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Job 13:1,2

- Job knows himself!

- He knows he is faithful to God!

- He's not a young boy anymore!

- He is wise!

- God says so!

- His words show it!

-And he will continue to fight!

- Job has a fighting spirit!

- And his loyalty is the source!

- May we follow his example and let him strengthen us!

- And constantly develop our knowledge of the Bible to know Yah.weh better and prepare ourselves for the new world!

- We must develop the right condition of heart to be accepted!

- We must constantly keep in mind what awaits the faithful servants of Yah.weh so as not to remain at the gates like the unfaithful Hebrews!

- Each time the majority was not worthy of entry!

- We must learn the true value of things to make the right choice!

- This only concerns us, not others!

- Others can help us, encourage us!

- Lot and his daughters were saved, Lot's wife was transformed into a pillar of salt!

- May we always have this image etched in our memory!

 

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Job 13:3

- Job's only reference is Yah.weh!

- So he wants to defend himself before Yah.weh!

- He thinks that Yah.weh is responsible for his situation!

- He doesn't understand what he did wrong!

- Actually, he didn't do anything wrong!

- On the contrary, he is attacked because of his loyalty to Yah.weh!

- The verb desire shows a strong will on his part!

- When we read and study this chapter, we find nothing about his pain and suffering!

- Job is combative!

- He wants to speak with God, he wants to reason with him!

- He wants to defend himself before Yah.weh!

- Job never gives up!

- Nothing and no one can make him change course!

- He has an indestructible strength of character!

- May we develop such strength of character that allows us to always stay the course in the storm that awaits us!

 

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Job 13:4,5

- According to Job, they lie!

- When you lie, it is not a positive act but a negative one which consists of hurting someone!

- This is not the right way to help someone who is mentally and physically injured!

- On the contrary!

- He tells them to shut up!

- This does not come from Yah.weh but from the devil!

- The last words of Yah.weh at the end of the Book of Job are clear!

- They are good for nothing!

- Or rather they force Job to find the inner strength to continue fighting!

- May we learn from Job and cultivate this inner strength!

- May we ask Yah.weh to make us ever stronger in adversity!

 

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Job 13:6

- Despite what they say, Job keeps asking them to listen to him!

- What's the point?

- They don't want to listen to him!

- But no, Job continues to ask them!

- This again shows his strong will!

- It takes a lot before he stops!

- But we remember that he will finally stop talking to them!

- Because he wants to speak with Yah.weh!

- He thinks he's the only one who can understand it!

- It's something!

- Job knows how to adapt his response depending on the situation!

- He speaks when it is necessary to speak!

- He is silent when he should be silent!

- He's indestructible!

- He's tenacious!

- He never gives up!

- There is really no one like him on earth!

 

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Job 13:7-9

- Job tells them to tell the truth, not to lie!

- God knows what they are doing!

- He warns them and he is right because God has condemned them!

- But they don't care!

- They continue to act the same way!

- They definitely speak for the devil!

- Think of the religious leaders!

- We can deceive men, we cannot deceive Yah.weh!

- There are only two paths: life or death!

- Either we work for life or we work for death!

- But in any case, we work!

- When we do nothing, we work for death!

- It’s very simple to understand!

- To be passive is to work for death!

- It has always been like this!

- The Bible is clear on this!

 

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Job 13:10,11

- It is premonitory!

- Job knows God well!

- It tells about his special relationship with him!

- But they don’t care!

- Pride!

- Self-satisfaction!

- They are not afraid!

- They can be lucky that God put their destiny in Job’s hands!

- He could have struck them more severely!

- The religious leaders act the same way!

- The Hebrews acted the same way!

- Mankind has always acted the same way!

- They have always paid the price!

- But it is nothing compared to what is coming!

- And no one will save them this time!

 

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Job 13:12,13

- Job is clear: they are wrong!

- And God will say he is right and they are wrong!

- They will be condemned and he will be rewarded for his continuous faithfulness!

- They should keep silent!

- But the devil is pushing them continuously!

- And think about the fourth individual who is going to speak later!

- When we listen to God’s words, he doesn’t exist!

- He ignores him!

- Isn’t it worse than being condemned?

- It shows the importance of listening to people!

- It shows the importance of analyzing the facts before speaking!

- When we speak too fast, we close doors!

- Thus how do we want people to keep listening to us?

