Job 32:1

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Job 32:1


1 So these three [shalowsh] men ['enowsh] ceased [shabath] to answer [`anah] Job ['Iyowb], because he was righteous [tsaddiyq] in his own eyes [`ayin]. KJV-Interlinear


1 Then these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. NASB


The argument is over, but the three friends have not been convinced of Jobs argument. In their eyes, Job is a self-righteous man. And that is what this verse conveys. They figure that Job is never going to change his mind, never going to see the validity of their argument, never going to acknowledge his evil errors, and therefore never going to return to his former self.

And oddly enough, it is they who have the problem, not Job. We already have Gods testimony regarding Job. He is Gods servant and there is none like him in all the land.

Job has demonstrated a thorough knowledge of doctrine. Job has articulated his argument better than his friends, and it is Job who is suffering a horrendous illness, not they.

A fourth friend, a much younger person, Elihu, will now enter into the picture. Being present throughout this conversation, but remaining silent, Elihu will demonstrate that he too, has some knowledge of God, of life, and of human nature. But again, Elihu will miss some very important points of doctrine.

Despite Elihu's deficiencies, we will learn a great deal of doctrine from his words. All of which point to a thorough availability of knowledge even back in those very ancient days in human history.

Job spoke the truth throughout this conversation. His friends heard his words, but they are so entrenched in their worldly views, that they reject Jobs words. You might recall that the meanings of their names and residences speak of their earthly opinions. All of which, though they resemble truth, amount to subtle distortions of truth in so far as they do not relate to reality.

Elihu will attempt to straighten everyone out with his aristocratic viewpoint. But, as God will later ignore all that Elihu says, his words will fail to change any of the facts of Jobs life or of his circumstances. Elihu will pose more questions than answers. And in that sense he will imitate the modern day liberal point of view, challenging everything and solving nothing.

Job 31:40

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Job 31:40


40 Let thistles [chowach] grow [yatsa'] instead of wheat [chittah], and cockle [bo'shah] instead of barley [sa`orah]. The words [dabar] of Job ['Iyowb] are ended [tamam]. KJV-Interlinear


40 Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley. ' The words of Job are ended. NASB


Job has said everything that has been needed to be said, and that should ordinarily conclude a matter.

However, even though his three friends have fallen into silence, having nothing further to say, there will be a fourth person, Elihu, who will begin his lengthy speech, but he will have nothing significant to add to the discussion. In fact, his words won't even be worthy of a response.

Job will have some final words to say, but these will be in response to God, and of course God will have the final and overwhelming say on the whole matter.

We still have eleven more chapters to go, but a normal person who is positive toward truth and objective in their thinking, would by now, understand the point of this book, and be able to sort out the purpose of their life.

Job has testified as to his own personal character. He is human and as such is a sinner, as we all are. He has flaws as we all do. But the big difference between him and anyone else in this world, is his attitude toward God and truth.

Everyone lives their life by trends. Everyone follows a pattern of beliefs in their life. There are only two patterns to choose from. The first is that which is described in the Bible, or that which follows Gods will, and the second is everything else.

The first builds up genuine character, genuine intrinsic value within ones soul. The second builds up waste and vanity, and nothingness within ones soul.

Job has described his life. He first of all, has been faithful to God, to doctrine, and to the mandates which God has given to humanity. Second, Job has been faithful in the communication, teaching, and support of the principles taught in the scriptures. Third, Job has been charitable to anyone and everyone who was found to be in need in life. Fourth, Job has lived an open, sincere, and non-deceitful life, to the best of his ability. And fifth, Job has remained non-biased, non-prejudiced, objective, fair and honest in his dealings with everyone.

Job has lived the life of the near perfect person, and yet his life did not exempt him from suffering.

How much less than Job, are you and I, and should we expect any better life than Job?

If a person lives their life, not in accordance with the principles mandated by God, then they can expect only thistles and wild or noxious seeds as the sum total of their life's production. In other words, the best they can expect out of life, is a worthless life.

And as these are the concluding words of Job within this debate, then so is the debate on your personal life.

Either get with a consistent daily Bible study, follow all (not some) but all of the principles taught, and have a truly successful life both now and in eternity, or ignore all of this Bible stuff and fail.

Job lived his life with his 'arms raised high.' He lived his life with his attentions directed toward God, not toward the details of his life in this world.

Where is Job today? Job lived over 4500 years ago. When he died, he went to Paradise, and when Christ concluded His work on the Cross, He retrieved Job and all of the Old Testament believers who were also in Paradise, and led them in the greatest victory parade ever in history, out of Paradise and into heaven.

And in heaven they all wait, along with all Church Age believers that have died and gone straight to heaven, for the next big event in history, which is the Rapture.

Today people are focused on a national election, on the economy, on the many issued that saturate the attentions of the public view. People are focused on their personal lives, their work, their social lives, their hobbies, their personal entertainment, their personal goals and so forth, with virtually no attention paid to their own spiritual lives. And all of these amount to the nurturing of thistles and noxious weeds in their soul.

And as goes the individual, then so goes the nations of the world. If empty minded people elect empty minded governments, then what can we expect? Briars and stinkweed?

Job had everything going for him in his life, but the details of the world were not enough to keep him from the harms of the world. Job looked to his redeemer and advocate in heaven to make some sense out of his life, and to God and Christ, Job gave all of his trust and faith, not his prosperity and wealth and positions he held in this world.

Jobs words ended and they should have ended the debate, but there are those who want to go on and on and on with a meaningless debate. They do not pay attention, they do not listen, and they certainly do not hear the truths of life.

As long as they are alive and seemingly kicking, then they believe that they still have a say in this world and that they can make a difference, or that they can change what God wills, re-direct history, or at least make some improvements.

You can't.

Job 31:38-39

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Job 31:38-39


38 If my land ['adamah] cry [za`aq] against me, or that the furrows [telem] likewise [yachad] thereof complain [bakah];
39 If I have eaten ['akal] the fruits [koach] thereof without money [keceph], or have caused the owners [ba`al] thereof to lose [naphach] their life [nephesh]: KJV-Interlinear


38 'If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together; 39 If I have eaten its fruit without money, Or have caused its owners to lose their lives, NASB


Job accepted personal responsibility for all that he owned and did during his life. Of his lands, property, livestock, tools, equipment and so forth, he did nothing illegal, he did not abuse them.

Job did not take advantage of labor. He placed no undue burden on his employees or workers. He did not try to withhold payment for work performed, nor expect more than his workers were capable of.

Job did not try to make the quick dollar, by growing illegal products or by entering into illegal practices or activities, by cheating in his business practices, by claiming his production as good, when portions may have suffered rot or some type of flaw. He did not try to commit fraud or cover up a known deficiency.

Job worked an honest day, for his honest earnings. If he entered into some type of contract, then he did not try to take advantage of his business partners, or others who may have been compromised by some weakness in their financial situation.

The land crying, the furrows weeping, are expressions of a generally dishonest life, a dishonest life that is known and intentional.

Problems can always come up in business, problems which are not intentional, but that is just a part of life.

Job herein states that he did not promote nor pursue dishonest practices as a matter of the normal course of his life.

Job worked an honest day, paid an honest wage, charged an honest price, and otherwise conducted himself honorably throughout his life.

