_Then Job answered the Lord, and said._ JOB’S CONFESSION AND RESTORATION I. Job’s acknowledgment of God’s greatness. Throughout his speeches Job had frequently asserted the majesty of God. But now he has a new view of it, which turns awe into reverence and fear into adoration. II. Job’s confessio... [ Continue Reading ]
_I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear._ JOB’S KNOWLEDGE OF GOD The text shoots a ray of light athwart the dark problem discussed in the earlier portion of this Book. How are the afflictions of a righteous man to be reconciled with moral government? How can God be just, and yet leave His... [ Continue Reading ]
_My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends._ JOB’S FRIENDS CONDEMNED AND HE ACQUITTED These words suggest the following reflections. I. God is an auditor to all the discussions of mankind. If men realised this, all frivolous, vain, ill-natured, deceitful, profane, irreverent,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the Lord turned the captivity of Job._ THE TURNING OF JOB’S CAPTIVITY Since God is immutable He acts always upon the same principles, and hence His course of action in the olden times to a man of a certain sort will be a guide as to what others may expect who are of like character. God does no... [ Continue Reading ]
_So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job._ THE LIMITATION OF JOB’S BLESSINGS TO THIS LIFE Is there not something incongruous in the large award of temporal good, and even something unnecessary in the renewed honour among men? To us it seems that a good man will be satisfied with the favour and fe... [ Continue Reading ]
_Were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job._ JOB’S DAUGHTERS It is a long lane that has no turning. Job’s captivity was turned at last. It is a true saying that godliness is profitable for the life that now is. Job’s family was again built up. He had buried all his children, but God had... [ Continue Reading ]
_So Job died, being old and full of days._ FULNESS OF DAYS “Full of days.” This form of speech, though not in common use amongst ourselves, is sufficiently familiar from our acquaintance with the language of Scripture (Genesis 25:8; Genesis 35:29; 1 Chronicles 23:1; 1 Chronicles 29:28). The proprie... [ Continue Reading ]