Tomorrows reading: Job5-7 and Matthew8:18-34
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Job3-4/Matt 8:1-17
Job3
Pretty much just sets the tone that Job is a little upset (snicker); notes say this is as close as he ever gets to cursing God. Notes on v4 (may the day of his birth turn to darkness) – notes put an interesting ‘light’ on that text saying ‘God had said in gen 1:3 ‘Let there be light’. Job, using similar language, would negate God’s creative act”. Dude.. careful, cowboy. Wouldn’t have gleaned that had I not look at the notes.. interesting.
V25 shows a real ‘today’ quality to Job, I thought.. ‘what I feard has come upon me’. No notes to reference, but wonder if this is just a guy that has things so good, he’s fearing failure.
Job4
Eliphaz was the first friend introduced – I just read the note that said ‘The problem is not so much with what the friends knew, but with what the did not know’… just continues to build that they really thought they were helping out… a ‘calling’ sort of. Eliphaz seems to have approached Job in a kind fashion, pointing out the fact he was quite the respected man in v3-4. Verse 6 is where Eliphaz starts to state ‘its because of your sin’ your having all of these troubles…
In v12-21, Eliphaz speaks of a dream – I had to read this a couple of times; this is in part the bases of Eliphaz’s message to Job. All mortals are sinners, if angles can be guilty in God’s sight (NIV notes), how much more than man. The Clay houses/dust/moth reference are speaking to ‘the fragile body’.
Matt8
Setting: Jesus just gave his Sermon on the Mount ‘chapter 5-7) (the location of the mountain is uncertain – but thought to be near Capernaum located at the Northern tip of the Sea of Galilee)
Jesus reached out and touched the man with leprosy – did he have to touch him to cure,.. no. Since there were large crowds around him, I think this further demonstrated his miraculous being… the whole point of miracles all together, no? To show ‘these things could only come from God’. So why does Jesus always follow-up with miracles with ‘… don’t tell anyone’ (NIV notes): 1) Jesus didn’t want to be considered just a miracle worker or 2) he did not want his teaching ministry hindered by too much publicity or 3) didn’t want his death to come prematurely (… I’m thinking #1 and #2, more so #2)
The humble Centurion ‘astonished’ Jesus with his faith…. “I’m not worthy”. And lastly, I think this time when Jesus reaches out his had and touches the mother-in-law of Peter (in private), it was to show the sensitve nature of Jesus… not to make a point as mentioned with the man and leprosy.
Good notes Scott.
Boy, these dudes (Job and Eliphaz) are eloquent. They are not uneducated. They are the top business men/civic leaders/etc. of their day.
following up on Scott's word about light - Job 3:20 says "Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter soul?" At first reading I thought this light was just about an infant seeing the "light at the end of the tunnel," but maybe there's more symbolism there.
v.25 & 26 express the thoughts of many who have experienced deep hurt.
Job 4
When I started reading Job 4 and Eliphaz words I thought he was responding to Job's question, "Why should I even live?" In 4:4 Eliphaz says "Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strenghtened faltering knees." Certainly one purpose in life for all of us is to encourage others around us. A reason to live is to postively impact others.
Again verses that jumped out to me were 4:17-19 "Can a mortal be more righteous than God? ... Angels are charged with error ... we, creatures of clay and dust, must also be full of error.
Matt 8:1-17
Good collection of healing stories.
1. Leprosy - healed by touch
2. Centurion's Servant - healed from a distance
3. Mother-in-Law - healed by touch.
1. Jesus touched the leprous man who was unclean and an anathema to all Jews. Physically touched him.
2. Centurion's servant has become one of my favorite stories because we utilized this passage in our Easter production "THE CHOICE." It is HUGELY significant that Jesus said to everyone around - This Roman soldier has greater faith than anyone in all of Israel. The Israelites KNEW that they were God's chosen people. (America knows it is God's chosen Christian nation.) Telling the children of God, Israelites, that this Roman was greater than they were in the area of faith would shock them to the core as much as someone taking the most despised Iraqi terrorist and saying that they were greater than any American they'd ever met! What an attention getter!
3. Jesus demonstrates his love for a loved one by caring about Peter's Mother-in-Law.
In these three stories we see:
1. Concern for chosen people - the Jew with leprosy. (Granted we're not sure he was a jew.)
2. Concern for Gentiles - Jesus healed and met the need of the occupying army
3. Concern for those nearest and dearest - our loved ones.
Summed up in v.17 with "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."
Wow! Deep thinking Guys! All throughout this morning's readings I was thinking about 2 days ago when we read about something being in our brother's eyes. It seems that this changing weather has caused pollen, dust, and all sorts of debris to land in my eyes (or contacts) and it is driving me nuts!
On a more serious note, I am ALWAYS amazed when I read about Job and how he endured things. We don't live in a society that would have put up much with this. Most people after enduring a little hardship would jump ship and join Oprah's church. It scares me to think about the children in our church growing up in this society.
We must make certain that we share of Job's faith and aptly make Job's life apply to their lives and our lives. We are promised eternity in the paradise of heaven if we believe in the Lord, Jesus Christ. We are not; however, promised easy days for all of our lives as Christians on earth. JOb was a strong individual.
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