Job 31:37

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Job 31:37


37 I would declare [nagad] unto him the number [micpar] of my steps [tsa`ad]; as a prince [nagiyd] would I go near [qarab] unto him. KJV-Interlinear


37 'I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him. NASB


There are two arguments before the hypothetical court being portrayed in Job. The first was mentioned by God in chapter one.

Job 1:8
8 And the Lord said to Satan, 'Have you considered My servant …' NASB

The second argument was presented by Satan.

Job 1:11
11 'But put forth Thy hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse Thee to Thy face.' NASB

Throughout the book, Job's friends sponsored the idea that Job was secretly evil, and thus the suffering against him was just. Job rejected this accusation, suggesting that he has been anything but. He has been faithful to God in thought and in deed, and therefore whatever the reason for his present condition, God was just in His actions, and in the end, Job would be vindicated.

In all of human history, everyone in history was placed on this earth as an object of pleasure for someone.

Pleasure comes in many forms. For some it might be foods. For others it might be music. And for still others it might be intimacy. This list is a long one as the categories of legitimate pleasures is a long one.

In life we see many examples of pleasures and our individual roles with regard to it. Children are here for the pleasure of their parents. Wives are here for the pleasure of their husbands. Athletes for coaches, employees for employers, nations for their citizens, foods are here for our pleasure, and so forth.

In every case, we are all here for the pleasure of God. Unfortunately, most of us fail in our role as pleasure objects, and thus the problems of life evolve. Reject God and trouble is all over you.

Job knew this principle and he was willing to approach God not in humiliation, or guilt, or the disgrace of disobedience, but boldly in confidence as a prince.

And therefore we are commanded to 'Come boldly before the throne of grace.' This is a confident approach to God, within the boundaries of the spiritual life, which God has ordained. Anything outside of the spiritual realm is dishonor, but anything inside the spiritual realm, regardless of ones circumstances, equates to honor, and makes the mature believer, 'the apple of His eye,' a pleasure for which we were originally designed.

An object of pleasure does not serve to diminish your character or role in life, but serves to elevate your awareness of the realities of life, and advance you in your relationship with God. After all He designed it all.

Job 31:35-36

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Job 31:35-36


35 Oh that [nathan] one would hear [shama`] me! behold, my desire [tav] is, that the Almighty [Shadday] would answer [`anah] me, and that mine adversary ['iysh] [riyb] had written [kathab] a book [cepher].
36 Surely I would take [nasa'] it upon my shoulder [shakem], and bind [`anad] it as a crown [`atarah] to me. KJV-Interlinear


35 'Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written, 36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it to myself like a crown. NASB


In legal terminology, the stage is set. Job is the accused. Satan, who is the adversary of history, has presented his accusations, his indictment, his written pleadings (book), way back in chapter one.

Jobs three friends represent the many human viewpoint, interpretations, of the world. All of which follow the pattern of, and compliment the original accusations, of Satan.

Truth will sort out all of the facts of the case. God is truth. He will hear all arguments, and He will decide the matter.

All charges, allegations, indictments, claims, accusations against Job are now turned to an ornament of honor, of which Job will wear proudly around his neck for all of humanity, for all of the viewing public to see.

Suffering comes in three forms.

First, there is suffering due to the rejection of Christ. That is the worst form and it is permanent.

Second, there is suffering for discipline. This applies to believers who do not advance in their spiritual life. This suffering is intended to get their attention and serves as an encouragement, and a warning, for them to get with their spiritual life.

The third form of suffering is suffering for blessing. This applies to believers who are advancing in their spiritual life. This suffering serves to accelerate their spiritual growth, and serves as a strengthening catalyst for their faith.

All suffering, when one is advancing in their spiritual life, serves as an honor, a crown, a tribute, a credit to their character in faith.

Whenever anyone experiences suffering, and then if out of Gods will (out of fellowship, haven't been advancing, etc.), and then if they respond through faith (confession, resume or begin their spiritual studies, etc.), then all suffering turns to blessing, and the cursing changes from dishonor to honor.

The suffering may not end immediately. It may go on for years. But the transformation within your soul is far more important than any transformation viewed by the public.

Job 31:33-34

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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.

Job 31:31-32

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Job 31:31-32


31 If the men [math] of my tabernacle ['ohel] said ['amar] not, Oh that we had [nathan] of his flesh [basar]! we cannot be satisfied [saba`].
32 The stranger [ger] did not lodge [luwn] in the street [chuwts]: but I opened [pathach] my doors [deleth] to the traveller ['orach]. KJV-Interlinear


31 'Have the men of my tent not said, 'Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat'? 32 'The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler. NASB


Job extended his hospitality to visitors and travelers who passed by his business operations. Remember that Job was in the freight business, farming business, herd business, and probably many other things.

His assets, positions, and resources were so extensive that he was bound to meet many folks who traveled or otherwise had business, legal, or social relationships with him.

He turned away no one.

His hospitality was so extensive, that no one could leave his home or business and say that they went away hungry.

Job treated all as thought they were family. He treated all just as he would treat his own family. He played favorites with no one, and was polite and generous with everyone.

God had blessed him generously with much, and so, he in turn was generous with everyone.

Job understood that it is God who provides, and what you use, share, or give away responsibly, God will certainly replace. Your charity or generosity becomes a reward to your character, and much more.

Job also understood that whatsoever you keep through greed or through the lack of generosity, or through selfishness, or through indifference or excuse, then God will eventually remove from you and no replacement will follow. There is no reward for failure to imitate Gods graciousness.

Job 31:29-30

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Job 31:29-30


29 If I rejoiced [samach] at the destruction [piyd] of him that hated [sane'] me, or lifted up [`uwr] myself when evil [ra`] found [matsa'] him:
30 Neither have I suffered [nathan] my mouth [chek] to sin [chata'] by wishing [sha'al] a curse ['alah] to his soul [nephesh]. KJV-Interlinear


29 'Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him? 30 'No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse. NASB


Job has referred to his attitude toward the poor or helpless folks of the world. He has referred to his attitude toward possessions or his various positions in society. And now, he is introducing another category of attitudes, these being referred to those folks who oppose him, those folks who hate him, those folks who seek harm to fall on him.

If you have lived for any length of time on this earth and have had interactions with people in anyway, then no doubt, you have been the target of gossip, maligning, judging, rage, insults, and so forth.

There is no shortage of people who are implacable and seek revenge or harm against anyone they simply do no like.

The character of wickedness is vanity. Vanity means nothing, or nothingness. Nothing means empty, and empty means shallow. So the principle nature of people who lack a spiritual life, is their shallowness.

People will do bad things out of spite, in seeking political advantage (office, social, etc.), from jealousy or envy, and so forth.

If you have any degree of prosperity or success, or if others simply perceive that you are well off, then they will hate you just because you have what they want. They may veil their attitude with criticism or some convenient standard which they subscribe to, in order to help their gossip arguments to seem legitimate, but deep down in there soul is jealousy or hate and nothing more.

Your destruction accomplishes nothing but satisfaction of their ego in seeing you fall.

You may know who your enemies are, and many times in life, you will never know them. Often times you will hear about attacks against you, second hand, if at all.

So now you can lower yourself to the standards of your enemies, or you can follow the standard which Job states here.

