Job 19:25

"As for me,. know that my Redeemer lives": The term "Redeemer" means "to lay claim to. person or thing, to free or deliver". "A redeemer in the Old Testament was. person who provided protection or legal preservation for. close relative who could not do so for himself (Lev. Job 25:23-25; Ruth 4:4-15)" (Zuck p. 89). "It was his responsibility to restore the fortune, liberty, and name of his relative, when necessary, and to redress his wrongs, especially to avenge the shedding of innocent blood" (Jackson p. 52).

The question is Who is this Redeemer in which Job has placed all his hopes? Job had complained that God had become his enemy (Job 19:11), is Job now saying that in spite of the fact that God is against him, that ultimately God will vindicate him? Although he expected death, he was confident that. defender,. redeemer, or protector was alive and would certainly take up his cause and vindicate him. Christians need to remember that the One who has restored our liberty is Jesus Christ!

Job 19:25 "And at the last He will take His stand on the earth": Millennial writers seek to interpret this as meaning that Jesus will rule on the earth at the end of time, but the Bible has the earth being destroyed at the last day (2 Peter 3:9-10). Zuck notes that the words "at the last" in the Hebrew is an adjective, and it describes the Redeemer as the "last one", or "He who comes last or later". "God will have the final say, as it were" (p. 90). Others see this verse as teaching the coming of Christ and His death upon the cross for our deliverance. Yet Job is not talking about. deliverance from sin, for he claims to be innocent, but rather. vindication of his innocence.