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Job 31:33-34
33 If I covered [kacah] my
transgressions [pesha`] as Adam ['Adam], by hiding [taman] mine
iniquity [`avon] in my bosom [chob]:
34 Did I fear [`arats] a great [rab] multitude [hamown], or did
the contempt [buwz] of families [mishpachah] terrify [chathath] me, that
I kept silence [damam], and went not out [yatsa'] of the door [pethach]? KJV-Interlinear
33 'Have I covered my
transgressions like Adam, By hiding my iniquity in my bosom, 34 Because I feared the great multitude, And
the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of
doors? NASB
Knowledge and inventions come easier for us today,
simply because we have all of human history behind us which has served to
create building blocks of knowledge from which we can draw.
But innovation and invention is not the only thing we
can draw from history's data bank. The
stories and principles taught by history have always been there for us to learn
about ourselves, about God, and about life in general.
Job knew of Adam.
He knew of the stories about Adam.
He did not have our modern Bible from which to read and learn of the
stories. He did not have the libraries
for written text on the subject. He
certainly did not have any of our modern technologies at his disposal, to help
in his learning and understanding about life.
But he did know the story of Adam and Eve, and
especially about the answer which Adam gave the Lord (Christ), when he was
questioned, in the Garden, Gen 3:7-8.
And, Job knew what Adam was trying to do, when he gave his answer to the
Lord.
The Lord was walking in the Garden, and calling for
Adam. Adam was hiding, and was already
in the process of covering himself up with leaves, after he had eaten the
forbidden fruit.
Adam had crossed the line, committed his first sin, by
disobeying God, and was now trying to make up excuses.
Although Adam had put on the leaves to hide his
nakedness, his real problem was in his soul, not on his body.
People, when they commit a wrong of any kind, and
knowing that they have done something wrong, then when they get caught, will
begin to conceal their transgressions, or even try to make up excuses, or even
justify their behavior.
Adam tried to cover up his sin and then make up
excuses for his sin. 'Not my fault. The woman, gave me the fruit.' And not only that, 'The woman, which You,
Lord, gave to me.'
So the sin compounds itself and dominoes into many
other areas of self justification, even in finding grounds for fault in others.
And in addition to this, did Job fear the peer
pressures of his day? Did Job avoid
being seen in public? Did Job hide
inside his home, isolating himself, becoming a hermit of sorts? Did Job attempt for cast a low profile in
order to not get noticed?
And the answer to all of these is that Job has done
nothing with which he was ashamed. He
lived his life independent of public opinion.
He was never deterred by any type of public outcry that might have
arisen against him or as a result of his decisions or actions.
Job did what he believed to be right, all of his life.
And this suffering he was going through, was not going to deter him from
speaking that which he knows is right and true.
Even the arguments and accusations of his three friends was not going to
force him to submit to their will.
Job did not act stubbornly or arrogantly within his
opinions and beliefs. He was open minded and listened intently to all that was
said to him. But when it came time to
make up his own mind, he did so for himself.
And he never tried to force his own beliefs onto others.
If others did not believe as he did, then so be
it. Within his own organization, he
enforced his authority as was appropriate, but as far as other organizations
go, he did not interfere with their functions.
Job was neither in fear nor intimidated by life from
this world. That response was reserved
for God.
Now is the time to post a prayer.
End Of Lesson
Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth.
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