“let Him Who Accuses God Answer Him”

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“let Him Who Accuses God Answer Him”

Date: Aug. 14, 2023

Passage

Job 40:1-24 (ESV)

1 And the LORD said to Job:

2 “Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

3 Then Job answered the LORD and said:

4   “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you?
    I lay my hand on my mouth.
5   I have spoken once, and I will not answer;
    twice, but I will proceed no further.”

6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

7   “Dress for action like a man;
    I will question you, and you make it known to me.
8   Will you even put me in the wrong?
    Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?
9   Have you an arm like God,
    and can you thunder with a voice like his?
10   “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
    clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11   Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
    and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.
12   Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
    and tread down the wicked where they stand.
13   Hide them all in the dust together;
    bind their faces in the world below.
14   Then will I also acknowledge to you
    that your own right hand can save you.
15   “Behold, Behemoth,
    which I made as I made you;
    he eats grass like an ox.
16   Behold, his strength in his loins,
    and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17   He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
    the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18   His bones are tubes of bronze,
    his limbs like bars of iron.
19   “He is the first of the works of God;
    let him who made him bring near his sword!
20   For the mountains yield food for him
    where all the wild beasts play.
21   Under the lotus plants he lies,
    in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh.
22   For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
    the willows of the brook surround him.
23   Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
    he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24   Can one take him by his eyes,
    or pierce his nose with a snare?

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 40:2

“Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

God sought an answer from Job (38:3) and now he continued seeking his answer. Job had been contending with the Almighty and accusing God. Now he confessed that he was unworthy. But the LORD was not quite finished with his questioning. Not only did God reveal himself in his creation, but also in his justice. It is God who alone is just. He brings the proud low, humbles the wicked, and has the power of life and death. When men are guided by pride, they become enemies of God. They take his place in the matter of his justice. We are in desperate need of salvation, and only God can save us.

Next God reminded Job that he created the great behemoth, the most powerful of all the animals. His strength is beyond compare in this world. He won’t be upset by the raging stream, and he is impervious to capture. But God can approach it. The behemoth knows who his Maker is.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, my pride makes me ignorant of your glory. Save me from living like your enemy.

One Word: One Word: Only God can save

Joseph Remembered His Dreams

Genesis 42:1-38

Key Verse: 42:9

And Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed of them. And he said to them, “You are spies; you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

Today's Question

What benefits in this life go with or come from justification, adoption, and sanctification?

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