Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.“Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.
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… I'm not inferior to you, but I would speak to the Almighty. And I desire to reason with God. Job is saying, I know all this stuff. I know my theology, but none of that is helping me right now. I still hurt. I'm still in pain. Knowing what you know is not helping my present condition. And so he says, look, I don't even really want to talk to you anymore. I just want to talk to God. I want to present my legal case, so to speak. I'd like a fair trial before God to find out what I've done. Verse four, but you forgers of lies, you are all worthless physicians. You're quacks. You write prescriptions to me. You haven't even finished medical school. worthless physicians oh that you would just shut up now that's the nsv the new skip version uh the new king james says oh that you would be silent and it would be your wisdom you know if you just shut your mouth it'd be the wisest thing you've done all day now hear my reasoning and heed the pleadings of my lips will you speak wickedly for God and talk deceitfully for him? Will you show partiality for him? Will you contend for God? …
… What you know, I also know I am not inferior to you, I repeat. matter of fact you are of no help to me but i would speak to the almighty and i desire to argue with god but you smear with lies you look at his look at his uh diagnosis you are all worthless or his prognosis you are all worthless physicians i'd say that pretty well puts it on the line right there. Look, oh, that you would be completely silent, that it would become your wisdom. turn to Proverbs 17, 1727. Okay, just hold your place here and look at Proverbs. Job, Psalms, Proverbs, there it is, 1727. I want you to see the wisdom of keeping your mouths closed. This is a great verse, 1727. He who restrains his words has knowledge, he who has a cool spirit isn't that great he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding even a fool when he keeps silent is considered wise see why take away the question if you open your mouth they'll know if you don't ever open your mouth they'll think you're wise when he closes his lips he's considered prudent there you have it that's what job is getting at would to you would to God that you would just stay silent. …
… Hold your place and look at 13.3 Job 13.3 I would speak to the Almighty and I desire to argue with God. That means to bring his case before him and plead it. Look at verse 15 of that same chapter. 13, 15. Though he slay me, I will hope in him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways before him. Verse 18. Behold, now I have prepared my case. I know that I will be vindicated. I've thought through what my case would be. And I would love to come and stand before this holy judge, this God of mine, but I can't do it because he's not a man to come to me. And I am not, I missed this earlier, the end of verse 35, chapter 9. I am not like that in myself. I don't have what it takes to come before him. I need a go-between. I need an arbitrator. I need a mediator. years ago when I worked as a machinist working my way through school there was the threat of a strike and the union stood on one side with the laborers and management stood on the other side and there was a great gap in between interestingly an arbitrator was hired to come in. He had nothing to gain in the eyes of the union. He had nothing to gain in the eyes of the management. He was supposedly completely neutral. And he came and worked long and hard to hear both sides as both presented their causes. And then he passed a decision, and the …
… Hold your place and look at 13.3 Job 13.3 I would speak to the Almighty and I desire to argue with God. That means to bring his case before him and plead it. Look at verse 15 of that same chapter. 13, 15. Though he slay me, I will hope in him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways before him. Verse 18. Behold, now I have prepared my case. I know that I will be vindicated. I thought through what my case would be. And I would love to come and stand before this holy judge, this God of mine, but I can't do it because he's not a man to come to me. And I am not, I missed this earlier, the end of verse 35, chapter 9. I am not like that in myself. I don't have what it takes to come before him. I need a go-between. I need an arbitrator. I need a mediator. years ago when I worked as a machinist working my way through school there was the threat of a strike and the union stood on one side with the laborers and management stood on the other side and there was a great gap in between interestingly an arbitrator was hired to come in. He had nothing to gain in the eyes of the union. He had nothing to gain in the eyes of the management. He was supposedly completely neutral. And he came and worked long and hard to hear both sides as both presented their causes. And then he passed a decision, and the …