Job for Father's Day

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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   *JOB 29:1-25 (ASV '01) - JOB RECALLS HIS PAST HAPPINESS*


 *1. 29:1 INTRODUCTION*

vayY*O*seph [3254] IYyob se*E*TH me-sh*a*L*O* [4912], vay-y*o*MAR,

*And Job again took up his parable, and said,*


 *2. 29:2-10 JOB IN A GENERAL WAY RECALLS PAST BLESSINGS*

MIY - yit-teN*E*Yniy ce-yarCHEY [3391] - KEdem,

*2 Oh that I were as in the months of old,*

ciyM*E*Y eL*O*ah [433] yish-meR*E*niy [8104];

*As in the days when God watched over me;*

be-hilL*O* [1984] N*E*r*o* [5216] aL*E*Y r*o*SHIY [7218],

*3 When his lamp shined upon my head,*

le*O*Hr*o* [216] *E*lec CH*O*shec [2822];

*And by his light I walked through darkness;*

ca-aSHER hayYIYthiy biyM*E*Y ch*a*rPIY [2779],

*4 As I was in the ripeness of my days,*

beS*O*D [5475] eL*O*ah aL*E*Y *a*-h*a*LIY [168];

*When the friendship of God was upon my tent;*

be*O*D SHADday [7706] im-m*a*DIY,

*5 When the Almighty was yet with me,*

se-biy-b*o*THAY ne-*a*hR*A*Y [6288];

*And my children were about me;*

birCHOTZ [7364] ha-liyCHAY [1978] be-ch*e*M*A*H [2529],

*6 When my steps were washed with butter,*

veTZ*U*R [6697] y*a*TZ*U*K [694] im-m*a*DIY pa-le-g*e*y [6388] - SH*A*men
[8081]!

*And the rock poured me out streams if oil!*

beTZ*E*thiy SHAar [8179] a-l*e*y - K*A*reth [7176],

*7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city,*

b*a*rCH*O*B [7339] *a*CIYN m*o*-sh*a*BIY [4186],

*When I prepared my seat in the street,*

r*a*-*U*niy ne-*a*RIYM [5286] ve-nechB*A*-*u* [2244]

*8 The young men saw me and hid themselves*

VIYshiy-shiym [3453] K*A*m*u* [6965] *a*M*A*d*u* [5975];

*And the aged rose up and stood;*

S*A*riym [8269] *a*-tzeR*U* [6113] be-milLIYM,

*9 The princes refrained from talking,*

veCAPH y*a*SIYm*u* le-phiyHEM [6310];

*And laid their hand on their mouth;*

k*o*l [6963] - ne-giyDIYM [057] nechB*A*-*u* [2244],

*10 The voice of the nobles was hushed,*

v*u*-le-sh*o*N*A*M [3956] le-chiC*A*M [2441] d*a*-B*E*k*a*h [1692].

*And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.*


 *3. 29:11-12 SPECIFIC REASONS FOR BEING BLESSED*

ciy *O*zen [241] SH*A*ma-*a*h, VAte-ashR*E*niy [833];

*11 For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me;*

veAYN [5869] r*a*-aTH*A*H, va-te-iyD*E*niy [5749]:

*And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me:*

CIY - a-malL*E*T [4422] *a*NIY [6041] me-shavV*E*a [7768],

*12 Because I delivered the poor that cried,*

ve-y*a*TH*O*M [3490], ve-l*o* - *o*Z*E*R [5826] l*o*.

*The fatherless also, that had none to help him.*


 *4. 29:13 FURTHER REASONS FOR RECEIVING BLESSING*

birCATH [1293] *O*v*e*d [6] *a*LAY t*a*V*O*;

*13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me;*

veL*E*V [3820] al-m*a*N*A*H {490] arN*A*N [7442].

*And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.*


 *5. 29:14 JOB'S CHARACTER*

TZEdek [6664] l*a*-vash-tiy, - vay-yil-baSH*E*niy [3847]:

*14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me:*

CIme-iyl [4598] ve-tz*a*NIYPH [6797] mish-p*a*TIY [4941].

*My justice was a a robe and a diadem.*


 *6. 29:15 FURTHER GOOD DEEDS OF JOB*

*e*yNAYim [5869] H*A*yiy-thiy LAivV*E*R [5787],

*15 I was eyes to the blind,*

ve-ragLAYim [7272] lap-piS*E*ach [6455] *A*niy.

*And feet was I to the lame.*


 *7. 29:16 AND MORE*

a*v* *a*-n*o*CHIY L*A*eb-y*o*N*A*M [34]:

*16 I was a father to the needy:*

veRIB l*o* - y*a*DAtiy [3045] ech-keR*E*h*u* [2713].

*And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.*


 *8. 29:17 JOB PROVIDES DELIFERANCE FROM THE WICKED*

V*A*a-shab-be-r*a*h [7665] me-thal-le*O*TH [49973 avV*A*L [5767],

*17 And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous,*

v*u*-mish-shinNIYV [4973] ashLIYC T*A*reph [2964].

