_Canst thou draw out Leviathan?_
BEHEMOTH AND LEVIATHAN
The description of the “behemoth” in the preceding chapter and the
“leviathan” here suggests a few moral reflections.
I. The prodigality of created might. With what amazing force are these
creatures endowed! How huge their proportions! How e... [ Continue Reading ]
_He maketh a path to shine after him._
PHOSPHORESCENCE
What was that illumined path? It was phosphorescence. You find it in
the wake of a ship in the night, especially after rough weather.
Phosphorescence is the lightning of the sea. I found a book of John
Ruskin, and the first sentence my eyes fel... [ Continue Reading ]
_Upon the earth there is not his like._
THE SUPREMACY OF LEVIATHAN
The lion is often spoken of as “the king of the forest,” or the
“king of beasts,” and in a similar sense the leviathan is here
spoken of as at the head of the animal creation. He is afraid of none
of them; he is subdued by none of t... [ Continue Reading ]