Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?
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… it might appear to you that I'm being humble, but I would really only be a hypocrite like you guys. will God hear his cry verse 9 when trouble comes upon him will he delight himself in the almighty will he always call on God I will teach you about the hand of God what is with the almighty I will not conceal surely all of you have seen it why then do you behave with complete nonsense? job has had enough of these three men's simplistic notions of why he is suffering these monday morning quarterbacks these armchair counselors who have taken pot shots at job he's done with it. These simplistic notions, well, if you were righteous, you'd be blessed. If you're wicked, that's why you're going through all this. It must mean you're wicked. He's done with it. Life is more complicated than that. Job has already pointed out that there's plenty of good people that suffer and plenty of bad people that don't immediately suffer because of it. …
CONCERNING these words, I would observe, 1. Who it is that is here spoken of, viz. the hypocrite; as you may see, if you take the two preceding verses with the verse of the text. Job xxvii.8-10.“For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him . Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?” Job’s three friends, in their speeches to him, insisted much upon it, that he was a hypocrite. But Job, in this chapter, asserts his sincerity and integrity, and shows how different his own behaviour had been from that of hypocrites. Particularly he declares his stedfast and immovable resolution of persevering and holding out in the ways of religion and righteousness to the end; as you may see in the six first verses. In the text, he shows how contrary to this stedfastness and perseverance the character of the hypocrite is, who is not wont thus to hold out in religion. …
JOB xxvii. 10. Will he always call upon God? FROM these words, our doctrine was, that however hypocrites may continue for a season in the duty of prayer, yet it is their manner, after a while, in a great measure to leave it off. This was our subject in the preceding discourse, in which, after having shown how hypocrites often continue for a season to call upon God—how it is their manner, after a while, in a great measure to leave it off—and having given the reasons why this is their manner, I came at length to make application, which I proposed to do in a use of exhortation, in two branches; and first to exhort those who entertain a hope of their good estate, and yet live in the neglect of secret prayer, to reject their hope. One particular consideration I have already laid before men of this character, to the end just mentioned; and I now proceed to say to them, 2. How is your conduct consistent with loving God above all. If you have not a spirit to love God above your dearest earthly friends, and your most pleasant earthly enjoyments; the Scriptures are very plain and full in it, that you are not true Christians. But if you had indeed such a spirit, would you thus grow weary of the practice of drawing near to him, and become habitually so averse to it, as in a great measure to cast off so plain a duty, which is so much the life of a child of God? It is the nature of love to be averse to absence, and to love a near access to those whom we love. We love to be with them; we delight to come often to them, and to have much conversation with them. But when a person who hath heretofore been wont to converse freely with another, by degrees forsakes him, grows strange, and converses with him but little, and that although the other be importunate with him for the continuance of their former intimacy; this plainly shows the coldness of his heart towards him. …