“Find Comfort”

BIBLE READING: Job 16-17

Chapter 16 JOB REPLIES TO ELIPHAZ:

He calls his friends, ”miserable comforters” and refers to their long-winded speeches.” He speaks to God and reminds Him of what he has suffered from God’s hand. He tells God that He had turned him over to evil men. As Christians, we wonder whom Job is speaking of in verses 12-23. The words “witness,” “advocate,” and ‘intercessor” remind us as Christians of what Jesus Christ does for us. Job mentions the nearness of his own death- “a few years.” Surely if we were not in God’s family, Jesus’ church, the idea of death would be so hard to think about and to know it is coming. We are reminded that when some went away after Jesus’ teaching, in John 6 he speaks to Peter “Will you also go away?” Peter’s answer has two parts: “To whom shall we go?” and “You have words of eternal life.” Job of course, knew he needed THE SAVIOR. As we read, we want to cheer Job: Just wait!

In chapter 17, Job continues to mourn his awful state, while stating again that all he has to look forward to is the grave. In our times of suffering, we too become distressed, and we try to understand just as Job does. But we have so much more than Job had. We are blessed and we are grateful; God’s Word informs, comforts, and gives us “a lamp unto our feet.”