Zoology Lesson

[Job 12:7] But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Gen. 1:20-25 the creation of the animals, G-d created all the animals and that we could learn from them the reality of a creator 7-10. Every thing in nature, the beasts of the field, the fowls of the heaven, every inhabitant of earth and sea, and every thing that befalls them, is the work of His hands; and every thing feels and acknowledges Him to be the universal Creator and Controller. It is the common doctrine of all nature.
[8] Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.Many a good lesson we may learn from them, but what are they here to teach us?
1. Even among the brute creatures the greater devour the less and the stronger prey upon the weaker, and men are as the fishes of the sea, Habakkuk 1:14. If sin had not entered, we may suppose there would have been no such disorder among the creatures, but the wolf and the lamb would have lain down together.
2. These creatures are serviceable to wicked men, and so they declare their prosperity. Ask the herds and the flocks to whom they belong, and they will tell you that such a robber, such an oppressor, is their owner: the fishes and fowls will tell you that they are served up to the tables, and feed the luxury, of proud sinners. The earth brings forth her fruits to them (Job 9:24), and the whole creation groans under the burden of their tyranny, Romans 8:20, 22.
All the creatures which wicked men abuse, by making them the food and fuel of their lusts, will witness against them another day, James 5:3, 4.
We may from them learn the wisdom, power, and goodness of G-d, and that sovereign dominion of his into which plain and self-evident truth all these difficult dispensations must be resolved.
3. From G-d's sovereign dominion over the inferior creatures we should learn to acquiesce in all his disposals of the affairs of the children of men, though contrary to our measures.
[9] Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the L-RD hath wrought this?
G-d’s lengthy zoology lesson and examination is a sharp rebuke to those who lack knowledge and lack any feeling of responsibility for the remarkable kingdom of animals that He created and for whom He made such amazing provisions in nature.
The name Jehovah is used here and it is the only time that we meet with it in all the discourses between Job and his friends; for Go- was, in that age, more known by the name of Shaddai--the Almighty.
[10] In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Every living thing has a soul, man and animals. Gen. 1:21 and Gen. 2:7. In whose hand is the soul of every living thing. All the creatures and mankind particularly, derive their being from Him, owe their being to Him, depend upon Him for the support of it, lie at His mercy, are under His direction and dominion and entirely at His disposal, and at His summons must resign their lives. All souls are His; and may He not do what He will with His own?
If you observes the beasts, and their properties and actions, and events, from them you may learn this lesson. This also tells us to respect and love animals for they too have a soul and placed here for our learning.