Jó 23
Bruce Hurt · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Job 23:10 But He knows the way I take; When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. (NASB: Lockman) English of the Septuagint: For he knows already my way; and he has tried me as gold. Amplified: But He knows the way that I take [He has concern for it, appreciates, and pays attention to it]. When He has tried me, I shall come forth as refined gold [pure and luminous]. (Amplified Bible - Lockman) BBE: For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold. KJV: But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. NJB: And yet he knows every step I take! Let him test me in the crucible: I shall come out pure gold. Young's Literal: For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me--as gold I go forth. JOB: AN ANCIENT BOOK Although there are no specific dates given in Job, this book is considered by most authorities to be one of the oldest books in the Bible. This conclusion based on several observations, including the fact that there is no mention of the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, etc) and no mention of God's covenant nation Israel. Similarly, there is no mention of the Ten Commandments or for that matter any of the Mosaic laws. Although there are clearly discourses dealing with sin and judgment, reward and punishment, these discussions are never in the context of the Old Covenant laws. Clearly God had communicated His standards of righteousness somehow with the pre-Mosaic world for in Genesis God declares that Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws. (Genesis 26:5) And so clearly long before Moses, God had given (the exact manner is uncertain) commandments and laws, and Abraham had obeyed them. Similarly we read in the passages we are studying Job's testimony that… I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. (Job 23:12) Job’s friends also were aware of God's law, for Eliphaz urged Job… Please receive instruction from His mouth, And establish His words in your heart. (Job 22:22) Another clue that Job is one of the most ancient of books is the absence of any allusions to idolatry, suggesting that Job antedated the drift that occurred in the early nations toward idolatry after the dispersion at the tower of Babel in Genesis 11. Clearly all of the major characters in Job believed in the God of creation, which would support the early date of this book. Related Resource: Highly Recommended - Overview of the entire book of Job by Dr John
Jó 23:12
Job's Secret for Survival in the Storms of Life INTRODUCTION How Could Job Persevere and Hold Fast in the face of such extreme suffering and pain? My contention is that the answer (at least potentially) lies in the fact that Job held fast ("stuck like glue") to the Word of Truth, the Word which was his life (Dt 32:47+, Pr 4:13+ - How do you "take hold of instruction?" Memorize it!), which securely "anchored" his soul and spirit when the winds of adversity began to blow fiercely and the waves of pain rolled over his innermost being. In Job 23:12 this afflicted man declared "I have not departed from the command of His lips. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food." Note what he has just said in context - In Job 23:8-9 Job cannot perceive, see or behold God! Ponder that thought for a moment! Have you ever been there? I have and probably most of you reading this have also been there. It's like one wag said "When you don't feel close to God, guess who moved?" But let's keep reading, for the story does not stop with this sense of "Where is God?" Somehow Job is able to confidently declare "But (contrast with not being able to see Him) He knows the way I take (How did Job know this? Answer = Job 23:12!). When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold." (Job 23:10). How could he be so confident that the testing and refining would remove the dross and bring his heart and soul forth as "pure gold" (cf 1Pe 1:6-7+)? There can be only one answer -- Job knew and believed in the character of God, especially His goodness to His children (cp 2Ti 1:12+). And how did Job know? Because he had "eaten" and held fast to the living and active, eternal Word of Truth for soul nourishment (real "soul food"!), placing a greater value on the powerful Word of Life than he placed even on his daily intake of food necessary for physical nourishment! Many millennia later Job's Redeemer (Job 19:25) declared the same truth that "Man does not live on bread alone but on every word which proceeds from the mouth of God!" (Mt 4:4+, Lk 4:4+; cp 1Pe 2:2+, Heb 5:14+). Now you have some background to help your study Job's Secret for Survival in the Storms of Life. Job 23:12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food (literally - prescribed portion). (NASB: Lockman) English of the Septuagint: neither shall I transgress; but I have hidden His words (rhema) in my bosom. Amplified: I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed and treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. (Amplified Bible - Lockman) ASV: I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.