Matt. 5:44-48
44 'But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you 45 in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 'For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax-gatherers do the same? 47 'And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 'Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. NASB

To adopt revenge or hate, compromises and defeats your spiritual life. Your spiritual life is more valuable than all the wealth in the world combined. So why would you throw that away over a little anger toward someone who is clearly a fool.

You gain nothing, just as they gain nothing. And you risk losing vast spiritual wealth for nothing.

Being successful, Job was certainly the target of many jealous types. Being in business, he most likely made others feel cheated or injured, even if they were not.

Life in this world is not perfect, and often times errors or flaws occur, or things just do not work out as you planned. Others may feel that you are the cause of their failure or loss.

And whether you are to blame or not, is irrelevant anyway. Everyone should look to God for their provision unique to them and their life, and get over whatever difficulties crop up in life.

But of course we know that most folks will get upset for one reason or another, so confrontation, jealousy, envy, and such are all going to be a part of life, regardless of your efforts or failures.

Job was not a perfect man, but suffice to say, he was probably more perfect than any of us.

Sure, you will get your feathers ruffled from time to time. You will blow your stack from time to time. But the spiritually advancing believer will recover his poise, recover his composure and move on with life. You should never go out of your way to plan or coordinate a counter-attack (socially), against anyone who just doesn't like you.

Your best course is to simply ignore them, avoid them and move on with a life that is far more important to you, than getting bogged down in someone else's emotional failures.

If you have to blow off steam, then buy a punching bag and hang it up in the garage. The exercise would be good for you anyway. Then go have a sandwich!

Job 31:28

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Job 31:28


28 This also were an iniquity [`avon] to be punished by the judge [paliyliy]: for I should have denied [kachash] the God ['el] that is above [ma`al]. KJV-Interlinear


28 That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above. NASB


To place your trust in possessions, to boast of your position or status in this world as though you were the one who caused all that you have attained, to give recognition to inanimate objects or invented beliefs, all of these things, and in fact any sin or instance of human good, are founded in arrogance and portray an attitude of disregard of God, or that God simply does not exist.

To deny God through apathy, indifference, or denial is the philosophy of fools.

Everything in this world, everything of this world, is temporary at best. To pursue anything that is temporary at the expense of anything that is permanent, is the priority of fools.

God is truth. Everything not of God is a lie. To embrace lies with disregard of truth, is the pursuit of wickedness. And the objective of wickedness is the total discrediting of God. Anything that rejects truth is criminal since its objective is to destroy or replace truth.

Anything criminal is punishable by death. Death is a separation from something.

In the case of a relationship with God, death comes with the separation of ones spiritual life with God. And since people do not live in this world forever, then when they die, then being separated from God means eternal condemnation.

As for believers who started their spiritual life through faith in Christ, and then for whatever reason became disinterested in their spiritual life, then they still possess a relationship with God for purposes of living in heaven forever, but while in this world, they lose all of the benefits of a spiritual relationship because of their negative attitude. And, their loss continues into eternity, unless they change their attitude.

Death comes in many forms. Spiritual death exists while Christ is rejected. This applies to all unbelievers.

For believers, fellowship death exists when a person commits a sin or transgression, and that death or separation, continues until fellowship is restored through confession to God the Father.

Of course, we are familiar with physical death, which is a separation of the soul (and spirit) from the physical body in this life. Or of sexual death, which is a separation from ones vigor of youth.

However, the most important life that anyone can possibly have is that which enjoys a relationship with God, with all of the rights and privileges that go along with it. And loss of that life, death, means the forfeiture of all living benefits. Death, in whatever category, has no benefits. It has nothing.

Job 31:26-27

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Job 31:26-27


26 If I beheld [ra'ah] the sun ['owr] when it shined [halal], or the moon [yareach] walking [halak] in brightness [yaqar];
27 And my heart [leb] hath been secretly [cether] enticed [pathah], or my mouth [peh] hath kissed [nashaq] my hand [yad]: KJV-Interlinear


26 If I have looked at the sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor, 27 And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth, NASB


The word for sun means light or illumination. Back in ancient times, light was a reference for worship, as God is the light of the world. But, as worship of God changed to objects, then the light changed to the sun during the day and the moon and stars during the night.

So, what was originally a genuine worship, turned to idolatry as objects were used as substitutes for that (light) which one cannot see.

Naturally, when idolatry was introduced into the fabric of society, then other things became the object of worship.

And the kiss of the hand is ones giving respect, reverence, acknowledgment of the object that is being worshipped.

Throughout history, people have knelt before princes and popes, idols and various objects and kissed the ring, the skirt, or kissed the object in a fashion, which recognizes their superior station, status, authority, even deity. In some cases, this is courtesy and in other cases it is worship. The Muslims, in their worship at Mecca, kiss the black stone.

When the object is beyond the reach of the individual, then they kissed their own hand as though blowing a kiss of recognition to the object. The sun, the moon, the stars, and later on the planets Saturn and Venus and Mars were acknowledged as deities in this fashion.

And though surrounded by these idolatry tendencies, Job did not succumb to them. Remember that Job has made a contract between his eyes (the lusts or enticements of the world) and his own soul. And he has chosen his own soul, the content of which is Bible doctrine, over that which is offered by the world or the sky's above.

Job has kept his 'arms raised high' looking toward God, whom he has never seen, even though there are many opportunities to see the sun daily, the moon almost nightly, the stars when the sky is clear, and other objects on a regular daily basis.

Job has been diligent in his worship, consistent in his spiritual life, and perseverant in his beliefs toward God despite all of the blessings and now the sufferings he has faced in his life.

Job 31:24-25

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Job 31:24-25


24 If I have made [suwm] gold [zahab] my hope [kecel], or have said ['amar] to the fine gold [kethem], Thou art my confidence [mibtach];
25 If I rejoiced [samach] because my wealth [chayil] was great [rab], and because mine hand [yad] had gotten [matsa'] much [kabbiyr]; KJV-Interlinear


24 'If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust, 25 If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had secured so much; NASB


The gold here is the same as the gold mentioned being from Ophir, which is the finest quality, the finest refined gold that anyone can buy, own and possess.

Wealth represents anything of this world, which one can place value on, and enjoy possessing. That can be property of vast wealth, or simply a collection from a hobby or habit.

All things from this world are temporary and intended for our temporary use as well as our education.

In the previous set of verses, Job lists categories of sins arising from social obligations. Being nice to folks, helping folks, not taking advantage of folks, or simply not doing that which you should do for others, and so forth. You do not have to do something in order to commit a sin. Not doing that which is expected can be an even greater sin, than any act.

Now the worldly possessions that can and will exist in ones life, can be the source of many other categories of sins leading to failures in the spiritual life.

Because we are instant gratification creatures, then the senses take on a role in our life, which can serve to separate us from God, rather than teach us the many advantages of having a relationship with God.

Bible doctrine is the spiritual gold which is absorbed into the very fabric of ones existence. Gold ore, or any kind of tangible wealth, is external and will never become a part of ones existence.

Kind of like beauty, or some natural talent, Bible doctrine can become a part of your essence. And while beauty or some talent is tied to your physical body, they too will leave you when you leave this world. Only the soul and its content (as well as your human spirit if you are a believer) go with you into the next life.

Your next life is the greater of the two lives you will live. This one now and the next life in eternity are your two lives.

Pursuing possessions which will last forever, makes more sense than pursuing possessions which will last only for a short time.

