Job 17: 1- 6
1 “My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
2 Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3 “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
4 You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
6 ”God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.”
Further Reading
Job reproves his friends – Job 13:1 – 12
He professes his confidence in God and entreats to know his sins – Job 13:13 – 28
Job speaks of man’s life and death – Job 14: 1 – 15
By sin man is subject to corruption - Job 14: 16 – 22
Eliphaz reproves Job – Job 15: 1 – 16
The unease of wicked men – Job 15: 17 36
Job reproves his friends – Job 16: 1-5
He represents his case as deplorable and maintains his innocence – Job 16: 6 – 22
Job appeals to God – Job 17: 1 – 9
His hope is in death – Job 17: 10 – 16
For Thought
Many in today’s Church follow the pattern of Jobs counselors – giving advice before making sure they understand the problem. Never try to win a person to your point of view until you are sure you understand theirs.
Contemplation
“A man finds joy in giving an apt reply – and how good is a timely word!” (Prov. 15: 23)
1 “My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me.
2 Surely mockers surround me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3 “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me?
4 You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail.
6 ”God has made me a byword to everyone, a man in whose face people spit.”
Further Reading
Job reproves his friends – Job 13:1 – 12
He professes his confidence in God and entreats to know his sins – Job 13:13 – 28
Job speaks of man’s life and death – Job 14: 1 – 15
By sin man is subject to corruption - Job 14: 16 – 22
Eliphaz reproves Job – Job 15: 1 – 16
The unease of wicked men – Job 15: 17 36
Job reproves his friends – Job 16: 1-5
He represents his case as deplorable and maintains his innocence – Job 16: 6 – 22
Job appeals to God – Job 17: 1 – 9
His hope is in death – Job 17: 10 – 16
For Thought
Many in today’s Church follow the pattern of Jobs counselors – giving advice before making sure they understand the problem. Never try to win a person to your point of view until you are sure you understand theirs.
Contemplation
“A man finds joy in giving an apt reply – and how good is a timely word!” (Prov. 15: 23)
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