Job 24:12
“From the city men groan,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God does not pay attention to folly.
Tag: Envy of the Wicked
Like Asaph's Psalm 73, Job is in the midst of comparing himself to the wicked. In chapter 26 of this book, Job claims his innocence before his three friends and before God. This is the chapter Job begins to cry out for a court hearing. He wishes to prove his innocence in court. However, he can't find God and therefore can't accuse God of wrong doing in a court of law (Job 23:8-10). Job is right on the edge, at this point, of accusing God of wrong doing. In chapter 24 he begins to compare his innocence from chapter 23 to the guilt of the world around him. He is wanting to prove that he didn't deserve these circumstances, but others did. Yet, God has done nothing to him. He states in the above verse the city "groans" because of the wicked injustice of men, "Yet, God does not pay attention to folly." His conclusion is that God won't give him a hearing and God is NOT paying any attention to those who live in folly. Asaph's Psalm 73 starts out the same way. Both men tend to view the wicked as "living at ease" and have not worries of God's wrath. However, that is where both men make their mistake. They make two serious errors in their logic. The first is that men who reject God can live at ease. That may be true on the inside, however, their is a day of judgement and as they grow closer to it, their attention to the end causes great agony. The second mistake they make is comparing their lives to the wicked, rather than comparing their lives to God and His holiness. Yes, Job, the wicked are bad. However, their badness does not constitute your innocence. It doesn't work that way. We are wall wicked and all need God's grace. When we live in light and in need of His grace we live at peace knowing we have that grace, by faith (Romans 5:1-4)
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