And even worse, if you have possessions or beauty or talent, or something of earthly value, and then from that, gloat over what you have, because you believe that somehow you are the one who has caused your good fortune, then this attitude will serve to mislead you into a false sense of success. And that attitude is a sin. A sin of arrogance of phenomenal magnitude.

Job was a man of great wealth. If he lived today he would no doubt be at the top of all of the rich man lists.

But Job states here, that he did not allow his good fortune, he did not allow his wealth, he did not allow his great success and prosperity to interfere with his attitude toward life, toward people, toward self, and especially toward God.

Job 31:23

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Job 31:23


23 For destruction ['eyd] from God ['el] was a terror [pachad] to me, and by reason of his highness [sa'eth] I could [yakol] not endure. KJV-Interlinear


23 'For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing. NASB


As an employer, Job never took advantage of those who worked for him, whether free man or slave.

As an individual, Job never took advantage of, nor withheld aid when needed, from those who were helpless in life. Whether poor, or orphan, or widow, Job treated them and everyone with the greatest of respect.

As a magistrate or judge, Job never took sides in a disagreement, never held a bias against any party, never made a decision with prejudice.

Job understood that it is God who provides for all in accordance with Gods plan for each person.

Job lived his life with his arms raised high. He feared and respected God so much, that the repercussions of any thought or act of his own, which might be connected with sin or human good, outweighed any possible benefit he might obtain from them.

Life in carnality, yields no benefits. Life in fellowship, yields phenomenal benefits.

The arms held high principle was taught through Moses when the Israelites fought their enemies. Moses did not live for many centuries after Job, but the principle of Jobs life holds that principle in view.

The arms raised high is mans appeal to God. The arms raised high represents mans life in fellowship. The arms raised high places all aspects of mans life under Gods control.

When the Israelites went to war, Moses stood on a nearby hill and raised his arms high. While his arms were held high, the battle went well for Israel. Israel is representative of Gods people (all believers). The arms held high represents fellowship.

When Moses dropped his arms, through weakness (loss of a connection with God), then the battle went poorly for them.

Man cannot hold his arms high for very long. No person has the strength to keep their arms raised for more than a few minutes. So, Moses was seated on a rock, Christ, and his arms were propped up by Aaron and Hur. Aaron, the High Priest, representing the holiness of God (righteousness and justice) and Hur representing the administrative function (control of history) of God. All point to the complete authority of Christ.

Thus, Job looks at Gods majesty and sees perfection, authority, judgment, dominion, power, and much, much more.

Nothing in this world has such an enticement of benefit or reward for Job, that he would prefer it over anything coming from God.

Job prefers the suffering he is experiencing, knowing that in the end, God will reveal His purpose, and Job will receive a just reward.

Job has described himself as the near perfect person. None of us can make that claim. And yet, Job is not exempt from suffering. Neither you nor I are exempt from suffering.

God has His plan for each of our lives. Over that we have no control. We can do nothing, but hold our arms high through the fellowship function.

During the battle Moses had to keep his guard up. Any failure on his part meant a price had to be paid by someone, even himself. Anytime a soldier is standing at his post, he has to remain alert (remain in fellowship), lest the enemy, carnality, might overtake their position and life.

And so Job held his post with integrity, as best he could. He looked to God in all things. He did not look to God only when times were good, but continued to look to God, especially when times looked their bleakest.

That is when God can really shine in your life.

'Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things.'

David stood fast when facing the hugest man he had ever laid his eyes on. David had only his slingshot.

Life in this world does not rely solely on the circumstances and attributes of this world, but it rests 'solely,' repeat 'solely' with your attitude and position in Christ.

Stick like glue to doctrine, and God will guide you safely through life. Allow doctrine to slip away in your life, and trouble will overwhelm you.

Your key to life is fear, respect, acceptance of Gods plan, your arms 'constantly' raised high (fellowship).

Job 31:19-22

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Job 31:19-22


19 If I have seen [ra'ah] any perish ['abad] for want of clothing [labuwsh], or any poor ['ebyown] without covering [kacuwth];
20 If his loins [chalats] have not blessed [barak] me, and if he were not warmed [chamam] with the fleece [gez] of my sheep [kebes];
21 If I have lifted up [nuwph] my hand [yad] against the fatherless [yathowm], when I saw [ra'ah] my help [`ezrah] in the gate [sha`ar]:
22 Then let mine arm [katheph] fall [naphal] from my shoulder blade [shikmah], and mine arm ['ezrowa`] be broken [shabar] from the bone [qaneh]. KJV-Interlinear


19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering, 20 If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep, 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate, 22 Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow. NASB


As an employer, Job never took advantage of those who worked for him, whether free man or slave.

As an individual, Job never took advantage of, nor withheld aid when needed, from those who were helpless in life. Whether poor, or orphan, or widow, Job treated them and everyone with the greatest of respect.

Job understood that it is God who provides for all in accordance with Gods plan for each person.

And now, since Job had held positions of judgment in the public forum, usually held at or near the city gate, or city center, he emphasizes that he never took sides in a disagreement, never held a bias against any party, never made a decision with prejudice.

And especially he never used his position to favor the well to do, over the rights of the poor or disadvantaged.

Too often, in a court of law, usually in civil cases, the wealthier party can afford better council and can come better prepared than those who do not have the resources to defend their position. This tends to lean the court in the direction of the rich. However, Job, in his position of judge, looked beyond the presentations, especially if they were presentations of convenience and advantage, and tried to determine the raw facts of a matter. Such that everyone who came before him would get a fair shake.

If Job had done otherwise. If Job had handled his life in a prejudicial fashion. If Job had acted wrongly against those who came before him seeking fairness and justice, if Job had withheld charity, in the face of all of his great wealth, then, as Job states here, his arm should be broken. His arms should be stretched out of their sockets. From the neck to the fingertips, he should be placed in excruciatingly horrible pain for his misdeeds and poor conduct.

However, Job has lived a nearly impeccable life. And as for his conduct in life, no one can find an incident with which to condemn him.

Job 31:16-18

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Job 31:16-18


16 If I have withheld [mana`] the poor [dal] from their desire [chephets], or have caused the eyes [`ayin] of the widow ['almanah] to fail [kalah];
17 Or have eaten ['akal] my morsel [path] myself alone, and the fatherless [yathowm] hath not eaten ['akal] thereof;
18 (For from my youth [na`uwr] he was brought up [gadal] with me, as with a father ['ab], and I have guided [nachah] her from my mother's ['em] womb [beten];) KJV-Interlinear


16 'If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it 18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her), NASB


The calamities of life fall hardest on the slaves, the poor, the orphaned, and the widows. It is these groups that cannot fend for themselves, and of which the world often times takes advantage.

In the previous verses, Job expresses how he has treated those who were employed by him. Some with high positions or rank within his organization, and many who held lesser rank or positions in his employ. Whether a skilled or an unskilled worker, their position in life was never used by Job to his advantage over them in their positions of disadvantage.

Job grew up as a man of wealth and means. He possessed both wealth, intellect, ad position within society. He could have used his good fortune to elevate himself (snobbishly) over those who were of a lesser stature in life. But Job did not look condescendingly down on anyone.

