Today, I am reading and commenting on Job 16-21.

I have a Youtube video of me reading the Scripture passage and my comments. Please check it out and let me know your thoughts.

Also, here is the link for my Patreon page

My first thought is from the end of the passage.  Job is frustrated by the fact that he is suffering, but to him it appears that the wicked do not suffer in this life.  We see that a lot today.  There are many people who have done wicked things in their day, who used their wealth to cause harm to those who have less power than they.  These wicked people seem to live to a great age when many more righteous people suffer and die younger.  Job looks at things and to his perspective it ends the same for all, wicked and righteous, wealthy and poor, they all end up in the grave.  Job expresses in this last portion of today’s passage that it all seems pointless.

Yet, in his two earlier monologues in today’s passage he expresses some hope.  In the first of Job’s monologues in today’s passage he says that God has given him up to the ungodly.  Then a little further in he says: “Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven,
    and he who testifies for me is on high.”   Job goes on from there to say that even though his friends scorn him, his tears pour out to God, who would argue his case before God.* Then in his monologue in chapter 19, Job says that he knows that his Redeemer lives and that he, Job, will see God in the flesh, even though his body will likely be destroyed.  Job warns those who pursue him because they believe that he is wicked that they will face judgement and punishment for any sins for which they do not repent.

*This is really aside from my main point, but I want to point out that chapter 16 verses   19-21 suggests two persons are God: God the judge and Job’s witness who argued Job’s case before God.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.