call false advertising. The programming is done by people, so there are huge flaws, just like when I try to guide my brain. The programming looks at the data it is fed with expectations that do not match reality, just like my rehab. And the correctness of the outcome is dependent upon who asked the question, just like when so many people looked at the $10 guitar and did not buy it: They were all looking for their own reasons.

I believe God is using this verse in Job to remind us that the parts of our body have functions like taste that we have no control over. We may think we do, but when push comes to shove, He has programmed our parts better than we could have. We are not supposed to take the words of others as gospel and even the gospel has been created by God to withstand any testing people might want to put it to. I for one am glad to know that God is greater that I could imagine and that no matter how great He made me, I am still worthless without Him.

Written 10/9/23, Posted 10/25, Job 264