If someone in need came to him with a request, he fulfilled it. Some folks of means might withhold small amounts of money, a blanket, or even a small portion of food from someone simply because they were too busy, or they just did not want to take the time (waste their time) on someone who was obviously 'beneath' their own level in society.

But Job treated everyone as he would treat the members of his own family. He did not make everyday a Christmas day, but used prudence and discretion and common sense in his dealings with people.

With the poor who had no resources for their own self-care, with orphans who lacked parental guidance and support, with widows who lacked the male driving force and stability in their life, Job dealt with all in a compassionate and sensible manner.

From his youth, from a very early age, from the womb, from infancy, which is an expression which means 'all of his life as far back as he can remember,' he has dealt with people in this manner.

We know nothing about his younger years, but from the day of ones birth, when a person who grows up with manners and empathy toward others, reflects on his parents and the training he received as a young man. It also reflects on the foundations of his personal character.

Job 31:13-15

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Job 31:13-15


13 If I did despise [ma'ac] the cause [mishpat] of my manservant [`ebed] or of my maidservant ['amah], when they contended [riyb] with me;
14 What then shall I do [`asah] when God ['el] riseth up [quwm]? and when he visiteth [paqad], what shall I answer [shuwb] him?
15 Did not he that made [`asah] me in the womb [beten] make [`asah] him? and did not one ['echad] fashion [kuwn] us in the womb [rechem]? KJV-Interlinear


13 'If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me, 14 What then could I do when God arises, And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him? 15 'Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb? NASB


How can we treat others in one way, and then when that same pattern of treatment is handed down to us, expect something different just because it is us?

How can we treat others, when they come to complain to us, with indifference or harshness, and then if we lodge a complaint, should we expect better treatment?

How can we observe the personality and actions of others and judge them with a callous attitude, and then when we find ourselves in that same situation, expect better treatment from others?

What you sow you reap. What you dish out, you should expect no better in return for yourself.

Double standards and social classes are a characteristic of this world. Such things do not exist in the spiritual realm.

God made man from the dust of the earth. God created the soul and its resident human life, out of nothing.

The first word for 'do' and 'made' is 'asah.' This means to create or perform in accordance to a pattern. The 'doing' in verse 14, means to act in accordance with ones pattern of life. The second 'asah' refers to the pattern of humanity, which God followed with every single human being, when He formed or created the person in their entirety.

First it was God who did the creating or the forming. As far as the physical body, God created the biological functions which the human race follows in procreation. Second, it is God who creates the soul, and imputes human life into it.

God does this for each and every person who has ever been born. No exceptions.

There is no super race, no superior race, no culture, nothing among men which makes one person or group better or worse than another. And yet, the world has prejudicially divided itself up into numerous cultures, races, social classes and such. God did not do that.

The first word for womb, 'beten,' refers to the cavity of the womb, the pouch. The second word for womb, 'rechem,' refers to the love and affection for the fashioned work or content of the womb.

God gives equal love and affection and care for each and every person who has ever existed. He has no favorites.

This world gives everyone unequal opportunities and unequal circumstances for life in this world, but God provides a level playing field for all within the spiritual life.

Since we all came from the hand of God, since we are all derived out of the same material composition, then none of us should ever look condescendingly downward toward anyone, for any reason.

God placed every person in their present situation. To despise anyone, to ridicule anyone, to act with bias or prejudice toward anyone, is the same as telling God that He has failed in His efforts with respect to those we look down on.

To treat people with harshness and then expect better treatment from God toward us, is the quintessence of hypocrisy. And from this we develop the golden rule of 'Do unto others …', as well as the humility of 'No man is better than another.'

One speck of dust cannot be distinguished from another, and certainly one speck of dust can be no better than another.

Only through arrogance do classes and 'better than you' attitudes develop.

Job 31:11-12

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Job 31:11-12


11 For this is an heinous crime [zimmah]; yea, it is an iniquity [`avon] to be punished by the judges [paliyl].
12 For it is a fire ['esh] that consumeth ['akal] to destruction ['abaddown], and would root out [sharash] all mine increase [tabuw'ah]. KJV-Interlinear


11 'For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges. 12 'For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase. NASB


Our first love should be Bible doctrine. God magnified His Word above His name. It is through the scriptures that we have access to God through His Son. Our perfect wife (spouse) as it were, is the Lord through Bible doctrine.

To substitute our true love (God through doctrine) for someone else (worldliness), is to pursue an adulterous relationship with the world.

The world is the slut, the prostitute, the adulterous from which there can be no, and never will be, anything good coming out of that kind of relationship.

To rebel against truth, is the worst, of the worst, of the worst of crimes. It is a sin, it is wickedness, it is the degeneracy of the thought and content of ones soul.

So heinous is negative volition toward Bible doctrine, it requires a mandatory hearing by a judge.

A perfect judge can hear all of the evidence (your life), evaluate all of the testimony (your life), and based on the facts (of your life), will decide your fate.

Jesus Christ is that judge.

Such destruction is negative volition, indifference, apathy toward doctrine, such that it is said here, that it becomes destruction (Abaddon). Ignoring ones spiritual life is the act of self-destruction or suicide.

Anything you might ever have (of a legitimate nature) in life will be consumed, uprooted, destroyed.

The unbeliever may accumulate things, treasure, wealth, prosperity and such in life, but upon his death, he will lose it all and far, far more.

The believer who advances in his spiritual life, having accumulated spiritual blessings within his soul, and then becomes distracted away from his spiritual life, will lose ground, will lose his spiritual growth, will lose his spiritual credits if you will. This is Jobs reference to his increases.

Job has already lost his worldly property and wealth, but his increases in his spiritual life remain with him, despite his current suffering. The only thing that can remove ones spiritual advances, is ones bad decisions in drifting away from the spiritual life.

While functioning within the spiritual life, you accumulate gold, silver, and precious stones. All expressions of intrinsically valuable prosperity within the spiritual life. All expressions of phenomenal decorations and spiritual production, accessorizing the soul.

While functioning outside of the spiritual life, you accumulate wood, hay and stubble, simultaneously losing any increases you might have had. Stubble is never as good as gold.

If someone were to offer you a hand full of rotten wood or a hand full of gold, which would you take? The gold of course.

God is handing you a mountain of gold and jewels, and allowing you to take from the doggie doo-doo of the world. Again, which should be preferred?

The choice should be obvious, and yet by maintaining a stubborn attitude, by rejecting Bible doctrine, by being indifferent, the majority, the vast majority of the world chooses for the doggie doo-doo, for the adulterous relationship, for the crime of all crimes by refusing their spiritual life and embracing anything else.

The result? Loss, failure, poverty, self-destruction.

Job 31:9-10

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Job 31:9-10


9 If mine heart [leb] have been deceived [pathah] by a woman ['ishshah], or if I have laid wait ['arab] at my neighbour's [rea`] door [pethach];
10 Then let my wife ['ishshah] grind [tachan] unto another ['acher], and let others ['acher] bow down [kara`] upon her. KJV-Interlinear


9 'If my heart has been enticed by a woman, Or I have lurked at my neighbor's doorway, 10 May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her. NASB


Now Job uses the married woman in his example. Earlier he used the virgin as the expression of enticement into the ways of the world. Now the married woman signifies the act of adultery, or the taking of something which belongs to another, the taking of something which obviously does not belong to you. And all parties involved know it.

