Journal Through the Bible: Week 5 Wednesday

Job 31 in my Bible

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. Job 31:35-36

Job chapter 31

Oh, but the Almighty will answer Job! But not yet.

Who does Job consider his adversary? Is it God? If so, He did write a book and it contains these words! If he means Satan, well, I think he has written a few books as well but that's another story. Let's just say I think this father of lies is the number one plagiarizer when it comes to writing so-called holy books.

In this chapter Job gives a list of sins and then puts verbal check marks by them to say he did not commit them. They include adultery, abuse of power, covetousness, hatred, and hiding from God as did Adam. He says that if he had done these things God would be justified in taking his crops, his children, and his riches from him. He mentions a few other punishments that had not befallen him but that he feels would be justified if he were an evil man which include making his wife a servant or a widow and breaking his arms.

 Does God make any promises in this passage? If so do they apply to me?

No promises that I could identify.

Are there references to Jesus in this passage?

We know that Job is innocent of these sins, yet not perfect. But even so, he is a type of Christ, the Perfect Man who would be tempted to do these sins yet would remain sinless.

Are there references to future events (in the future for us, that is) in this passage?

None that I could identify.

Does God make any commands in this passage? If so, to whom? And are they commands that I also must obey?

I did not find any direct commands in this passage.

Did you find anything else of interest to you? Please share!

Journal Through the Bible: Week 5 Tuesday

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Job chapter 30

Job speaks of the humiliation and terror as a consequence of the shiftless people who mocked him for his sickness. He suggests that even God is opposed to him (verses 11 and 19). 

This chapter is a little confusing at times because of the pronouns. In the context of the passage I understood "he" or "him" to be God in the verses listed, but from verse 24 onward it means any man that needed help. Verses 20-23 use "thou" which is the singular form of "you." Is Job addressing just one of his friends, specifically Bildad who was the last person to speak, or is he talking to God? If Job is talking to God we can use our imaginations to see him looking directly at his friends as he addresses them and then pausing to turn his attention toward heaven to speak to God before turning his attention back to his friends. And who is the "they" in verse 24 if the "he" is God? Although this passage was very intriguing I don't think it contains any answers to the 4 questions.

 Does God make any promises in this passage? If so do they apply to me?

No promises that I could identify.

Are there references to Jesus in this passage?

None that I could identify.

Are there references to future events (in the future for us, that is) in this passage?

None that I could identify.

Does God make any commands in this passage? If so, to whom? And are they commands that I also must obey?

I did not find any direct commands in this passage.

Did you find anything else of interest to you? Please share!

Journal Through the Bible: Week 5 Monday

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Mining For Wisdom

Job 28:1-29:25

But where shall wisdom be found? Job asks in 28:12? Everything else of value can be mined from the earth but even the birds of the air have no idea! (see 28:21)

Does God make any promises in this passage? If so do they apply to me?

No promises that I could identify.

Are there references to Jesus in this passage?

This wisdom that Job describes so elaborately as treasure that cannot be mined from the earth is compared to the price of a virtuous woman (see Job 28:18 and Proverbs 31:10) but just as this passage describes a heavenly wisdom and knowledge that can only be described as being Godly, the book of Proverbs personifies wisdom as a woman crying to fools in the hope of saving them from destruction. JESUS, though not a woman, is the embodiment of wisdom!

Are there references to future events (in the future for us, that is) in this passage?

No, these chapters, especially chapter 29, look backward in time and not forward.

Does God make any commands in this passage? If so, to whom? And are they commands that I also must obey?

I did not find any direct commands in this passage.

Did you find anything else of interest to you? Please share!

Sunday Psalm: Begging for Mercy

Psalm 6

 

To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

 

1 O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

 

8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

Psalms 6:1-10 (KJV)