Looking for Job

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86) Looking for Job


Job 10:

That you should search out my error

And keep looking for my sin?


- Job thinks that because that’s the only thing he can think about!


- God is his only reference!


- He doesn’t know anything about the devil!


- He can’t communicate with God any more!


- So the only thing left for him is his bitterness and his complaint!


- Yes, he wants to speak and open his heart!

 

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87) Looking for Job


Job 10

You know that I am not guilty;

And no one can save me from your hand.


- Job knows he hasn’t done anything wrong!


- That puts more stress on him!


- When your only reference is God, it is easy to understand Job’s anguish!


- And he can’t communicate with God any more!


- And the devil keeps looking for ways to destroy him and wins against God!


- And the devil never renounces!

- That’s why he sends these men to Job who are supposed to help him but, in fact, they do everything to put him in the pit!


- Thus the devil uses vicious attacks!

 

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88) Looking for Job


Job 10

Your own hands have shaped me and made me,

But now you would completely destroy me.


- The devil must be laughing and thinking he is up to win!


- Well, he has been quite successful with a big part of humanity!


- And he always wants more!


- He only looks for his own interests!


- In fact, he and the demons only look for their own interests like the religious leaders!


- They don’t care about human beings!


- They are only a way to help them get what they want!


- And they want people to think that God does the same!


- In fact, what we see in the Book of Job can be extended to humanity!


- That’s the same!


- The devil plays a game, I would say a chess game and the pieces are human beings!


- A game for the devil and JUSTICE for God!

 

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89) Looking for Job


Job 10

Remember, please, that you made me out of clay,

But now you make me return to dust.


- God creates man!


- But he didn’t make us like other creatures!


- We are the ones who have spiritual needs because God is our root like trees have roots and without them they can’t get vital elements!


- This world has cut itself from God that’s why it is crazy and going to the pit


- WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT OUR ROOTS!


- The devil makes Job believe he has lost his ROOT!


- DO YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT!


- When we read what people say about the Book of Job, it shows they don’t understand that!

 

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89) Looking for Job


Job 10

Remember, please, that you made me out of clay,

But now you make me return to dust.


- God creates man!


- But he didn’t make us like other creatures!


- We are the ones who have spiritual needs because God is our root like trees have roots and without them they can’t get vital elements!


- This world has cut itself from God that’s why it is crazy and going to the pit


- WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT OUR ROOTS!


- The devil makes Job believe he has lost his ROOT!


- DO YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT!


- When we read what people say about the Book of Job, it shows they don’t understand that!

 

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90) Looking for Job


Job 10 Did you not pour me out like milk

And curdle me like cheese?


- From milk to cheese: Job tells us that God built us!


- In fact, there is a big difference between MILK and CHEESE!


- Cheese is an elaborated product!


- And we are an elaborated product!


- And this society has turned into a really bad cheese!


- Hopefully, thanks to God and how he made us, there is still some good cheese!


- And Job will always be a really good one!

 

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91) Looking for Job


Job 10

With skin and flesh you clothed me,

And with bones and sinews you wove me

together.


- God decided to make us special!


- And yet, look at what we have become!


- Look at that society which only knows war and violence and misery and selfishness!


- Job is full of respect for God’s creation!


- We can’t say the same with men!

 

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92) Looking for Job


Job 10

You have given me life and loyal love;

You have guarded my spirit with your

care.


- Isn’t it incredible how Job speaks about God!


- He puts together life and loyal love!


“It's the kind of love that someone demonstrates when they're keeping a promise, and when the desire to be loyal to their promise motivates them to go above and beyond and be super generous, more than what you would expect—that's khesed.”2 nov. 2020


- “Life and Loyal love”: do we still know what it means? I doubt it considering what I see in this world when I get up every morning!


- Job knows what it means!


- Does it mean we are dead?


- And Job says that God has guarded his spirit with care: is that a father-son relationship?


- Is it possible to find better words?


- WOW! WOW! WOW!

 

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93) Looking for Job


Job 10

But you secretly intended to do these things.

I know that these things are from you.


