41:1-34 Ode to the Leviathan Many scholars believe that Leviathan was not a specific species of animal that lived in Job’s time but rather an image of chaotic evil. If that is the case, then God’s illustration had another application: Job had no ability to control or conquer the evil in the world. Like Job, we must trust in God’s administration of his world and his just dealings with its powerful and evil forces (Eph 1:19-23; 6:12).