Job 22:15-18
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Summary
- The blessings of the wicked are from God... (so God will take the blessings away).
Details and/or Comments
- This is stated by one of Job's friends. His conclusion is that God takes these blessings away from the wicked. Therefore (according to the friend) Job should quit following in their path! (In reality, Job isn't guilty what they accuse him of.)
- All 3 friends insist that Job is following in the path of the wicked. So all their conclusions assume that he needs to "turn around"!
Scripture
Job 22:15-18
| Scripture Passage | Comments and Links |
| Job 22:15 Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden, | Don't go down their path... |
| Job 22:16 who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream, | They were destroyed prematurely... |
| Job 22:17 who said to God, 'Depart from us;' and, 'What can the Almighty do for us?' | … because they rejected God... |
| Job 22:18 Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. | … even though God was the source of their blessings!
Job's friend says, "I'm not going to follow their advice!" Implied: Job shouldn't, either! |
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The name "Yahweh," when present in an Old Testament passage, represents the Hebrew name for the God of the Bible.
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Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.
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