Tuesday, July 2, 2019

1 13One day when Job's sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house, 18While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, "Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house,Job was blameless because of his reputation then there would be questions concerning his children. But if you examine any persons life you could find sin. Job was blameless because he was justified in Gods sight.5 11But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. 6 10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace. When we are justified we are justifying ourselves in speaking the curse of the law. David turns away from himself by cursing his opposition and blessing the saints. Nowhere in the Psalms does the Psalmist curse himself. Although Job does not curse God , he curses himself. The Psalmist teaches that sin is redefining Gods law and doing violence to our neighbor. Because the law pronounces death to all law breakers it put judgement into Gods hands. When Job curses himself he is putting himself in Gods judgement. God sees this a weakness not rebellion.Because Job is cursing himself , he is enduring the friends who are tempting him to despair. The Psalmist would repel Jobs friends.Ps 12 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue" The Psalmist is applying the universal judgement on sin by the curse. If all men are sinners then the curse must be applied to all men. The curse does not apply to the saints who are justified before God 14 3 All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. 5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous." The pronouncement of the law is followed by the curse on the wicked.The curse of the law is the only application to the pronouncement. It teaches us to embrace substitution. If we do not practice substitution we are doing violence to our neighbor. We must fall back on the curse.Various Psalms-my groaning all day long.Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles! All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD,Look upon my affliction and take away all my sins, Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt,Love the LORD, all his saints my groaning all day long."... Bless all the righteous, curse all the wicked, redeem all the nation, save all the world, take away all our sins, one enemy= all enemies, our love is all the saints love, we love, seek, groan, rejoice, praise, endure all day long.The pronouncements come from eternity past into eternity future.

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