JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:1 Job responds, asking his friends how long they will persist in accusing him and why they feel no shame for doing so. Even if he has done wrong, it is God who has brought about his circumstances (vv. Job 19:2). Job laments that his suffering has brought only isolation and indiffe... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:2 HOW LONG? Job echoes the question from the first line of each of Bildad’s speeches (Job 8:2; Job 18:2) to draw attention to how his friends have been condemning him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:3 TEN TIMES indicates completion, not 10 literal times (compare Genesis 31:7, Genesis 31:41; Numbers 14:22). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:6 Job affirms that God is just, but also that his suffering is not because of his sin. It is God who has allowed or brought about his circumstances. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:7 I CRY OUT, “VIOLENCE!” Habakkuk opens his prophecy with a similar complaint (Habakkuk 1:2). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:8 HE HAS WALLED UP MY WAY. God’s fence had once kept trouble away from Job (Job 1:10), but it has now become a wall that gives Job no way of escape (compare Job 3:23). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:20 BY THE SKIN OF MY TEETH. Job has narrowly ESCAPED death. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:22 WHY ARE YOU NOT SATISFIED WITH MY FLESH? Job’s friends seem so convinced that he has sinned and that his suffering represents God’s judgment. Job asks why they continue to pursue him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:23 Job wishes his WORDS could be recorded as a witness that would remain when he is dead. He refers to two methods of recording: INSCRIBED IN A BOOK could refer to a scroll, a book, or a clay tablet; ENGRAVED IN THE ROCK would provide a more public and permanent record. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:25 FOR. Job states why he wants his words recorded (see vv. Job 19:23): I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES. The Hebrew word for “Redeemer” often refers to a “kinsman-redeemer” (see Ruth 4:1 and Introduction to Ruth 1:1). This person had the right and responsibility to protect members o... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:28 Job uses the image of the SWORD to refer to passing JUDGMENT. He warns the friends against assuming that they can wield the sword of judgment that belongs to God alone. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 19:29 The WRATH of the friends is a sin that deserves PUNISHMENT (see Job 31:11, Job 31:28). False testimony demands the same penalty that would have been given the accused (Deuteronomy 19:16). KNOW THERE IS A JUDGMENT. The appearance of the Redeemer, says Job, would be bad news for... [ Continue Reading ]