Job 30:15-16
Terrors are turned upon me;
my honor is pursued as by the wind,
and my prosperity has passed away like a cloud.
“And now my soul is poured out within me;
days of affliction have taken hold of me.
Tag: People Hurt People
It is important to know the context of the above verses to fully understand their meaning to Job. Job is suffering. This we know. The physical suffering of Job is remarkable and unbearable to even imagine. His body is racked with boils. His psychological suffering is as equally destructive, but, unseen. Hs has lost his children. He is dealing with multiple deaths of those he loves. He is also dealing with financial loss. Everything Job has is now gone in every way possible. He is also having a crisis of faith. No person on the face of the earth has ever experienced what Job is experiencing, save Christ. In chapter 30 Job is highlighting one of the worse pains he is suffering: His reputation. In chapter 29 he outlines how famous he was and how respected he was. In chapter 30 we see the reverse. Job is now humiliated. He has gone, almost instantly, from fame to ruin. In this chapter Job is accounting how men now ridicule and shame him. Mankind can be cruel. Job is hurting. His three friends came to comfort him and now, according to Job they have:
Job 30:1
“But now they laugh at me,
men who are younger than I,
whose fathers I would have disdained
to set with the dogs of my flock.
Job 30:9-10
“And now I have become their song;
I am a byword to them.
They abhor me; they keep aloof from me;
they do not hesitate to spit at the sight of me.
When Job needed comfort and friendship and support, instead he is rejected and ridiculed. This is how mankind is. The evil aspects of society do not support the weak. Our evilness is to judge and shame. This is what Job is experiencing. This book was written to show us the results of suffering. Job, in the end, will be able to receive blessings from God. Thankfully God is on our side, most of society is not.
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