*And plucked the prey out of his teeth.*


 *9. 29:18 -20 jOB'S HOPE FOR HIS FUTURE*

V*A*-*o*-mar, im - kinNIY [7064] enV*A* [1478],

*18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest,*

ve-caCH*O*L [2344] arBEH [7235] y*a*MIYM:

*And I shall multiply my days as the sand:*

sh*a*rSHIY [8328] PH*A*THv*u*-ach [6605] e-l*e*y - M*A*yim,

*19 My root is spread out to the waters,*

veTAL [2919] y*a*LIYN bik-tziRIY [7102]:

*And the dew lies all night upon my branch:*

CEb*o*-diy [3519] ch*a*D*A*SH [2319] im-maDIY,

*20 My glory is fresh in me,*

ve-kashTIY [7198] be-y*a*DIY tha-chaLIYPH [2498].

*And my bow is renewed in my hand.*


 *10. 29:21 THE VALUE OF JOB'S COUNSEL*

LIY - sh*a*m*U* [8085], ve-yiCH*E*Ll*u* [3176],

*21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited,*

ve-yid-deM*U* [1826] leM*O* a-tz*a*THIY [6098].

*And kept silence for my counsel.*


 *11. 29:22 THE RESPECT GIVEN TO HIS COUNSEL*

a-chaR*E*Y de-v*a*-riy l*o* yishN*U*;

*22 After my words they spoke not again;*

ve-*a*L*E*Ym*o* thitTOPH [5197 mil-l*a*THIY [4405].

*And my speech distilled upon them.*


 *12. 29:23 JOB: AS REFRESHING AS THE RAIN*

veYIchaL*U* [3176] cam-m*a*T*A*R [4306] LIY;

*23 And they waited for me as for the rain;*

v*u*-phiyHEM p*a*-aR*U* [6473] le-malK*O*SH [4456].

*And they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.*


 *13. 29:24 HIS ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS APPRECIATED*

esCHAK [7932] a-l*e*-hem, l*o* ya-aMIYn*u* [539];

*24 I smiled on them, when they had no confidence;*

ve*O*R [216] p*a*NAY [6440] l*o* yap-piyL*U*N [5307].

*And the light of my countenance they cast not down.*


 *14: 29:25 HIS POSITION AMONG OTHER MEN*

Eba-char [977] darC*A*M [1870], ve-a-SH*E*B [3427] rosh [7218],

*25 I chose out their way, and sat as chief, *

ve-eshC*O*N [7931] ceMElech [4428] bag-geD*U*D [1415],

*And dwelt as a king in the army,*

ca-aSHER a-b*e*LIYM [57] ye-raCH*E*M [5162].

*As one that comforts the mourners.*


  *NOTE*: This is a “Father's Day” Passage and Message. I received it
sometime around 1979 at the “Word of God Community,” Ann Arbor, Michigan.


 Just as Proverbs 31:10-31 is a Mother's Day Message for the honor given the
ideal mother by her children and husband - so Job 29:1-25 is for a Father
and Husband as honored by his wife, 10 children, and both young and old in
the gate of the city.


 This is the position Boaz held in the city of Bethlehem. Here he became
husband of Ruth and great grandfather of King David.


 Just as it takes children and husband to give honor to a virtuous woman, so
it takes children, wife and leaders to give honor to a worthy father, elder
and husband.


 Of course - Job went through one of the most severe testings possible for
any man. It fits perfectly into the sixth portion of the Lord's Prayer. Here
Jesus taught His disciples to pray - “Our Father, who art in heaven - if it
be possible to perfect me and bring me into the image of Jesus, please let
me not suffer undue testing. However, if in Your judgment testing - even
severe - is necessary to bring me as a son into Your Glory - then Your will
be done. Just please make sure that Satan gains no advantage over me during
the time of such testing,”


 God definitely answered this prayer for Job. He *did* allow Satan to
severely test Job in two dimensions. But He brought Job through to a
position where a formerly good man was made “much better!”


 This is also much in accord with the verb tenses of the Lord's Prayer on
our behalf. For of the 7 petitions that Jesus gave us in this prayer, six
are commands in the imperative mood. But *not* the sixth request. “Lead us
not into testing,” is in the subjunctive mood, leaving it up to God whether
He deems it necessary or not to permit us like Job to go through fiery
testing! But - just as He brought Job through to a greater and higher
position of intimacy with Him - so - because He is no respecter of persons -
He will also protect us from the deep, evil desires of Satan, and safely
bring us like Job into His safe haven at last.


 May wives, children, friends, fellow leaders - be faithful on the behalf of
all fathers - to bring us by God through their prayers - into a similar
rightful and fruitful result as He did for Job.


 The only book I ever saw my father read was the book of Job. A worthy
choice!


 One of the first books Oswald Chambers published was the Book of Job -
entitled - “Baffled to Fight Better.” All fathers would do well to read not
only the book of Job, but also Oswald Chambers commentary upon it.


 Testing *is* Baffling! There is no doubt about it. But - in God's
inscrutable Wisdom - it is *always* right when He permits it.


 Here is a further insight from a somewhat similar perspective from George
Muller - “It pleased the Lord to lead me to see a higher standard of
devotedness than I had seen before. He led me, in a measure, to see what is
my true glory in this world, even to be despised, and to be poor and mean
with Christ. I saw then, in a measure, though I have seen it more fully
since, that it ill becomes the servant to seek to be rich, and great, and
honored in this world where his Lord was poor, and mean, and despised.” The
apostle Paul and George Muller saw much alike in this respect. John Wesley
also walked in this same spirit.


 God bless all fathers in this critical upcoming Father's Day of 2009! - Jim
Watt




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