- It doesn’t matter we live in a time of deep ignorance and fakes!

- Superficiality is the rule!

- Completely the opposite of Yah.weh’s acting!

- How do we want to look like Yah.weh if we look for superficiality?

- How do we want to develop a strong relationship with Yah.weh if we look for superficiality?

 

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Job 13:14,15

- Job wants to control his life and destiny!

- I mean he knows who he is, he knows his faithfulness!

- He knows he hasn’t done anything wrong!

- He knows that God can kill him!

- He wants to defend himself in front of God!

- It is the only thing that counts for him!

- For him, there is only one way: faithfulness!

- He has no other option!

- FAITHFULNESS AND NOTHING ELSE!

- There is no possible discussion!

- He has the map in his brain, in his heart!

- It is written in stone!

- The best image is when Yah.weh wrote His Law in stone!

- But it doesn’t happen by chance!

- It is necessary to study the Bible and learn the way from the faithful servants of Yah.weh!

 

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Job 13:16

- He knows God can’t condemn him!

- He knows his faithfulness to God!

- He knows he can stand in front of God!

- He has never done anything he could be ashamed of!

- How is it possible to read such words and criticize Job?

- Why so much ignorance?

- Why speak against Yah.weh?

- There is no one like him on earth!

- Why speak like the devil?

- It has always been so!

- It won’t help!

- Man can keep lying!

- At the end, Yah.weh will strike him!

- He will tell him: “I don’t know you, go away”!

 

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Job 13:17,18

- Job’s thoughts are clear!

- He has all his fighting spirit!

- His mind is so strong that it surpasses his pain and suffering!

- He has prepared his legal case meaning he has organized his personal defense!

- It is really important for him!

- And above all, he knows he is right!

- It is his compass which helps him to stay on course!

- He is a rock!

- He doesn’t care if people speak against him!

- He will keep being faithful to Yah.weh!

- No matter what happens!

- And finally Yah.weh asks him to decide what to do with the liars!

- When Jesus comes back, those who destroy the earth and oppose Yah.weh will pay the price!

- No pity!

- There is a limit of time to correct our attitude and make up our minds!

 

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Job 13:19

- Here we are: Job is ready to defend himself at any cost!

- There is nothing more valuable than his reputation in front of God!

- He will never keep silent!

- In fact, he will keep silent but only after having fought with all his strength!

- Then he can keep silent!

- But not before!

- What an example!

- He shows us the way!

- It is so clear when people want to watch carefully!

- But do we really want to do it?

 

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Job 13:20,21

- Wow, wow, wow!

- He wants God to stop striking him, we can understand that!

- Even if it is the devil and God will stop him!

- But the last verse is so powerful!

- In fact, he wants back his personal relationship with God, nothing else!

- It is vital for him!

- It is his root to life!

- He will keep respecting Yah.weh but his terror is unbearable!

- He says it is too much!

- But he keeps fighting!

- Where is the limit?

 

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Job 13:22

- Job wants to speak with God!

- He doesn’t want to speak with anybody else!

- Any connection will do!

- Whatever happens, he wants this communication!

- He can’t do without it!

 

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Job 13:23,24

-Yes, Job wants to know his errors and sins!

- Because he knows he hasn’t done anything wrong!

- And he wants God to tell him!

- He wants a discussion with God!

- Meaning he is used to doing it!

- And he doesn’t know what is happening!

- Why can’t he speak with God?

- Of course he doesn’t know what’s on between God and the devil!

- He doesn’t know God can’t have a discussion with him!

- And it is unbearable for him!

- Imagine you can’t speak with somebody who is close to you!

- You can’t speak with this person because he or she refuses to speak to you because of something you don’t know and you are not responsible!

- Of course, it is better to speak and to clarify the situation!

- When it is not possible, it is hard!

- The majority doesn’t have any relationship with Yah.weh and they don’t care!

- Job wants his special relationship with Yah.weh back!

- Do you understand why there is no one like him on earth?

- Why is he so special to Yah.weh?

 

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Job 13:25

- A man is nothing compared to God!

- But Job knows the type of relationship he has with God!

- Or he thinks he knows!

- And in fact he is right!

- he has a special one!

- That’s why Job can’t stand the absence of communication!

- Once again we see the importance of communication!

- It doesn’t matter if sometimes it is hard to communicate!

- Otherwise it makes it more difficult!

- And the problem gets bigger!

