Job 12-14

Job 12

Job responds to his three friends and is like, “ok guys, we all know that this is from the hand of God because everything is from God! Even the birds and fish know that. But you guys are mocking me by telling me that it’s MY fault.” Job wanted friends who would comfort him, and all they did was accuse him of bringing this upon himself. I think it’s important to note that Job’s friends did not act very lovingly and I’m sure we are all guilty of the same thing to my friends…I know that I am! When a friend is going through hard times we need to treat them with love and support and not accuse them of bringing it on themselves.

Job 13

After Job’s response in chapter 12, he calls out his friends’ wrongdoing and says that they aren’t righteous either and someday they will have to defend their actions. This kind of relates to Jesus’ famous saying of “let him who is without sin throw the first stone.” Job understands that all men are guilty of something and his friends should lay off.

Job 13:15, “Though He slay me (Job), yet I will trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him. (16) He also shall be my salvation, for a hypocrite could not come before Him.” I just love that even though Job is suffering, and mad, and confused, He always stays faithful to God.

Job 14

Job knows that all men sin as soon as they are born, 14:1 states, “Man who is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.” And Job is kind of saying, “I did the best I could, but I’m not perfect because I’m human.” Then in 14:4 he says, “Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?” Again, this is paving the way for Jesus because He was born perfect, He is a clean thing out of an unclean; He is the perfect human.

Job 14:13, “Oh that You would hide me in the grave, that You would conceal me until Your wrath is past.” Job has faith that this will come to pass and that the only one who can protect him from it is God.