Lurking at another's door, is descriptive of waiting for them to leave, and then going inside their home, a place which you have no right to be, and taking or simply being there, in violation of the neighbors privacy and property.

The ways of the world are herein made obvious. No one can live their life and say that they 'didn't know.' No one has any excuse when their life finally ends and they finally stand before Jesus for their final grade.

To be an adulterous, is described as the worst of crimes. You not only cheat on your current partner, but you violate the property, the rights, the privacy, and life of someone else.

Marriage is considered to be extremely sacred. Around it revolves the stability of society. When marriage is violated, abused, compromised, then the fabric of society reels with the repercussions with trouble galore.

If Job (if you), were to commit an act of adultery, if you were to commit an act in which you took, openly and willingly and knowingly, that which did not belong to you, then you should have no objection when someone else comes along and takes that which is near and dear to you.

By cheating on his wife, then Job states that such a person should then place their own wife (someone they hold extremely close to their heart) in a position of the lowest levels of society.

To do menial tasks, such as grinding flour, or washing floors, or anything which a slave person would typically do. And, because the wife is female, to be automatically at the disposal and whim of the master to be used and abused (for sexual pleasures) as he pleases, is the quintessence of degradation and helplessness.

Such a slave has no recourse, no one to turn to for help. Such a woman is helpless and made to be useless except for the pleasures of a tyrant.

Now, the world is the tyrant taskmaster. You, when you cheat on your spiritual life, are standing, lurking, and watching the world for pleasurable opportunities and enticements. You seek out that which does not belong to you and take it for your own possession. You commit adultery with the world rather than committing fidelity with God through your spiritual life.

Why then, when your life finally ends, would you be surprised when God strips you of all of your possessions, your worldly things, and leaves you stark naked, just as a slave girl is naked, before your tyrant master - the world.

Job states clearly that if his life is such, then let its result be as stated.

For the spiritually deficient person, then that is what you should expect as the ultimate result of your life.

Unbelievers will lose the most, and that should be obvious.

All believers will go to heaven, but those who have ignored their spiritual life, or have not pursued it correctly, will be there without any spiritual assets, without any spiritual growth to show for their life. They will lose their eternal 'bonus' blessings. Stripped as it were, of all that they tried to carry from this world, into the next.

Only those who advance in their spiritual life, and certainly only those who advance to spiritual maturity, will end up with phenomenal blessings in eternity.

To adulterize the world is to be enticed by something that will never amount to anything, and at the same time, throwing away your most valuable possession.

Job 31:7-8

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Job 31:7-8


7 If my step ['ashur] hath turned out [natah] of the way [derek], and mine heart [leb] walked [halak] after ['achar] mine eyes [`ayin], and if any blot [m'uwm] hath cleaved [dabaq] to mine hands [kaph];
8 Then let me sow [zara`], and let another ['acher] eat ['akal]; yea, let my offspring [tse'etsa'] be rooted out [sharash]. KJV-Interlinear


7 'If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands, 8 Let me sow and another eat, And let my crops be uprooted. NASB


The steps of a person are the patterns of life he has chosen to follow. The heart is representative of the pump of the soul. The heart is the circulation of the information within the soul, or the active thought process. The hands represent the overt or physical activity, moment to moment, day to day, of the individual.

Turning out of the way, is an expression for one who has turned away from what is right and true. It is one who has turned away from God, from Christ, from doctrine, from their spiritual life. And when you turn away from truth, then you obviously turn toward lies.

Any pattern of life, whether you justify it within your own mind, whether it brings harm to anyone else or not, whether it seems reasonable to you, but it is not consistent with the principles taught within the Bible, these patterns are false.

And choosing a pattern of life follows the thought pattern within your soul. And the obvious result is that you will act overtly (the hands) based on what you think.

Anything that you do (the sowing), and anything that you possess (the crops) will come to nothing.

When you live your life outside of that which God has designed for you, you will end up with nothing.

Anything you do will end up benefiting someone else. Anything you own, will end up giving pleasure, the pleasure of ownership, to someone else.

And if you have read through the parables, then you know, or should know, that spiritually positive believers, will end up with everything. They may suffer now during this time in history, but there is coming a day when all positive believers will inherit and possess it all.

The ultimate evaluation is not yours to give. No person will decide for any other person, the ultimate outcome of ones life and destiny. That is Christs' right.

Job states boldly that he is ready for such an evaluation. His friends have accused him of wickedness, but he defers to God, and is more than willing to accept Gods decision.

Jobs present situation in suffering is irrelevant, and he knows it.

Job 31:5-6

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Job 31:5-6


5 If I have walked [halak] with vanity [shav'], or if my foot [regel] hath hasted [chuwsh] to deceit [mirmah];
6 Let me be weighed [shaqal] in an even [tsedeq] balance [mo'zen], that God ['elowahh] may know [yada`] mine integrity [tummah]. KJV-Interlinear


5 'If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit, 6 Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity. NASB


Walking through life, is the pattern of life which you choose for yourself. It represents the principles for life which you choose to follow. You can follow principles which are defined in the Bible or you can choose to follow principles defined by the world around you.

Vanity is the same of nothingness, or emptiness, or falsehoods.

Only truth has substance and meaning and purpose in life. Anything else is vanity, which means that it is nothing.

Everyone has the freedom of choice, in choosing the pattern of life which they prefer.

To walk, is the function of ones choice in life. To hasten, is the attitude of vigor of their pursuit of their choices in life.

There are only two choices in life with respect to the standards and morals, and principles which govern ones life. There is Gods standard and then there is everything else.

But who is to decide which is best or right?

Well, only one who is perfect and pure and fair can make that decision. And it is God, through His perfect righteousness (sinless perfection) and through His perfect justice (the cleansing action), who can judge as to what is right and fair and pure in life.

God has the only set of scales the only set of standards, the only mechanism by which ones life can be judged.

Man is imperfect and God is perfect. Imperfection cannot make itself perfect. But perfection can reach down and thoroughly wash imperfection and make it clean.

So man, being inherently imperfect and flawed, cannot search out from this world and discover or invent a means of making himself perfect, or elevate himself to some higher level of morality or integrity, or whatever.

Therefore, by choosing anything other than Gods standards, means that you will never become anything more than what you already are - nothing. And what do you suppose the other choice is?

Job 31:4

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Job 31:4


4 Doth not he see [ra'ah] my ways [derek], and count [caphar] all my steps [tsa`ad]? KJV-Interlinear


4 'Does He not see my ways, And number all my steps? NASB


God is thoroughly familiar with every aspect of your life. Your thoughts, your intentions, your desires, certainly your needs. God is thoroughly familiar with every spoken word, with every overt action of your life. God is totally familiar with every hair on your head (or lack of them), with every breath of your life, with every beat of your heart.

God is the omniscient, and possesses complete foreknowledge of all of history. God possesses and commands knowledge and understanding and wisdom concerning every aspect of this universe, of heaven, and far, far more than that.

God is the perfect and only counselor, the perfect and only evaluator, the perfect and only judge of everything.

God knows you better than you know yourself.

God dispatched the scriptures in order for you to come to at least some semblance of recognition of reality and truth, so you could have the greatest possible life ever.

The wise person, will take Gods advice and make it their own. The fool, will keep looking for something better.

