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Job 19:1-21:34<\/strong><\/span> \u201cBut as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives!\u201d\u00a0 Whoo-hoo!\u00a0 Awesome words from Job today in chapter 19 verse 25!<\/span><\/p>\n Job chapter 19 verses 23 through 27 are some of the best known and well loved verses of the book of Job.\u00a0 These verses seem to be where Job hits his high point in his understanding of his relationship with God:\u00a0 \u201cOh, that my words could be written. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument, carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock. \u201cBut as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 How powerful are these verses??\u00a0 Great stuff.\u00a0 Job starts off saying that he hopes his words could be written and engraved forever \u2013 and indeed they were as we are reading them in the Bible!\u00a0 Then Job makes the incredible statement that even in the midst of all of his suffering and perceived distance from God, he knows that God lives!\u00a0 The closing two verses are powerful in that they actually indicated a belief in the resurrection by Job.\u00a0 He says that even after his body has decayed \u2013 after his death here on this earth \u2013 he will see God with his own eyes in his own body!\u00a0 How could this possibly be?\u00a0 Well, only if he believed in a resurrected body after death. I\u2019ve read some various commentaries on who is the \u201cRedeemer\u201d that Job is referring to in verse 25.\u00a0 Jesus?\u00a0 Could be.\u00a0 But it seems like most commentaries seem to suggest Job is referring to God himself, rather than Jesus.\u00a0 Though, of course Jesus is God so maybe this is a moot point!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42 Job does talk about his desire for a mediator in other parts of this book, which could be references to Jesus as well.\u00a0 I found this great artwork below that was painted based on the chapter of Job 19.\u00a0 \u00a0Re-read the entire chapter of Job 19 again and I think you\u2019ll see the beauty of this artwork\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n Today in Job chapter 21 verses 7 through 13 we read these words of Job: \u201c\u201dThe truth is that the wicked live to a good old age. They grow old and wealthy. They live to see their children grow to maturity, and they enjoy their grandchildren. Their homes are safe from every fear, and God does not punish them. Their bulls never fail to breed. Their cows bear calves without miscarriage. Their children skip about like lambs in a flock of sheep. They sing with tambourine and harp. They make merry to the sound of the flute. They spend their days in prosperity; then they go down to the grave in peace.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0How do these words of Job speak to you?\u00a0 Is there truth in these words?\u00a0 \u00a0If the wicked go to the grave in peace, what happens to them after the grave?\u00a0 Honestly, I\u2019m not so sure about the wicked living to a good old age and going to the grave in peace\u2026\u00a0 I personally would not take this chance.\u00a0 I think living a wicked life leads to inner conflict and an unhealthy life and potentially an early grave.\u00a0 I understand why Job said these words in his circumstances (he was experiencing suffering without committing the great sins his friends accused him of), but I personally would not bet on a wicked life delivering a long lifetime of wealth or peace\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n Worship Video: <\/strong>For our Job readings today, here\u2019s a\u00a0YouTube for \u201cMy Redeemer Lives\u201d by Nicole C. Mullen:<\/span><\/p>\n
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