- Or it can lead to incommunicability!

- Once again, Job doesn’t understand what is going on!

- It is crazy!

- It is pure nonsense!

- What is going on?

- He is calling for Yah.weh!

- But Yah.weh isn’t there!

- And these crazy men want to destroy him!

- They keep attacking him!

 

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Job 13:26

- Job doesn’t understand what’s on!

- And he tries hard to understand!

- He tries to go back to his past as far as he can!

- Thus he speaks about the sins of his youth!

- Of course, it has nothing to do with that!

- But when you don’t understand what’s on, you imagine any possibility!

- Even something which is not!

- And it brings more lack of understanding!

- It is a never ending story!

- You build on something which doesn’t exist for nothing!

- And stress brings on more stress!

- There is no way to get away from this infernal circle!

- it is necessary to evacuate part of the stress!

- Otherwise we may explode!

 

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Job 13:27,28

Stocks and pillory

These were used to punish people for crimes such as swearing or drunkenness. Criminals would sit or stand at a wooden frame and the local people would throw rotten food or even stones at them. The stocks and pillory were used as a punishment throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.

- In such punishment you were unable to move!

- You can imagine what the people would feel!

- Mentally and physically!

- Thus it is exactly what Job feels!

- Except that for Job the punishment lasted for months!

- It is like being eaten alive by red ants and you can’t escape!

- Job feels like it goes on and on!

- Slowly but surely!

- Job has no future!

- For him, it seems that Yah.weh enjoys it!

- He is totally condemned!

- He doesn’t see any way out!

- And he can’t pray to Yah.weh!

- Because it seems he is not listening!

 

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Job 14:1

- Job speaks about man’s life!

- “short-lived”: Job is old when he speaks!

- But what does old mean?

- When we get older, we are physically old!

- But are we old mentally?

- The brain has so many abilities!

- And the more we live the more connections we can get!

- And we never use all that we have!

- And like the universe, the brain has no limit!

- So yes, man’s life is too short!

- And man is not made for such a short life!

- Otherwise why do we have such a powerful brain?

- But yes, in this world, our lives are filled with trouble!

- And Job knows what he speaks about because the devil is after him and he doesn’t know it!

- Now imagine we are at the end of the book and Job can go back to his peaceful life!

- He can now enjoy it!

- The past will slowly disappear!

- Now he knows that man doesn’t know everything!

- But he can speak to Yah.weh again!

- His strong relationship with him is back!

- He can help others again but always taking into account what has happened to him!

- It shows the importance to have a strong relationship to Yah.weh!

- It shows the importance of working for our survival!

- Taking care of our mental and physical health!

- Because when we are down we are good for nothing!

- And we can’t help ourselves!

 

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Job 14:2

- Yes, life is too short!

- And Job wants to live!

- But not in such conditions!

- He wants to get back to his normal life!

- He wants to be active!

- He wants to communicate with God!

- He doesn’t want to die!

- And his complaints show how much he wants to live!

- But life is too short!

- Human life is nothing compared to mental and physical abilities!

- Something is wrong!

- There is a disconnection between human life and human abilities!

- This disconnection led to modern human society which is a complete failure!

- And every new day shows us this!

- With men, there is no way out!

- Men have an incredible ability for total destruction!

- Not only destruction but total destruction!

- I would say extreme destruction!

- It is like an extreme pandemic!

- An extreme pandemic which spreads faster and faster!

- And it will reach the point where Yah.weh says: “ENOUGH”!

 

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Job 14:3,4

- God created man as a perfect creature!

- Because of the devil and because of Adam we lost this perfection!

- We can see the result every day by living in this world!

- We didn’t choose!

- But it is so!

- We can only wait for a new world!

- But for now we have to live in this world!

- But we must prepare for the next one!

- Remember the Israelites!

- They were not prepared!

- When they left, they acted as if they were still in Egypt!

- And if Moses hadn’t prevented God from destroying them, they would have been destroyed all at once and all of them!

- May we remember this reality!

- Now of course, we are unclean!

- We are imperfect!

- But by our choices we can improve our lives!

- We can do our best to follow Yah.weh!

- Of course, we will still be sinners!

- But we can actively fight against our nature by serving Yah.weh the best we can!

- It means full activity!

- We can’t be amateurs!

- Yah.weh doesn’t need amateurs!

- He needs professionals who are ready to follow him and who never look backwards!