BACKGROUND
Having shut his mouth long enough to listen, Job "gets it"! His eyes finally "see" God (42:5) and His sovereign purposes in all of His suffering. He knew God more deeply and understood that He was in control. One of my favorite verses in this whole book is:
I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my eye sees You.
(Job 42:5)
Job had a fuller picture of God through his suffering. God wants us to see Him with all of our senses.
This leads Job to repentance for questioning God's sovereignty and justice (42:6) and the replacement of what he had lost (42:10-17, although lost children can never be replaced just by having new ones). Between Job's repentance and replacement, God had some well-deserved rebuke for Job's friends!
REFLECTION
The Scarlet Thread of Redemption
While never mentioning His name, Jesus is the answer to many of the issues raised by Job:
APPLICATION/PRAYER
- Someone must help us approach God (9:32,33) - 1 Timothy 2:5
- Is there life after death? (14:14) - John 11:25
- There is one in heaven working on our behalf (16:19) - Hebrews 9:24
- There is one who can save us from judgment (19:25) - Hebrews 7:24,25
- Where do we find God? (23:3-5) - John 14:9
- What is important in life? (21:7-15) - Matthew 16:26; John 3:16
Spend time praising God that Jesus is the answer to life's biggest issues by meditating on the verses provided.
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I know that my Redeemer lives!
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