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Themes in Job 9

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Themes in Job 9

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Job 9:1 (show verse)

Then Job answered:

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Job 9:2 (show verse)

Yes, I know what you’ve said is true,
but how can a person be justified before God?

Justification » Of self, impossible
Justification before God » Under the law » Man cannot attain to
Man » Cannot be just with God

Job 9:3 (show verse)

If one wanted to take Him to court,
he could not answer God once in a thousand times.

Justification before God » Under the law » Man cannot attain to

Job 9:4 (show verse)

God is wise and all-powerful.
Who has opposed Him and come out unharmed?

Heart » Renewed » Wise
Power » Of God » Described as » Mighty
God, Power of » Described as » Mighty
God, Wisdom of » Is one of his attributes

Job 9:5 (show verse)

He removes mountains without their knowledge,
overturning them in His anger.

Mountain » Overturning and removing of
Mountains » God » Overturns
Mountains » God » Removes

Job 9:6 (show verse)

He shakes the earth from its place
so that its pillars tremble.

Earth » Ancient notions concerning
Earthquakes » Are visible tokens of » God's power

Job 9:7 (show verse)

He commands the sun not to shine
and seals off the stars.

Seals » Illustrative of » Restraint
Stars » Darkening of
Stars » God » Obscures
The sun » God » Exercises sovereign power over

Job 9:8 (show verse)

He alone stretches out the heavens
and treads on the waves of the sea.

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Job 9:9 (show verse)

He makes the stars: the Bear, Orion,
the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky.

Arcturus » Constellation of
Astronomy » Moon » Pleiades,
Astronomy » Moon » Orion
Constellations » Orion
Orion » The constellation of
Stars » Orion
Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Pleiades,
Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Orion
Stars » Mentioned in scripture » Arcturus

Job 9:10 (show verse)

He does great and unsearchable things,
wonders without number.

Power » Of God » Described as » Unsearchable
God, Power of » Described as » Unsearchable

Job 9:11 (show verse)

If He passes by me, I wouldn’t see Him;
if He goes right by, I wouldn’t recognize Him.

God » Trust in » Unseen

Job 9:12 (show verse)

If He snatches something, who can stop Him?
Who can ask Him, “What are You doing?”

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Job 9:13 (show verse)

God does not hold back His anger;
Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath Him!

Anger of God » Cannot be resisted

Job 9:14 (show verse)

How then can I answer Him
or choose my arguments against Him?

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Job 9:15 (show verse)

Even if I were in the right, I could not answer.
I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

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Job 9:16 (show verse)

If I summoned Him and He answered me,
I do not believe He would pay attention to what I said.

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Job 9:17 (show verse)

He batters me with a whirlwind
and multiplies my wounds without cause.

Wind » Violent » Tempest

Job 9:18 (show verse)

He doesn’t let me catch my breath
but soaks me with bitter experiences.

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Job 9:19 (show verse)

If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One!
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

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Job 9:20 (show verse)

Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.

Condemnation » Of self
Condemnation » Conscience testifies to the justice of
Perfection » Saints claim not
Self-righteousness » Folly of

Job 9:21 (show verse)

Though I am blameless,
I no longer care about myself;
I renounce my life.

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Job 9:22 (show verse)

It is all the same. Therefore I say,
“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”

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Job 9:23 (show verse)

When disaster brings sudden death,
He mocks the despair of the innocent.

Scourging » Fatal

Job 9:24 (show verse)

The earth is handed over to the wicked;
He blindfolds its judges.
If it isn’t He, then who is it?

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Job 9:25 (show verse)

My days fly by faster than a runner;

they flee without seeing any good.

Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like hurrying messengers
Life » Brief » Like hurrying messengers
natural Life » Is compared to » A swift post
Post » Bearer » Message
Time » Brevity of » Like hurrying messengers
Travelers » On errands requiring despatch » Went with great speed

Job 9:26 (show verse)

They sweep by like boats made of papyrus,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Eagle » The swift flight of
Eagles » A bird of prey
Eagles » Illustrative » (hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days
Eagles » Eagles, a type of swiftness
natural Life » Is compared to » An eagle hasting to the prey
natural Life » Is compared to » A swift ship
Ships » Described as » Swift

Job 9:27 (show verse)

If I said, “I will forget my complaint,
change my expression, and smile,”

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Job 9:28 (show verse)

I would still live in terror of all my pains.
I know You will not acquit me.

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Job 9:29 (show verse)

Since I will be found guilty,
why should I labor in vain?

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Job 9:30 (show verse)

If I wash myself with snow,
and cleanse my hands with lye,

Pardon » Outward purifications, ineffectual for
Purifications or baptisms » Insufficient for spiritual purification
Self-righteousness » Is vain because our righteousness is » Ineffectual for salvation
Sin » No man can cleanse himself from
Snow » In uz

Job 9:31 (show verse)

then You dip me in a pit of mud,
and my own clothes despise me!

Job 9:32 (show verse)

For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him,
that we can take each other to court.

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Job 9:33 (show verse)

There is no one to judge between us,
to lay his hand on both of us.

Daysman » A mediator
Jesus Christ » Names of » Daysman

Job 9:34 (show verse)

Let Him take His rod away from me
so His terror will no longer frighten me.

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Job 9:35 (show verse)

Then I would speak and not fear Him.
But that is not the case; I am on my own.

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