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Job's Bold Stand Against Friends and Toward God 0:11 Good morning, and welcome to stand on the word as we continue our journey through the book of Job. Today, we're looking at chapters 13 through 16. Verse 5 of chapter 16, Job says, but I would strengthen0:22 you with my mouth, and the and the comfort of my lips would relieve your grief. In these 4 chapters today, we have the conclusion of Job's response to0:34 Zophar's first speech. We have Eliphaz's second speech, and then we have the beginning of Job's reply to him. But I wanna first go back to chapter 12, which we did not cover last time, and this is where Job0:46 began his response to Zophar. Verse 1 chapter 12. Then Job answered and said, no doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you. Little sarcasm, I think,0:57 there. But I have understanding as well as you. I am not inferior to you. Indeed, who does not know such things as these? I am 1 mocked by my friends who1:09 called on God, and he answered him. The just and blameless who is ridiculed. Job is pushing back against his friends in the claim that what he was experiencing was the result of his1:21 sin. He goes back to the foundation of his confidence, and that was his relationship with God. Now having stated that, he acknowledges the sovereignty of God over everything. Look at1:33 verse 10. In whose hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind. Job expounds upon this truth through the remainder of chapter 12. Look1:45 at verse 23. He makes nations great and destroys them. He enlarges nations and guides them. He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth and makes them1:56 wander in a pathless wilderness. They grope in the dark without light, and he makes them stagger like a drunken man. And then he continues on into chapter 13. Behold, my eye2:08 has seen all of this. My ear has heard and understood it. What you know, I also know. I am not inferior to you, but I would speak to the almighty, and I2:20 desire to reason with God. But you forgers of lies, you are all worthless physicians. Oh, that you would be silent, and it would be your wisdom.2:32 You know, Job is growing a bit weary of his friends. He essentially says you're spiritual quacks. Alright? Simply heaping condemnation upon him and not empathizing2:44 with him and his plight. So he says he wants to go directly to God and make his case to him. And as we read, Job was, convinced of his righteousness. And2:55 from all we can detect from scripture, his behavior was right before God. However, in this process, which we will see the culmination of when God speaks to3:07 Job and to his friends, the issue with Job is not the outward conduct, but his inward being. While we can appreciate Job's boldness and his3:19 confidence, we can detect an element of pride, maybe self righteousness. But Job is showing a better way, especially for believers in this gospel age. We don't need to seek help from worthless3:31 physicians on on Facebook. We can now, you and I, we can go to God. And not only that, in the place of the accuser that Job had, Satan, accusing3:43 him, making allegations about us in the presence of God, we have an intercessor, Jesus. Look what Paul wrote in Romans chapter 8 verse 34. He says, who is he who condemns? Is3:54 it Christ who died and furthermore is also risen? Who is it who is at the right hand of God who also makes intercession for us? You see, you and I have Jesus Christ. If we're believers,4:06 if we have placed our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, he is our savior, our Lord, and our intercessor sitting at the right hand of God, the father. So instead of having Satan accusing us,4:19 we can have boldness because we have an intercessor interceding for us. Verse 13 of chapter 13. Hold your peace with me and let me speak. Then let come on me what4:30 may. What do I take my flesh and my why do I take my flesh and my teeth and put my life in my hands? Though he slay me, yet I will trust him. Even so, I will defend my own ways. He puts his confidence in4:42 God. He also shall be my salvation, for a hypocrite could not come before him. Listen carefully to my speech, Job says, and to my declaration with your ears. See now, I have4:54 prepared my case. I know that I shall be vindicated. Who is he who will contend with me? I now if now I hold my tongue, I perish.5:06 Only 2 things do not do to me, then I will not hide myself from you. Withdraw your hand far from me, and let not the dread of you make me afraid. Then call, and I will answer. Or let me5:18 speak, then you respond to me. How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgressions and my sins. You know, Lord, just show me what what is it I have done. Show5:30 me. Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy? You know, what are we to do in those times that that God is silent? And as Job says here, he's5:42 he's hiding from him. We can't hear from him. Well, what does the Bible say? In in the New Testament, in Luke chapter 11 verse 9, it says, so I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find.5:53 Knock, and it will be opened to you. In the Hebrews chapter 11 verse 6, it says, but without faith, it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those who6:05 diligently seek him. So what do we do in those times when we don't hear God? We we we're not it's like he's hiding from us as Job says. Don't stop. Don't stop6:17 seeking him. Don't stop praying. Don't stop reaching out. God is a rewarder of those who do not throw in the towel or give up, but rather who6:29 diligently seek him. In chapter 14, Job continues, but turns from his own plight to that of all mankind. But in the dark despair ofHope Amid Human Despair and God's Silence 6:41 humanity, you know, Job provides a a glimpse, a ray of the hope that breaks through. And what is that hope? It's Jesus Christ. We can see him laying the foundation for that