Job 34:10-30

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Summary

• God's rule over people and creation (judging the wicked).

Details and/or Comments

• Justice might not occur when we want it, or how we want it; but God rules righteously, and the final outcome will be complete justice.

Scripture

Job 34:10-30

Scripture Passage	Comments and Links
Job 34:10 "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. Job 34:11 For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.	God cannot be unjust, but will give to each according to his ways. Day of Justice
Job 34:12 Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice. Job 34:13 Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world? Job 34:14 If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath, Job 34:15 all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.	God's in charge, not because someone put him in charge, but because creation's very existence depends on him! If he withdrew from creation, it would all perish. God and Creation
Job 34:16 "If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words. Job 34:17 Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?-- Job 34:18 Who says to a king, 'Vile!' or to nobles, 'Wicked!'? Job 34:19 Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands. Job 34:20 In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.	God judges without favoritism. Injustice - not with God! Righteousness and justice - defined by God's very nature.
Job 34:21 "For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings. Job 34:22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. Job 34:23 For he doesn't need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.	He sees all; nothing is hid from his sight. So there is no need for further investigation! Omniscience
Job 34:24 He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place. Job 34:25 Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed. Job 34:26 He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others; Job 34:27 because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn't pay attention to any of his ways, Job 34:28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.	He destroys and replaces the wicked, because of what they did to the poor and afflicted (probably two words describing the same people). The Power and Works of God The Judgment of the Wicked The Poor The Oppressed and Afflicted
Job 34:29 When if he chooses to remain silent, who then can condemn him? When he hides his face, who then can see him?	(Verses 29-30 - Difficult to translate.) If he chooses to remain silent for a while, who has a right to condemn? Questioning God
[He rules over all] alike, whether nation, or man, Job 34:30 that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.	This is the "final answer," the ultimate result, even though it may seem take a long time to get there!

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