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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