The wise person will make up their mind and decide (make a covenant with themselves) to pursue their spiritual life. The fool will keep looking for a better spiritual life. One of their own making.

The wise person, figures out life and knows that God is the key to everything. The fool, is certain that they know everything there is to know about life, but they keep on looking for an even better key.

The wise person begins to monitor his inner thoughts and outer actions, in order to comply (as best he can) with Gods will for his life. The fool tries to adapt to the world around him and absorb into its inner workings.

The wise person, lives his life day to day, and prepares for eternity. The fool prepares for today and presumes there will always be a tomorrow which is at least as good if not better than today.

God, in the mean time, monitors our every step in life and at the appropriate time in heaven, will award to each according to their chosen life of today.

Job 31:3

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Job 31:3


3 Is not destruction ['eyd] to the wicked [`avval]? and a strange [neker] punishment to the workers [pa`al] of iniquity ['aven]? KJV-Interlinear


3 'Is it not calamity to the unjust, And disaster to those who work iniquity? NASB


The word for destruction means oppression, misfortune, ruin, calamity, separation. The word for strange means something different, something unexpected, something that is not of the ordinary. The word for iniquity means to pant as in over exertion of ones self in a task, to come to nothing, trouble, emptiness or vanity, an indulgence.

Iniquity is the activity of a person who is functioning outside of the will of God. Anyone who is not in fellowship, is outside of the will of God. Gods will, can only be followed while in fellowship. Anything you do while in fellowship, is Gods will. Remember that the state of fellowship, is the state which is absent sin and human good.

All unbelievers are by definition, living outside of the will of God. All believers who do not regularly confess their sins (to God the Father), are not in fellowship and therefore live their lives (imitating unbelievers) outside of the will of God.

Everyone who lives outside of the will of God, lives in iniquity. Iniquity is the production of their every effort in life. Iniquity is equal to nothing. Therefore, living a life outside of Gods will, living out of fellowship, simply means that your life amounts to nothing, regardless of who or what you are, or what you have.

What becomes of the person who lives in a state of nothingness? First, they live a life separated from God, and second their life will amount to ruin, nothing, trouble, misfortune. This is all that a spiritually deficient person can expect out of life. And by the way, ones life is summarized and evaluated at the end of ones life.

What does all of this ruin and destruction mean? It is a strange destruction. Not of the ordinary kind that is common to man.

We can all look around and see disasters in varying degrees and of many different types. Disasters can occur from acts of nature, from defects in ones genetics, from environmental hazards (smoking, chemicals,etc.), from accidents, from social ostracism, from work politics, layoffs, business downturns, etc. These are all common occurrences of problems that occur in our everyday lives.

But the disaster that will overwhelm the person of iniquity, the person of nothingness, the person of sin and human good, is of a strange type and uncommon. It is an unexpected disaster. And therefore, when it occurs, it totally shocks, takes by surprise, the person.

Everyone who lives their life outside of their spiritual life, comes to accept their everyday beliefs as truth. Their life becomes a habit. They see only the things and the world that exist around them, and never beyond that.

So, when their life finally ends, they will come face to face with reality, perhaps even the first real reality which will finally get their attention (not that God has not given them every opportunity to face and accept reality, during their life).

These are people who have not made the correct covenant between themselves and their eyes. Recall Job has made this commitment on the side of truth.

The eyes represent the physical or carnal side of ones life. They are the lusts, the desires, the attitudes, which form the pattern of life (in iniquity) which the individual freely chooses to pursue. An undisciplined choice.

The other party of this covenant is the real you, the human life within the soul. You can think, and what you think is the real you. So the real you, your human life which resides in the soul, interacts with the physical you (the biological), which is saturated with the sin nature, and makes an agreement.

You can choose truth, or you can choose to indulge yourself in the things of this world.

Truth becomes the recipient of good, reward, benefits that are real and permanent. Iniquity, which is nothing, can only expect nothing, which is the valid wage for nothing.

So, pursue your spiritual life and you can expect good things in your life. Good things includes God training you even with suffering.

Do not pursue your spiritual life, and you can expect nothing for your invested time, in the indulgences (whatever it is you believe, or do) in life.

Job 31:2

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Job 31:2


2 For what portion [cheleq] of God ['elowahh] is there from above [ma`al]? and what inheritance [nachalah] of the Almighty [Shadday] from on high [marowm]? KJV-Interlinear


2 'And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high? NASB


What is it that we can expect from life? What is it that we can get out of life?

In this universe, there are only two opinions. The first is that from God, which is truth. Truth is a very broad subject. It is not limited to only the words contained within the Bible. It includes everything which God has invented, designed, created and so forth. That includes the many laws of science, economics, social structures, establishment principles, spiritual rules and so forth.

The second opinion is everything else. Everything that Satan has invented as well as everything that man has invented based on his observations or imaginations, which takes truth (the content of the universe) and makes false interpretations or conclusions.

When facts are observed, and false conclusions are derived, then a lie is the result. Then ones views and understanding are based on lies. Lies lead a person nowhere.

So what can one expect, from the worlds viewpoint, a viewpoint which is based on the exclusion of God, and therefore based on lies? Nothing.

And yet people will wallow their life away, in their self indulgent, self-designed ego, selfish attitude, all of which are formed because they reject truth.

Far too many people will look to anything that will allow them to escape truth. Truth is just too difficult to bear. They will pursue self pity, alcohol, drugs, eating excessively or habitually, being opinionated, and they do these things because they gain some form of immediate satisfaction, but still they embrace the idea of failure in their life.

Victims worship at the alter of the 'poor me' or 'I know it all' attention. They pursue pity or approbation because it makes them somebody, or at least gets them attention and that satisfies their ego to a degree.

Job is in a position of tremendous and real suffering, and yet he knows that pursuit of the worlds opinions will not gain him anything.

What inheritance, what reward, what benefit is there?

God is the source of everything good. God is truth. Good comes out of truth. Legitimate reward, benefit, inheritance are all good. Therefore, they can only come out of truth, which is, and which is from, God.

The content of truth in ones soul is nothing more than a thinking process. Then once you know truth, applying it to ones life comes easy.

And yet people pursue the difficult things in life. Too hard to read the Bible. Too hard to study for a few minutes a day. Too hard to learn some scriptural topics.

Too easy to ignore it all and therefore open ones mind up to the opinions of the world. All of which are lies.

Too easy to be the victim. Too easy to define your own way through life as long as all is going well for you. Then life happens and the pressures overwhelm you and you quit. And then who gets blamed? Not yourself!

No, the fool blames everyone, argues with everyone, has tantrums in public (an attention getter), cares nothing for what impressions he makes on others. The fool will go to great lengths to embrace his thought processes and blame all for his failures.

And again, what inheritance, what reward, what benefit is there?

Too easy to ignore doctrine simply because all you have to do is pay no attention to it.

Too difficult to read and study and learn doctrine, because you have to actually think and learn and exercise self control and poise.

And what fun is there in that? What attention is there in that. To think that a person has to endure humility and respect for authority, and responsibility and such.

Job 31:1

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Job 31:1


1 I made [karath] a covenant [bariyth] with mine eyes [`ayin]; why then should I think [biyn] upon a maid [bathuwlah]? KJV-Interlinear


1 'I Have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin? NASB


Between Jobs conscious mind and the desires driven by his eyes, or by his senses (touch, taste, sight, sound, smell), and the lusts driven by his wants and needs, Job has come to an understanding, an agreement, a contract, a promise with himself.

