Job 27 : 6-7 "God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live."
Job talks here of the wicked but in the first part he is basically saying that he will remain as he is and not change his mind or his ways.
v3 "All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; v4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit."
I think that is a good attitude to have. What I picked up on and could be wrong about is that Job was saying that he would not forgive his friend. "God forbid that I should justify you.." Of course Job could not even if he wanted to. But I think he might also have been saying that he would not agree with what his friend was saying and therefore justify his remarks.
The balance of this part of Job's parable is concerning the wicked and in this vain: v13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which the shall receive of the Almighty."
I know these things are written for our benefit but I would be hesitate to try to go into detail about what God thinks. From observation, Job must have had some examples to support his pronouncements about the wicked. I'm glad grace intervened for us.
v23 "Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place."
Romans 3:23-24 "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:"
We will continue with Job's parable in the next chapter.
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Job Prays Job 10
Job 10:1 "My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. v2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; show me wherefore thou contendest with me."
Job goes through several stages in his verbal expression of what is going on in his mind and heart. In previous chapters, he has said he would not speak or that it was useless, seeing the vast difference between man and God. At least, that is what I picked up. Now he says he will speak but he seems to be in a demanding mood with God and we know that will not work. Yet even then Job recognizes that he is the creation and that God is the creator.
v9-12 "Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. Thou hast granted me life and favor, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit."
As Job prays, it seems he is given some light concerning his situation. Then he goes on to lament that it would have been better if he had not been born.
v19 "I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave."
We must remember that Job is tormented in his body, that he has lost his children and his property. It seems his friends are not who he thought them to be, for they assume right off that Job must be sinful to have received such punishment. The answers are further on.
Proverbs 14:10 "The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy."
Job prays.
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Job goes through several stages in his verbal expression of what is going on in his mind and heart. In previous chapters, he has said he would not speak or that it was useless, seeing the vast difference between man and God. At least, that is what I picked up. Now he says he will speak but he seems to be in a demanding mood with God and we know that will not work. Yet even then Job recognizes that he is the creation and that God is the creator.
v9-12 "Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. Thou hast granted me life and favor, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit."
As Job prays, it seems he is given some light concerning his situation. Then he goes on to lament that it would have been better if he had not been born.
v19 "I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave."
We must remember that Job is tormented in his body, that he has lost his children and his property. It seems his friends are not who he thought them to be, for they assume right off that Job must be sinful to have received such punishment. The answers are further on.
Proverbs 14:10 "The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy."
Job prays.
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