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Job takes on
two main arguments in this chapter.
First, Job continues to take on Zophar.
Then, Job decides to speak towards God again.
When Job
takes on Zophr, he has one main point. Job tells Zophar that if he is going to
sit in the place of God and speak for God, then he had better be right and know
what he is talking about. Job warns
Zophar that if he speaks for God, then he needs to watch out for God when God
comes calling to correct the wrongs that Zophar says!
I think that
this is phenomenal advice. Who among us
can truly speak for God? We can speak
God’s Word. We can know God’s
truth. But one thing I’ve learned
throughout the years that there is more wisdom in speaking God’s Word and
allowing people to come to their own conclusions than there is in fist-pounding
and demanding that I am right! It is
better to present God’s truth and give room for the Spirit to work than to take
the place of the Spirit!
The second
thing that Job does is to speak to God. While
Job does step on some precarious ground and get awful close to error, I think
he’s still okay in what he says. His
main case is legitimate. Job desires
simply to make his case before God. He
simply wants to know what he’s done.
In the end,
I think this is okay. Yes, we are all
human. Yes, we all have sin. Yes, none of us can claim to be perfect in
the presence of God. Certainly, God has
a case against all of us. However, it’s
not wrong to know our crime, either. It’s
definitely not wrong to be in communication and relationship about our
error. I think that’s the feeling that
Job is tapping in during the second half of this chapter.
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