Today’s passage: Job 17
Helpful thoughts:
- Job continues his response.
- Verses 1-5 are addressed to God concerning these friends. When Job feels they should have been loyal and supported him, they have acted against him. He believes they will suffer for it.
- If Job were to put his hope in his friends’ promise (That he would be cured if he just repented of his secret sin) night would turn to day and light to darkness (Verse 12). He could not put his trust in what was not true, only in God. But he would be all alone in doing that (Verse 15).
Questions to consider:
- In what ways are we seeing Job display great faith?
- What is the apparent contrast that is making this man of faith look like he is not blessed? How can this continued dialogue help us to see earthly suffering differently?
- What is the ultimate answer to verse 15? Where is our hope, at all times? Who will see our hope, both in this life, and in eternity?