Job concludes his debate with the friends by saying, “if I had concealed my sin like Adam…” (Job 31:33). In other words, Job was a magistrate, and Adam was the leader of the human race. Both were men of authority, Job, of course, being the lesser of the two. However, Adam concealed his sin by blaming his wife for what he did. He even blamed God, implying he wouldn’t have sinned, had he not given him this woman (Genesis 3:10, 12). Job’s point was: he had made a covenant with the Lord (verse-1), and his heart was not corrupt (Job 31:7-8). He had been faithful in all his ways (verse-9), and he didn’t regard wealth as his confidence. Rather, Job looked to the Lord for his help (Job 31:24-28), and proof of this was that he shared what he had with those who had not (Job 31:16-20).
Job feared the Lord in that his righteousness extended to treating others fairly (Job 31:13-15, 21-23), even to the point of being merciful and kind to his enemies (Job 31:29-31) and treating the stranger with respect and friendship (Job 31:32). In such a context, then, Job calls down curses upon himself, if he hadn’t been forthcoming in his discourse to the friends about his innocence. In other words, if Job wasn’t telling the truth, may he be harassed by everyone who knew him, and be covered with shame in their presence, so that it would be troublesome for him to even go out his door (Job 31:34).
Next, Job said:
“Oh, that one would hear me! Behold, my desire is that the Almighty would answer me, and that my adversary had written a book. Surely, I would take it upon my shoulder and bind it as my crown. I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince I would go near him!” (Job 31:35-37).
Amidst all the arguments against his integrity, Job had appealed to the Lord on several occasions (cp. Job 13:3), crying out for vindication, for he knew Job’s heart. Yet, only silence followed, and the Almighty seemed to be unmoved by Job’s prayers! Here, in his final plea for justification, Job appeals to God in the context of a court of law. How could he look to men for vindication, for those who claim to be his closest friends are among his accusers. Job’s integrity had been called into question, and there was none to stand with him. No one took up his cause. All who knew him blamed him for the calamities that had swallowed him up! Their cry was: “Know therefore that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves” (cp. Job 11:6).
On the other hand, Job trusted the integrity of God. He is certain that, if the Lord would condescend to hear his case, surely, he would be vindicated. If the Lord had written an indictment against Job (cp. Psalm 139:23), Job would receive it proudly and wear it as a crown upon his head. There would be nothing that could be said against his behavior, for he would approach him as a prince and declare unto him all he had ever done! (Job 31:35-37).
Then Job declared, if his claims weren’t true about his integrity, vis-à-vis “if the land cries out against me… (Job 31:38; cp. Genesis 4:10-12; Habakkuk 2:9-11), saying I had gained my wealth by fraud, or if I didn’t pay for all I have (cp. Genesis 23:16; 2Samuel 24:24), or if I defrauded my servants of their just wages (Job 31:39), then let the curse of the Lord be my reward” (Job 31:40; cp. Genesis 3:17-19). The words of Job are ended!
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10 responses to “The Words of Job Are Ended!”
The T’NaCH includes works of fiction because the relationship between the Holy Writings (which includes the fictional work: the Book of Job) and the Books of the Prophets compares and serves as a בנין אב/precedent to the relationship between the Mishna and the Gemarah.
The 6 Orders of the Mishna in its turn stands upon the foundation בנין אב\precedent that the 5th Book of the Torah called משנה תורה/Mishna Torah. Mishna Torah means: common law.
The Apostle Paul really missed the boat when through his propaganda he declared in Damascus: Goyim not under the Law. Roman statute law the LAW of the Day!!! A huge ooops which the church abomination failed to grasp and correct. Never in 2000+ years has any branch of this avoda zarah religion understood that words required a specific participle added to the language of the term: “law”.
The church abomination not interested in truth. Only interested in promoting its disgusting criminal belief systems through revisionist history narishkeit.
As I mentioned earlier in other discussions with you, we cannot come to an agreement concerning an interpretation of Job, because you believe the book is a fictional work. I do not. You believe it was written later to answer the question of the Jewish exile. I believe it was written early, about the time of Abraham, after he was taken out of exile (i.e. from Genesis 11). We have no agreement here that would help us in a discussion.
Apparently, you miss the point of Paul preaching that gentiles are not under the Law. He did not preach Christian didn’t have to obey the law of the land (i.e. Roman law in his day). He was preaching gentile Christians didn’t have to obey the Law of Moses, which excluded gentiles, concluding they were unclean. In other words, gentiles didn’t have to become Jews in order to enter into a covenant with God.
T’NaCH in general and Job in particular share nothing with personal beliefs regardless if they promote pro or con arguments. Torah NOT a personal belief system. Avoda zarah by stark contrast precisely a person belief system.
Consider myself an: Atheist praise HaShem! A judge, forbidden to enter into a court debate holding pre-determined opinions. The Torah calls such a judge a wicked man who accepts bribes. The Church abomination cannot separate “What I personally believe” from justice which requires absolute objectivity.
What is the Law of Moses? Common Law or Roman Statute Law? LOL The Church abomination never asked this most fundamental and basic of questions. Proof that the church abomination only into its theological creed and not anything else.
We can agree that scripture isn’t a belief system. Yours and mine may be based upon the scriptures, but the scriptures aren’t believe systems, and neither are belief systems scripture. So we agree on this, and that’s a beginning!
It is impossible for anyone to enter into any debate and not hold pre-determined opinions. What is possible, however, is for that person to not hold to those opinions tenaciously in the face of persuasive truth. This was the difference between Job and the friends. Job admitted error, but was confused over what God was doing. The friends refused to admit error so they could continue to say they knew what God was doing.
Sure, we did. According to a non-Christian authority, Pliny the Younger (AD 61 to 113):
In other words, Christians bound themselves to obey the law of the land. However, they refused to disobey or dishonor Christ, when the law of the land demanded that they should.
A fair beginning. Justice of a court should never hear a case with predetermined opinions. An example of this corruption the Democratic attempts to try President Trump.
The Aggadic story of Job as a defence attorney and his friends as prosecuting attorneys an excellent משל. Jewish Torts courts of law employ 3 judge. One judge assigned as prosecution. A second judge assigned as defence attorney. If the two opposing justices cannot persuade their opposing court justice to the logical merits of the superiority of their precedent based legal briefs this results in a tie/tayku. Thus the 3rd judge of the court makes the deciding ruling.
Blood libel slander frauds committed every Easter across Europe. Proof that a Xtian oath = a false oath. The mesechta of Sanhedrin asks the question: “What caused the floods in the days of Noach”? Answer: false oaths. Xtians guilty of the Shoah and countless other war crimes against Humanity as a whole.