Job 41:1 say, Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?  In this chapter, God asks Job about the leviathan, which as with the behemoth we may not be able to identify with certainty, but it was some giant fish of the deep.  Verse two asks, Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?  God was telling Job that he was basically powerless against God, just as he was against the leviathan.  We today might say that there is no creature that we do not have the ability to catch or even destroy with all our technical ability, but one on one, there are still those creatures that would easily destroy us.  When we oppose God, we are as powerless as we would be in a fight against the great fish of the sea in its own habitat.  Not only is God more powerful than we are, but the universe is His natural habitat.  Verse three asks, Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?  I believe that God was asking Job if he thought the levithan with would plead with him if they encountered each other.  The implication was that Job should not expect God to approach him as One Who needed Job to allow God to accomplish His purpose.  We will never be able to control God.  Verse four asks, Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?  I believe that God was asking Job if he thought he could force this powerful sea creature to enter into a relationship with him.  The implication was that Job, nor anyone else, has enough power to force God to enter into a relationship with Him.  Verse five asks, Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?  God asked Job if he thought he could make a pet of the levithan.  I believe that God was asking Job if he thought he could tame God to do exactly what Job wanted Him to do.  I think sometimes we want God to be conformed to our will.  Instead of just always relying on God, we often complain and live as though God has failed us instead of simply relying on and praising Him.   Verse six asks, Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?  I believe that God was asking Job if he thought God existed simply for the profit of his friends and Job.  Verse seven asks, Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?  I believe this was just another way of asking Job if he thought he were powerful enough or had weapons enough to defeat God.  We may marvel at the power of bombs that exist today, but they are nothing compared to the power of God.  Verse eight says, Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.  I believe that God was telling Job that he should realize that a battle against God was futile, and so should we.  The only way to win a battle against God is to surrender before it starts.  When we attempt to blame God for trouble in our lives, we are fighting a losing battle.  Verse nine says, Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?  God told Job that a battle against the leviathan was so hopeless that even the sight of such creature brought fear to people.  Knowing that we are in God's presence should bring the same sense of awe at His power.  Again, we may say that today there are no creatures that we don't have the ability to defeat, but if we approach them one on one, this is not true, and ultimately that is how everyone encounters God.  No one, nor any group of people, will ever have the power to defeat God, and as His followers we should never even attempt to.  When we question God, that is what we are doing, attempting to force His will to be our own.  Verse ten asks, None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?  God asked Job if there were creatures in the world that he would not want to stir up, then why did Job think he could stand before God.  Job had been held up as an example of a truly righteous man, until he started questioning God.  It would be such a shame today for us to allow conditions in this world to come between God and us.  We should never feel that we are justified in questioning God.