in6:52 his dialogue and his, actually, I say, his discussion with his friends. Verse 12 of chapter 14. So man lies down and does not rise till the heavens are no more. They7:04 will not awake nor be aroused from their sleep. Oh, that you would hide me in the grave, that you would conceal me until your wrath has passed, that you would appoint me a set time7:16 and remember me. If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service, I will wait till my change comes. You shall call, and I will answer you. You shall desire7:28 the work of your hands. You know, he would rather wait, in the grave is what I I I believe he is saying here. I would rather wait in the grave for the resurrection call and7:40 the eternal transformation that will occur. He he had a hope in the life to come. But Job continues in this life. Hope has evaded me, he says.7:52 In verse 16, for now you number my steps, but do not watch over my sin. My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and you cover my iniquity. Again, what Job is looking8:04 for, we have. We have in Jesus. Our sins are sealed. Our iniquity is covered under the blood of Jesus. Remember, Jesus came not only that we might have eternal life, but that we might have life and have it8:15 more abundantly. To be certain, that does not mean that we're not gonna have trials or tribulations. It does mean that we have, through the ability that we have in Christ, we can8:27 rise above the circumstances of life and walk in his joy and his peace. Chapter 15. We begin, roundEliphaz's Reproof and Job's Call for True Comfort 8:39 2 of this, 3 on 1 debate. Eliphaz takes his second shot at Job as he raises the volume of his voice, pressing in harder with essentially the same arguments as before, before,8:51 reproving Job for justifying himself, calling upon him to humble himself and repent. Eliphaz's words are are are, frankly, are not without merit. Okay? His doctrine is sound. It's9:03 just misapplied. There there's nothing wrong with a hammer unless you need a wrench. You know? We should not just outright dismiss the words of Eliphaz, only understand that they were9:15 not rightfully applied here in Job's situation. There are some things, again, we just can't see, and and that's where we need the understanding of the Holy Spirit to show us. Verse 15, chapter 1. Then Eliphaz9:27 answered and said, should a wise man answer with empty knowledge and fill himself with the east wind? Should he reason with unprofitable talk or by speeches with which he can do no9:39 good? Yes. You cast all fear and restrain prayer from God, for your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty. Your own mouth condemns you and not9:51 I. Yes. Your own lips testify against you. Are you the first man who was born, or were you made before the hills? Have you heard the counsel of God? Do you10:03 limit wisdom to yourself? What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not in us? Chapter 16. Job replies. Then Job answered10:15 and said, I have heard many such things. Miserable comforters are all of you. Shall words of wind have an end, or what provokes you that you answer?10:27 I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul's place, I could heap upwards against you and shake my head at you, but I would strengthen you10:39 with my mouth, and the comfort of my lips would relieve your grief. Job says, if I were in your shoes, I would do a better job of comforting you. Those, you know, who10:51 have been broken and have been healed have a great understanding of what is needed and how to approach hurting people. You know, it's it's it's always better to listen than to11:03 talk. And I've never heard of anyone be being accused of listening too much. And and and when we do speak, when we do speak, it should not be in the spirit of debate,11:15 you know, wanting to make our point or overcome somebody with our words, but rather it should be out of a redemptive heart speaking the truth and love to heal, to restore, and to set 1 free.11:27 Also, rather than giving our wisdom, which as we saw with Eliphaz, was misapplied, we can ask questions rather than make declarative11:39 statements. Alright. Let's drop to the conclusion of this chapter as we again see Job pointing out what man needs and what you and I now have access to in Jesus Christ. Verse11:50 19 of chapter 16. Surely, even now my witness is in heaven, and my evidence is on high. My friends scorn me. My eyes pour out tears to god. Oh, that 1 might plead for a man with12:02 god as a man pleads for his neighbor. For when a few years are finished, I shall go the way of no return. Thank God. We have someone that is pleading our12:14 case before the father, someone who is interceding for us, and that 1 is Jesus Christ. You see, we're we're not in the situation where Job was where he had an accuser. We have an intercessor12:25 if we make Jesus Christ our savior and our lord. Father, we thank you for your word. And even as Job, at the very beginning of, of of of scripture12:37 here, we see him laying the foundation for for for needing an intercessor and and 1 who would make our case in heaven before you, and we have that in Jesus12:49 Christ. We thank you for that. And, Lord, we continue to pray for the Holy Spirit to guide us on this journey, leading us into all truth and understanding of how your word should be applied to our lives in this world13:01 in which we live. For we pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Thanks for being with me this morning, and until next time, keep standing on the word.13:13 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at frc dot org slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day,13:24 you can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Job's Bold Stand Against Friends and Toward God6:31 Hope Amid Human Despair and God's Silence8:36 Eliphaz's Reproof and Job's Call for True Comfort
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