Job's Reply to his Three Friends. Job 12 &13

 

Job 12 & 13 – Job’s Reply to his Three Friends

 

He says, “You three think you have all the answers. You are the people, and wisdom will die with you!” Job knows as much as they know. The problem is that they have not spoken to the situation as it really is. They did not speak of a God of mercy and a God of grace, but a God of law. They brought in experience and tradition and legality, but they didn’t bring in the truth.

God is to be praised and honored. This is a good lesson in this book.

He tells them, “You three are in a comfortable position and you are able to give advice to me, but I am slipping, I am falling, and you have no word for me at all.”

That is the time we need someone to help us and comfort us.

Job would like to bypass his friends and appeal to God directly. He wants to reason with God. If only someone had been there to tell Job about the grace and the mercy of God and how God wanted to help him.

 

In Chapter 13 he tells them that when they are accusing him of committing some sin and that God is judging him, they are walking deceitfully for God. They are not representing God as they should. Job says God is going to judge them for misrepresenting Him.

Job statement of faith was “Thou he slays me, yet will I trust in Him, but I will maintain mine own ways before Him.” This means he will go into the presence of God and will defend himself there.

The minute we go into the presence of God to start defending our self, we will lose the case. When we stand before Him, we can only plead guilty, because He knows us. He is the moral ruler. We should cast our self on the mercy of the court. God has a mercy seat. That is the only way to escape the penalty. “He shall be our Salvation.” Salvation is Jesus Christ. You either trust Him or you don’t. “There is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

Job is frightened and is telling God what to do. We must admit that a lot of our praying is giving orders to God. But God doesn’t move that way. God says, “I have a plan, and I am going to work in your life.” The primary purpose of prayer is to change us.

 

Please read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.

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