|
DAWN
Daily Arts Web Nucleus
Discover the Arts! Each day a different image from the Literary, Performing, or Visual Arts representing a portion of Scripture plus an explanation with links 2018 April 12
 St Julian and the Redeemer (c. 1453) Andrea del Castagno (c. 1421 - 1457) Renaissance Style Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Italy Image Source: Web Gallery of Art [ Illustration: Today's image depicts the Redeemer, whom Job expected to see in the resurrection day. ] SPECIAL NOTE: [ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ] Explanation: Job 19 contains Job's answer to Bildad's second accusation. It also contains a magnificent affirmation of the resurrection. In reply to Bildad, Job asked his friends how long they would vex his soul and break him in pieces with their words. They had reproached him repeatedly; but they were not ashamed that they estranged themselves from him (1-3). And Job said that if they used the reproach into which he had fallen as an argument against him, then they should know that it was God who overthrew him and caught him in his net. This may be an allusion to Job 18:8-10, in which Bildad speaks of the wicked being taken in his own net. But Job's plight was not a natural consequence of Job's actions; it was a supernatural event from God himself. From this statement we may infer at least three things, (especially as we look at it in light of previous material in the book): First, the affliction was not the natural consequence of some sin by Job; second, it came from the inscrutable will of God; third, it was between him and God and was therefore not something which his meddlesome friends would be able to sort out (4-6). In the next verses Job expands upon his plight. He cries out about the wrong and the injustice which is done to him (7). He is fenced in; and he is on a dark path (8). His glory and his respect ("crown") are gone (9). He is destroyed, gone, and hopeless (10). God is wrathful against him and counts him as one of his enemies (11). God's troops have surrounded his tent (12). Everyone is estranged from him: his brothers and his acquaintances (13); his kinsfolk and his close friends (14); those who live in his house -- his maids, his servant, and his wife -- are estranged from him (15-17); Young children despise him (18); his "inward friends" whom he loved have turned against him (19). He said that he was skin and bones and that he had escaped with the "skin of his teeth" (his gums). This may mean that his gums were the only sound part of his body; or it may mean that his teeth had fallen out, leaving only his gums. Therefore he asked his friends to have pity on him because the hand of God had touched him. And he asked them why they persecuted him and why they were not satisfied with his flesh -- (meaning the torments of his flesh); in other words, they should not add torments of the mind to the torments of his body (20-22). Then, in one of the most striking passages of Scripture, he expresses his unshakeable confidence in the resurrection. He begins by expressing his desire that his words would be made into a permanent record written in a book or on a rock, (presumably to be evidence for him in the latter day), because he knows that his Redeemer lives and shall stand in the latter day upon the earth (presumably to see Job's evidence and to display it). And Job goes a step further: not only will his Redeemer stand in the latter day upon the earth, so will Job. Even though worms destroy his body, yet in his flesh he will see God. He shall see him for himself, with his own eyes, even though his kidneys (a metonymy for all the parts of his body) are consumed within him (23-27). Job concludes, not with a mere request for pity, but (in anticipation of his vindication in the latter day) with a caution that his friends should ask themselves why they were persecuting him, and with a warning to be afraid of judgment for doing so (28-29). [ Sermons: Joseph Pipa. Various. ] Bile Chronologies -- Genesis to Revelation [Traditional Patriarchal Chronology. Judges Period Chronology 1. Judges Period Chronology 2. Kings of Judah and Israel #1. Kings of Judah and Israel #2]. [Intertestamental Period Chronology 1. Intertestamental Period Chronology 2. Intertestamental Period Chronology 3. Intertestamental Period Chronology 4. Intertestamental Period Chronology 5.] [New Testament Chronology 1. New Testament Chronology 2. New Testament Chronology 3. New Testament Chronology 4. New Testament Chronology 5.] RESOURCES PLEASE NOTE: Use the resources on this and other sites thoughtfully, particularly the commentaries and encyclopedias. I have attempted to list conservative, scholarly resources. However, some providers use liberal or liberal-influenced commentaries such as the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (in Bible Hub). Such commentaries are undoubtedly included by the provider for the wealth of useful information and comments which they provide. By consulting several commentaries, it should be fairly easy to sort out the wheat from the chaff. If, however, you would like personal assistance, write to me at AD LIB ARTS EMAIL. [ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Job 19: Job 18]. [6] Job 16:7; Job 13:27. [7] Job 14:7. [11] Job 16:9; Job 16:12. [13] Psalm 88:8. [17] Psalm 77:10. [21] Job 16:20. [22] Job 16:9. [25] Job 18:17-20; Job 9:32-35; Job 10:7; Job 13:15-19; Job 16:19; Job 17:3; Psalm 35:1; Psalm 35:23; Isaiah 40:8; Isaiah 59:20; Job 18:4; Job 41:33. [27] Isaiah 26:19. -- From Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers ] [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ] [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ] [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ] HARMONY OF THE LAW GOSPEL HARMONIES Gospel Harmony - Summary | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF) HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES Job Detailed Outline The Book of Job (THE JUSTICE AND THE WISDOM OF THE COVENANT GOD) 2085 B.C., Uz The wisdom and blessing of exercising faith during undeserved suffering Job 19 Map 1: Bible Nations | Map 2: Empire of David and Solomon Map 3: Kingdoms of Judah and Israel | Post Exile Chronology. 2. The Debate About Job's Affliction (Job 2:11 - Job 37:24) b. Round 2 (Job 15:1 - Job 21:34) 1). Eliphaz Replies to Job (Job 15:1 - Job 15:35)
(Man is not pure, and wicked men {like you} suffer torment.) 2). Job Replies to Eliphaz (Job 16:1 - Job 17:16)
(You are miserable comforters.) 3). Bildad Replies to Job (Job 18:1 - Job 18:21)
(The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.) 4). Job Replies to Bildad (Job 19:1 - Job 19:29)
(God has wronged me.)
Tomorrow's Picture: TBA
AD LIB ARTS EMAIL copyright 2018, Scott Souza |
