Job 21:23-26
One dies in his full vigor,
being wholly at ease and secure,
his pails full of milk
and the marrow of his bones moist.
Another dies in bitterness of soul,
never having tasted of prosperity.
They lie down alike in the dust,
and the worms cover them.
Tag: Logic Dies in Death
Job is suffering. His friends have, mistakenly, contributed his suffering to sin. The last friend to talk to him, Zophar, has made the argument that those who suffer are the wicked. Therefore, since Job is suffering, he, too, must be wicked. Zophar’s entire argument is based upon observing people and those who he contributes wickedness to must die in suffering. But, Job’s observations are different. In the above text he states what most everyone sees: Some people (wicked or righteous) die at ease and secure. Other people (wicked or righteous) will die in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of prosperity. The both lie down in the dust and the worms crawl around their dead bodies. This is not a very hopeful place for Job. But, it is the truth. Each person dies. That is the point. The logical observations of Zophar falls shorts of the reality of what we see in life. Observations seems logical. But, God is beyond our logic. Job’s life right now does not seem logical. We are told by God that Job is a righteous man (chapter 1-2). Yet, God allows this to happen to him. This is not logical. God takes those whom He will, in the way He will. We can’t find logic in dying through observation. We can only find logic when we have the mind of Christ. We must rest in faith and trust in God as He works His plans. Death is not logical in our minds. But, sin has caused death and we have to rejoice that God provided a way for death to be overcome by Christ raising from the dead ... which is not logical. But, that is God’s plan and we can rejoice that no matter what happens in life and death, God has a plan to defeat the worms of death.
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