Job 34-35
1. Sorrow should soften as you spend time wisely.
-What Job says leaves a bad taste in the mouth (2-3)
-What we hear must be evaluated (4).
-Job’s worst words, which he stood by, are the subject of discussion (5-6)
Job has stood by these words (7-8).
Job’s words create bad proverbs (9).
2. Firm up the beliefs you live by.
God is fair: He does not show partiality.
God is holy: He can do no wickedness.
God is powerful: He has no competition.
God is Right:
-He has the prerogatives of rule.
-He represents natural law.
-He destroys the false pretensions of who is “right” among men.
-God has direct knowledge of all evil; time is not able to delay his justice (21-28).
-God’s quiet does not allow you to condemn him (29-30).
-God has no teacher or counselor (31-33).
3. Sorrow can become rebellion.
-Words against God must not be “multiplied” (34-37).
-Is it right for you to hold against God the “theological conclusions” of your hardest experiences? (Ch. 35).
(Chs. 34-35) Theme: Close your mouth by filling it with good things.
(Chs. 36-37) Theme: Consider God’s attributes and works.
Application:
-As days pass, lament always changes into teaching.
-Though the timeframe varies based on the nature of our sorrows and characteristics, godly sorrow always moves into peace, contentment.
-Talk more about God than you do about yourself.
