January 10, 2011
Scofield describes Zophar as "a religious dogmatist who assumes to know all about God; what God will do in any given case, why he will do it, and his thoughts about it. Of all forms of dogmatism this is most irreverent, and least open to reason."
Zophar starts in. He not only thinks Job is a hypocrite, he also thinks he is a liar. He, like the others, say much that is true. Job 11:11 - "God knows who is evil and when he sees evil, he takes note of it." But, Zophar was making the assumption that Job had done evil and therefore was being punished by God for doing so. The truth is Job was not being punished because he had done evil. Job 1 and 2 clearly explained the reasons for the "testing" Job was going through.
Job answers. Job 12:6 - "The tents of robbers are not bothered, and those who make God angry are safe. They have their god in their pocket."
David Jeremiah on 1/7/11 talked about the "mark" of a Christian, the "measure" of a Christian, and the "method" (I think) of a Christian. He was saying that God only prunes (method) someone who is already bearing fruit. You don't prune a grapevine that is dead and not producing fruit (their god is in their pocket); you instead prune the vines that are producing fruit so that they will produce even more. The test is: Are your producing fruit? And, are you producing more fruit today than you were earlier in your Christian walk? Sometimes pruning is confused with discipline.
Job continues. Job 12:13-16 - "But only God has wisdom and power, good advice and understanding. What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; anyone he puts in prison cannot be let out. (Psalm 140) If God holds back the waters, there is no rain; if he lets the waters go, they flood the land. He is strong and victorious; (Psalm 150) both the one who fools others and the one who is fooled belong to him."
Job 13:7 - "You should not speak evil in the name of God; you cannot speak God's truth by telling lies.
Job 13:15-16 - "Even if God kills me, I have hope in him; I will still defend my ways to his face. This is my salvation. The wicked cannot come before him." (Psalm 1)
Job 13:18-19 - "See, I have prepared my case, and I know I will be proved right. No one can accuse me of doing wrong. (Psalm 140)
Quotes from a sermon I heard.
Scofield describes Zophar as "a religious dogmatist who assumes to know all about God; what God will do in any given case, why he will do it, and his thoughts about it. Of all forms of dogmatism this is most irreverent, and least open to reason."
Zophar starts in. He not only thinks Job is a hypocrite, he also thinks he is a liar. He, like the others, say much that is true. Job 11:11 - "God knows who is evil and when he sees evil, he takes note of it." But, Zophar was making the assumption that Job had done evil and therefore was being punished by God for doing so. The truth is Job was not being punished because he had done evil. Job 1 and 2 clearly explained the reasons for the "testing" Job was going through.
Job answers. Job 12:6 - "The tents of robbers are not bothered, and those who make God angry are safe. They have their god in their pocket."
David Jeremiah on 1/7/11 talked about the "mark" of a Christian, the "measure" of a Christian, and the "method" (I think) of a Christian. He was saying that God only prunes (method) someone who is already bearing fruit. You don't prune a grapevine that is dead and not producing fruit (their god is in their pocket); you instead prune the vines that are producing fruit so that they will produce even more. The test is: Are your producing fruit? And, are you producing more fruit today than you were earlier in your Christian walk? Sometimes pruning is confused with discipline.
Job continues. Job 12:13-16 - "But only God has wisdom and power, good advice and understanding. What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; anyone he puts in prison cannot be let out. (Psalm 140) If God holds back the waters, there is no rain; if he lets the waters go, they flood the land. He is strong and victorious; (Psalm 150) both the one who fools others and the one who is fooled belong to him."
Job 13:7 - "You should not speak evil in the name of God; you cannot speak God's truth by telling lies.
Job 13:15-16 - "Even if God kills me, I have hope in him; I will still defend my ways to his face. This is my salvation. The wicked cannot come before him." (Psalm 1)
Job 13:18-19 - "See, I have prepared my case, and I know I will be proved right. No one can accuse me of doing wrong. (Psalm 140)
Quotes from a sermon I heard.
- "Don't underestimate your enemy or overestimate yourself."
- "Following Jesus does not exempt you from hardships but prepares you for them."
- "Supernatural events are often marked by natural things."
- "When He calls you to follow Him He know where He is taking you."
Next Entry: Job 11:1 – 14:22 (Continued)