- And Job is sincere when he says that!


- Can you hear the devil’s laughs!


- Because everything is against God as Job only knows God!


- Think of today: do you hear the devil’s laughs when he listens to the people?


- Do you understand God’s pain in relation to Job’s feelings!

 

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94) Looking for Job


Job 10

If I sinned, you would watch me,

And you would not acquit me of my error.


- Yes, God is watching!


- And God was watching Job and his pain and his sufferance!


- Don’t you think he was sharing it with Job!


- Now think about what God says to Job and only to him when he finally answers him: please listen to me or he invites him to listen to him!


- Isn’t it RESPECT from God’s part towards Job’s faithfulness which echoes that there is no one like him on earth!


- Now think about a special communication between God and Job!


- Now think about what we have to do to improve our communication with God!

 

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95) Looking for Job


Job 10

If I am guilty, too bad for me!

And even if I am innocent, I cannot raise my

head,

For I am filled with dishonor and affliction.


- Think of Job’s feelings: dishonor and affliction!


- He can’t feel worse!


- He has lost his root!


- He is imploring God to answer him!


- In any case the situation is “too bad for me”!


- Do you really perceive Job’s dishonor and affliction?


- Do you see him in front of your eyes?

 

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96) Looking for Job


Job 10

If I raise my head up, you hunt me like a

lion

And again show your power against me.


- Yes, but it is the devil and not God!


- Think about Job, God and the devil!


- The devil has nothing to lose because he is a liar so one more lie doesn’t make a big difference!


- God knows Job’s faithfulness and he wants to make it clear to all the angels!


- Job is completely lost because he doesn’t understand what’s on but he keeps his faithfulness that’s LOYAL LOVE to God!

 

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97) Looking for Job


Job 10

You bring new witnesses against me

And increase you anger against me,

As hardship after hardship comes upon me.


- Yes, that’s what Job sees but he doesn’t know he speaks about the devil instead of God!


- It’s interesting to compare this situation to what may happens to us when we think wrong about people we care or love because we see with what we know but when what we know is wrong it may have very bad consequences so we must be careful about that!


- Thus we may avoid hurting our dear ones!

 

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- It’s incredible to think when two essential elements miss the consequences it can produce!

- JOB ONLY HAS ONE REFERENCE: YAH.WEH!

- THE BOOK OF JOB SHOWS US ALL THE WEAPONS USED BY THE DEVIL!

- AND ONLY HIS WEAPONS!

- THIS IS A COMPLETELY UNBALANCED FIGHT!

- YAH.WEH CAN DO NOTHING TO DEFEND JOB!

- BECAUSE JOB’S LOYALTY IS AT STAKE

- JOB IS ALL ALONE FACING THE DEVIL!

- AND HE ONLY HAS ONE WEAPON: HIS LOYALTY!

- But even when we do not have these two elements, the words of Yahweh concerning Job should allow us to understand Job's attitude!

- THERE IS NO ONE LIKE HIM ON EARTH! - It is probably because fidelity to Yah.weh is something extremely rare that we can allow ourselves to criticize Job!

- Normally it should be the opposite!

- He should be an example of loyalty to all of us!

- But if Yah.weh does not do it, what right can we afford to do it?

- Nowhere in the Bible we find a faithful man who makes sacrifices taking into account the possibility of his children speaking evil of Yah.weh in their hearts!

- NOWHERE!

- How is it possible to criticize him?

- Is this unforgivable?

- Such ignorance is beyond me!

- Especially when it is widespread!

- When infidelity is the rule everywhere, we seek to condemn fidelity!

- Find the error!

 

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1) Job - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

- When the story of Job starts in the book of Job, Job is an old man!
- There” is no one like him on earth!
- His faithfulness is established!
- He has nothing to prove to Yah.weh!
- And Yah.weh is his only judge!
- No one else!
- There is nothing more important than his relationship to Yah.weh!
- it is like breathing, drinking and eating!
- If we want to understand Job’s faithfulness, we need to feel his relationship to Yah.weh!
- I should say smell it!
- Each drop of perspiration!