On the one hand, the conscious mind will not drive or be driven by his lusts, desires or senses. And, on the other hand, his senses will not drive or be driven by his patterns of thought.

Job has elected to pursue his life in accordance with truth and not the carnal characteristics of the world.
The only way he can do this, is to fill his soul with doctrine. And the only way he can do that is to have studied on a regular basis, believing what he studied, accepting what he learned, and applying it to his daily life.

Job has established his life solidly in the principles taught in the scriptures.

We already know from our study of the first chapter that Job followed the sacrifice principles regularly. The one in particular is the confession sacrifice. So, we know that Job lived within the fellowship sphere throughout his life.

The virgin or maid is a reference to the virgin state of a young woman. And this is a reference to the relationship Job has with God.

In a marriage between two people, there is a bond, a contract of sorts, in which they are loyal and bonded to each other. As the marriage has many components, both physical and mental, each party is loyal and consistent in the application of these marital attributes with each other. Neither withholding, neither cheating, neither compromising their relationship.

Thus, it is with the relationship between man and God. Our relationship with God, comes through the Son. That is the foundation of Christianity. It was the same in Jobs day, even though Job did not have the historical reality of the Cross yet. Job looked forward to the Cross, the savior, his redeemer and advocate, while we have the privilege of looking back to the Cross.

In our relationship with God, we have made a covenant, and contract, an agreement, in which we promise to keep an ever-watching eye on our spiritual status. We call that fellowship, or confession resulting in fellowship.

The virgin is the purity of an innocent relationship. While cheating on that relationship, is a compromise, a corruption, a turning to some other type of idol or object of desire. Sin and human good are both ends of the carnal nature spectrum.

Dabbling in sin or human good is the same as cheating, desiring, entertaining ones self with the prostitution concepts of life. Life outside of Bible doctrine.

Therefore, Job has entrenched within his own mind, to subscribe to and live by, the principles taught by God.

He both practices, as best he can, those things that are right and true in life. He makes a conscious effort to monitor his own thoughts and actions, moment by moment, day by day, in order to confess when necessary and remain in fellowship as much as is humanly possible.

We all fail in life. Job has already stated that he is not a perfect person, but a sinner, as we all are. But the one thing that separates the mature believer from the immature believer, is the conscious effort by which the mature believer monitors, maintains, and administers his spiritual life.

The mature believer actually pursues his spiritual life, academically and experientially. The immature believer, either ignores his spiritual life, or makes up excuses, or redefines his own views as to what is the spiritual life, and abides by beliefs that are convenient to his thinking pattern.

The mature believer is objective and constantly analyzing his relationship with God. The immature believer is constantly analyzing his spiritual relationship as compared to his own defined beliefs.

The mature believer can look in the mirror and see that he is but a speck of dust, and prays to God for help and spiritual growth and wisdom.

The immature believer can look in the mirror but cannot see the word 'Stupid,' stamped on their forehead, but presumes that he is doing all, if not more, than can be expected of himself.

Job 30:31

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Job 30:31


31 My harp [kinnowr] also is turned to mourning ['ebel], and my organ [`uwgab] into the voice [qowl] of them that weep [bakah]. KJV-Interlinear


31 'Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the sound of those who weep. NASB


Job is living an experience that resembles what life would be like with the absence of God. Regardless of your circumstances in this life. Whether you are filthy rich, or desperately poor, makes no difference.

Either situation can lead to ones embrace of the fantasies that would make you believe that you are well off. If all you see is the darkness then all you believe is out there in life, is that darkness. If all you see is your environment, then all you believe is out there, is that environment.

In fact, your outlook in life is simply wanting more and more, or less and less of whatever it is that you have now. The rich want more riches, and the poor want less of their poverty. The happy want more happiness and the sad want less sadness.

Unfortunately, they all look in the same places for their wants - the world. And the world is not a resource for anything permanent.

The end result, despite a lifetime of worldly prosperity or poverty, is all wrapped up in this last verse.

The harp and the flute from which you would expect joy and cheerful even knee slapping, foot stomping happiness, actually result in terrible, painful, and pathetic sorrow.

This is the destiny, this is the very best that one can expect from a life without God, without Christ, without doctrine, without a spiritual life.

Conversely, when God is in your life, when you are advancing in your spiritual life, then no matter what your earthly circumstances might be, whether rich or poor, your life will be far better off than anyone else in this world.

Job already has acknowledged that his redeemer and his advocate are God (the savior) Himself. And by this, even in his unusual suffering which we have been studying, Job demonstrates a calmness and a confidence of trust in God to whom he looks for relief.

Job does not look to the world. Job does not look to things. Job does not look to his friends. Job does not look to himself.

And whether his suffering ends up in death or recovery, he knows that it is only God who will bring him through safely, and no one and nothing else can accomplish that.

Job 30:30

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Job 30:30


30 My skin [`owr] is black [shachar] upon me, and my bones [`etsem] are burned [charar] with heat [choreb]. KJV-Interlinear


30 'My skin turns black on me, And my bones burn with fever. NASB


From the external skin to Jobs inside bones, the disease has taken its toll and has been thoroughly attempting to destroy him physically.

The skin is turning black and pealing away as with leprosy. The bones are often used to express the ultimate pain. When your bones ache, then you are really hurting.

Here Job describes his physical condition. He has been describing it all along and he is actually experiencing these symptoms, pains and so forth. Job is not telling a story filled with expressions, but he is actually living the horrors of this suffering.

The horrors of a life filled with a fatal disease, are real but temporary. The horrors of living a life without God, are just as real, even though they are often far less discreet, but they are permanent. So a life without God is far worse than anything you can imagine.

Being unsaved is the worst of the worst, but being saved and having no spiritual production to show for it means phenomenal loss as well.

Of course, we should note that this disease affects the physical only. Jobs soul, which is filed with doctrine and a spiritual life which Job has pursued throughout his life, is not affected. The world cannot touch the spiritually positive persons' soul. And the soul is the real you, by the way. Your physical body is a temporary vessel, which houses your human soul and human spirit, in this world. In the next life, you will have a much better resurrection body

While in this world, the world and the carnal nature of the world will continue to prey on what it perceives as your vital being. Remember that the 'world' is an expression for all things that are not from God. Everything from Satan or everything following the pattern of evil, in other words.

And, while the Bible gives us all of these warnings, primarily because people just do not listen to them, there is the better side of life out there just waiting for you to get you act together.

So, warning after warning, expression after expression, example after example are sent out from the scriptures. Why? Because the penalty for spiritual failure is horrendous and because the prize of spiritual success is beyond anything you can imagine.

You can spend your life ignoring the principles of truth, chasing political candidates, chasing issues of the world, chasing your weekend social activities, sleeping, or whatever and you will end up extremely disappointed when your life ends. Or, you can pursue your spiritual life, now, and end up wealthy beyond your wildest dreams.

There are three fundamental classes of people. There are the poor and they have nothing. There are the rich and they have a lot. But then there are the wealthy, and they have mind boggling resources. Even the rich are poor when compared to the wealthy.

Far, far better to live in the last category, than either of the first two.

These are the differences between a life without God and a life of spiritual maturity.