In Job 39 the Lord describes the ostrich in striking terms. She lays her eggs in the dirt. She warms them in the dust. And it reads almost like this: she forgets where she put them.

They are left exposed. Uncovered. Vulnerable. As if she walked away and never gave them another thought.

“And forgetteth that the foot may crush them…”
“Because God hath deprived her of wisdom…”

From our perspective, it looks careless. Almost irresponsible. Other birds build careful nests. They guard. They shield. They watch.

But this one? She seems to leave her treasure buried in open ground.

Now here is where the Lord sharpens the point.

The issue is not literal amnesia. The text is pressing toward something deeper — lack of instinctive understanding. She does not calculate danger. She does not exhibit the foresight other birds possess. She lacks the protective wisdom built into others.

And God says plainly: I made her that way.

That is the weight of the passage.

What appears to us as forgetfulness…
What feels to us like neglect…
What looks to us like design failure…

is still under divine intention.

Job had been questioning God’s wisdom. The Lord answers by pointing to a creature that seems unwise by design. In effect He says: If you cannot fully understand why I made the ostrich the way she is, how will you judge the architecture of My providence?

Sometimes we look at our lives and say, It feels like I have been left in the dust.

But the same God who formed the ostrich’s nature governs every detail of our story.

The question is not whether something looks exposed.

The question is whether we trust the Designer.