 

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2) Job - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

• He has everything!
• Many animals!
• Many servants!
• Many children!
• We are told about one wife like Abraham!
• A deep relationship to Yah.weh!
• He is respected by everybody!
• Blameless!
• Upright!
• Fearing Yah.weh!
• Shunning evil!
• Is that not enough?
• Unfortunately, we get nothing about Job’s youth and adulthood!
• Personally, I would have enjoyed having such information!
• Then you can compare with your whole life!
• Compare the different stages!
• Nothing special!
• Just human!

 

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3) Job - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

JOB 1:5

And
וַיְהִ֡י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

when
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the days
יְמֵ֨י (yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of feasting
הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜ה (ham·miš·teh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast

were over,
הִקִּיפֽוּ֩ (hiq·qî·p̄ū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5362: To strike, to knock together, surround, circulate

Job
אִיּ֣וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch

would send [for his children]
וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

to purify them,
וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֗ם (way·qad·də·šêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated

rising early
וְהִשְׁכִּ֣ים (wə·hiš·kîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morning

in the morning
בַּבֹּקֶר֮ (bab·bō·qer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

to offer
וְהֶעֱלָ֣ה (wə·he·‘ĕ·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

burnt offerings
עֹלוֹת֮ (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

for all of them.
כֻּלָּם֒ (kul·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

For
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Job
אִיּ֔וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch

thought,
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Perhaps
אוּלַי֙ (’ū·lay)
Adverb
Strong's 194: Perhaps

my children
בָנַ֔י (ḇā·nay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

have sinned
חָטְא֣וּ (ḥā·ṭə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

and cursed
וּבֵרֲכ֥וּ (ū·ḇê·ră·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

God
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

in their hearts.�
בִּלְבָבָ֑ם (bil·ḇā·ḇām)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

This
כָּ֛כָה (kā·ḵāh)
Adverb
Strong's 3602: Just so

was Job�s
אִיּ֖וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch

regular
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

practice.
יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה (ya·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make


- To purify them!
- Rising early in the morning!
- To offer burnt offerings for all of them!
- “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts”!
- This was Job’s regular practice!
- Have you ever seen a simple man like you and me doing such a thing in the Bible?
- I haven’t!
- Just this small element opposes powerfully against all those who speak against Job and have no idea about what means FAITHFULNESS TO YAH.WEH!
- It’s easy to understand when we realize that UNFAITHFULNESS IS NEARLY EVERYWHERE IN THE BIBLE!

 

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98) Looking for Job


Job 10

So why did you bring me out from the womb?

I should have died before any eye could see

me.


- Yes, Job has only one reference: God!


- So he doesn’t understand what’s on!


- Why having such a life and finishing in such a way: it is a nonsense!


- Except there is no one like him on earth regarding his faithfulness!


- And he was chosen by the devil to oppose God but despite the devil he showed that God was right that is there is no one like him on earth!


- So much was in this trial and till now it has been the same story with humanity: faithfulness to God!

 

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99) Looking for Job


Job 10

It would have been as though I never existed;

I would have been taken straight from the

womb to the grave.


- No way!


- Job doesn’t know it but he takes part in something he can’t imagine!


- He is the one who shows that a man can stay faithful to God whatever may happen to him!


- If the devil chose him to fight God, it was because he was special and his relationship with God was exceptional!


- Think about Job’s feelings through his trial and then think about God’s feelings watching Job being tortured physically and mentally by the devil and he couldn’t do anything because there was a trial on!


- The more we read about Job and his relationship with God the more it makes us think about our personal relationship with God!


- It shows we need to build up such a relationship and it may grow or shrink depending on the efforts we do!


- And Job shows us the way!

 

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100) Looking for Job


Job 10

Are not my days few? Let him leave me alone;

Let him turn his eyes away from me, so that

I may find some relief


- He doesn’t know but he speaks about the devil!


- He has no idea of tomorrow!


- He just wants his torture to finish!


- It can be death or life, anything but no more torture!


- But he keeps faithful and at the same time he keeps complaining because of his torture!