Today, I am reading and commenting on Job 11-15.

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Today’s passage begins with Zophar responding by essentially calling Job a blowhard, then proceeding to imply that the righteous will not suffer and that the wicked will always suffer.  Zophar does however get one thing right.  He tells us that we as humans cannot fully comprehend God.  That we cannot completely wrap our finite minds around the thoughts and actions an infinite God.  Job responds by pointing out that Zophar had not really said anything that wasn’t already known by most people.  Job also points out that he was in no way inferior, or less wise, than his friends.  He seems to imply that he is also no better than they.  Job then says something which I read as him warning us against looking down on those who suffer misfortune.  Just because someone is suffering does not mean that they are more deserving of suffering than those who do not suffer.  Zophar had said that a stupid man would get understanding when a donkey gave birth to a man.  In his response to Zophar Job counters by saying that Zophar could learn from the beasts of the field.  Zophar’s comment was an insult while Job’s was not.  Job says that we can learn from the beasts of the field.  They know that all that lives is dependent upon God.  No matter how powerful or wise we are, or think we are, God will be bring us down in suffering if He so chooses.

Job goes on to say that he wishes to speak with God, that he wishes for the opportunity to present his case before God for God to judge him.  Despite knowing that God may choose to take his life, Job still puts his hope in God’s justice and mercy.  I see one final thing in what Job says here.  I’m not sure I would read it the way I do if I did not believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus.  Job suggests that perhaps God will send us to Sheol after death and then call us forth once more to life.  That after we die, God will call for us and we will answer that call.

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