Ecclesiastes 11:5

"Just as you do not know the path of the wind and how bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things."Just as" -Human ignorance, even in the things of this life is once again reaffirmed. If we can't even know or understand various physical things in our universe that happen every day, how much more are the purposes and providential workings of God beyond our grasp Romans 11:33). People are so prone to lecture God concerning His supervision of this world are so woefully unqualified of doing so. How can we tell God what He should be doing in the spiritual and moral realm, when we can't even figure out the workings in the physical realm? (Job 38:1ff).

"you do not know the path of the wind" -Even in watching for the wind, the farmer doesn't have. clue as to when the wind will change direction and what direction that will be.

"how bones are formed in the womb" -probably includes the entire development of the unborn child.

Points To Note:

2 "The lesson still is that man should make use of present and known advantages, not waiting to figure out the ways of God as to the future" (Kidwell p. 266). 2. Even though we do not completely understand everything about the development of the unborn child, this doesn't keep us from having children. There are many things in this life that we do not understand fully, or cannot even control, but this does not keep us from working. 3. "In the context this means that since you cannot know that all will go well, do not demand assurance of success before you begin any enterprise. Just as in pregnancy. couple can only trust God that all will turn out well…Pregnancy is the supreme example of human endeavor, the results of which are out of human control" (Garrett p. 338). 4. In addition, these verses should humble us, and make us realize that we aren't self-sufficient, even the most common events in this life are still beyond our control. We need to trust God, and such trust is needed even in seemingly usual and typical things.