Job 26-29

Job 26 Job Job 26:1-4 Job's longest speech, ch “Friends” don't have answers Said some good But no direct meaning Still no answer why suffering

Job 26 Job Job 26:5-12 Begins to lay his soul bare God created stars, space between God hangs the earth on nothing Col 1:27: Christ holds all together Job knew all this back in his day!

Job 26 Job Job 26:13-14 “Gliding serpent”: constellation? Job knew God as Creator Understood Him as Redeemer Not yet known as Sustainer, Lover God uses all for good purposes

Job 27 Job Job 27 Basic stuff of life Book deals w suffering But it is more about repentance Turning to Christ is repentance

Job 27 Job Job 27:1-5 Job is undaunted, determined Job claims absolution from guilt Stubborn, still defending himself No brokenness of spirit Makes God look guilty, Job not

Job 27 Job Job 27:6 Friends led Job to defend himself God is not on the scene here Friends spoke many true ideas But they didn't have the truth

Job 27 Job Job 27:6 Friends insisted secret sin of Job Job knew that they were wrong So he must have been right This was Job's mistake God must see brokenness

Job 27 Job Job 27:6 Many church members like this Not truly broken Claiming having it made saved

Job 27 Job Job 27:7 All who disagree are now enemies Dangerous position for any man! Now Job gives a little lecture

Job 27 Job Job 27:8-23 Wicked come to ruin Riches make no difference All wicked will be judged Their glory will end Still doesn't answer Job's problem

Job 28 Poem of Creation Beautiful poetry Wonderful thoughts

Job 28 Poem of Creation Job 28:1-14 Creation full of riches Also produces richness of food Riches untold, undiscovered Man goes in search of all this But does he seek wisdom?

Job 28 Poem of Creation “All of this probing of the ocean floor and space and every crevice of the earth is [not] going to tell man anything relating to real wisdom and real knowledge concerning the origin of the earth. Man cannot find it there.”

Job 28 Poem of Creation Job 28:15-19 Can't find true wisdom in science Beyond man's understanding

Job 28 Poem of Creation Job 28:20-25 Death ought to tell us something Something on the other side Something that we don't know Dead do not have access to living

Job 28 Poem of Creation Job 28:26 KJV: Lightning of the thunder Amazing that Job knew! Sound travels slower than light Actually L & same time!

Job 28 Poem of Creation Job 28:27-28 Glorious thought Fear of the Lord is wisdom Shunning evil is understanding

Job 29 This is My Life Job's friends fail to help him We will see his secret sin revealed Not the sin suspected by friends Job suffering from I-itis Job is filled with pride Even good men need to repent

Job 29 This is My Life Job uses I/me/my 52 times Wrapped up in himself No confession by Job here All boasting Many of us have this problem too No brokenness of spirit

Job 29 This is My Life Many of us are like Job's friends We think we have the answers Not much help to those in need

Job 29 This is My Life Job is the real deal No hypocrisy, genuine worship Concern for his children They why should this man suffer?

Job 29 This is My Life Suffering is only incidental But Job didn't see it that way! Most times we don't either! Main issue is between Job & God Same as in Jonah Fish was only incidental w Jonah

Job 29 This is My Life Even Satan is secondary Job didn't know himself or God God was revealing Himself to Job Job self-righteous, self-sufficient Spiritual egotism in Job's life We will see when God confronts

Job 29 This is My Life Now Job will tell us about himself Reviewing his past “This is My Life”

Job References J. Vernon McGee Commentary