Day 19 · Part 2: Abraham’s Family
Job’s Friends (3 of 3)
In the Story
In context
Zophar, the third friend, tells Job that “God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves” (Job 11:6). Like the others, he promises that if Job puts away his sin, his life will be “clearer than the noonday” (Job 11:13–17).
Job’s long answer closes the first round of speeches. He calls his friends “physicians of no value” (Job 13:4) and wants to argue his case with God himself. Job 13:15 is a verse translations read differently: the WEB has “Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope,” while the King James Version has “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.” Each follows one of two old Hebrew readings of the line.
Job 14 begins with words long read at funerals: “Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble” (Job 14:1). A tree that is cut down can sprout again, Job says, but a man lies down and doesn’t rise; then he asks, “If a man dies, will he live again?” (Job 14:7–14).
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 11:25–26 · Job asks, “If a man dies, will he live again?”; Jesus tells Martha, “He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.”
In the Bible
World English Bible, as published by eBible.org (public domain).
Job 11
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Job 12
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Job 13
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Job 14
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A hymn for today
’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus · words by Louisa M. R. Stead
- 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,Just to take Him at His word;Just to rest upon His promise;Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord.”RefrainJesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!O for grace to trust Him more!
- O how sweet to trust in Jesus,Just to trust His cleansing blood;Just in simple faith to plunge me'Neath the healing, cleansing flood!RefrainJesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!O for grace to trust Him more!
- Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,Just from sin and self to cease;Just from Jesus simply takingLife, and rest, and joy, and peace.RefrainJesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!O for grace to trust Him more!
- I'm so glad I learned to trust Thee,Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;And I know that Thou art with me,Wilt be with me to the end.RefrainJesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!O for grace to trust Him more!