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July 2021,
Dear Friends,
40 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,2 Shall he that contendeth with the
Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.3 Then Job
answered the LORD, and said,4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I
will lay mine hand upon my mouth.5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer:
yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out
of the whirlwind, and said,7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of
thee, and declare thou unto me.8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou
condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst
thou thunder with a voice like him?10 Deck thyself now with majesty and
excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.11 Cast abroad the rage of
thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.12 Look on every
one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their
place.13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.14 Then
will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
(Job 40:1-14 KJV)
Whenever I think I know something I turn to this part of Job to be reminded of
how little I understand. Then I lay my hand on my mouth, for I really do not
know much. In a world full of people who think their thoughts to be quite
profound it is good to take a journey back to Job and his friends and recall
what was spoken by them in the book. A great deal of it sounds well thought out
and reasonable to the human mind. The analysis of God’s actions expressed in the
book fit what many today think are accurate reflections of the justice of God.
What we find out reading the book, from Chapter 38 on, is that God does not
agree. As a matter of fact, God finds much of that thought reprehensible and
chastises Job in speech for it. I am always reminded of a great story regarding
the famous Swiss theologian Karl Barth:
According to the best accounts of the incident I have heard…, Karl Barth was at
Rockefeller Chapel…on the campus of the University of Chicago during his lecture
tour of the U.S. in 1962. After his lecture, during the Q & A time, a student
asked Barth if he could summarize his whole life’s work in theology in a
sentence. Barth allegedly said something like, “Yes, I can. In the words of a
song I learned at my mother’s knee: ‘Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible
tells me so.’ “
- Roger E. Olson on Patheos web site
After I read this portion of Job I can remove my hand from my mouth and sing
that great children’s song and be reminded of that which I do know, “Jesus loves
me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” My thoughts are not that profound,
but God’s justice, exhibited in His great grace is amazing! Sometimes it’s
necessary for us simply to be found as the children we are in God’s sight and to
sing that sweet song and rest, safe in the arms of Jesus. May God bless us all
with the true knowledge that comes by His Word and Spirit.
God’s Peace,
Jay Weidner
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