Can you by searching find out God?

“Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?” - Job 11v7-8

I tend to think that Job’s friends may very well have had good hearts. It does not seem that they intended to hurt him or to falsely accuse him.

Zophar gives good words of wisdom here, “Can you figure God out by searching Him?” His perfect way is as high as heaven.” This reminds me of Isaiah 55 and the truth that God’s ways and thoughts are higher than out ways and our thoughts. Job could not figure out what God was doing, Zophar pointed out that sometimes what God does is simply beyond understanding.

We all face times when we just can’t see what God is doing. At those times we would do well to just realise this truth and trust that God is doing what is right.