Iov 23
1 Iov a luat cuvântul şi a zis:
2 ,,Şi acum plângerea mea este tot o răzvrătire. Dar suferinţa îmi înăduşe suspinurile.
3 Oh! dacă aş şti unde să -L găsesc, dacă aş putea să ajung până la scaunul Lui de domnie,
4 mi-aş apăra pricina înaintea Lui, mi-aş umplea gura cu dovezi.
5 Aş şti ce poate să răspundă, aş vedea ce are să-mi spună.
6 Şi-ar întrebuinţa El toată puterea ca să lupte împotriva mea? Nu; ci m-ar asculta negreşit.
7 Doar un om fără prihană ar vorbi cu El, şi aş fi iertat pentru totdeauna de Judecătorul meu.
8 Dar, dacă mă duc la răsărit, nu este acolo; dacă mă duc la apus, nu -L găsesc:
9 dacă are treabă la miazănoapte, nu -L pot vedea; dacă se ascunde la miazăzi, nu -L pot descoperi.
10 Dar El ştie ce cale am urmat; şi, dacă m-ar încerca, aş ieşi curat ca aurul.
11 Piciorul meu s-a ţinut de paşii Lui; am ţinut calea Lui, şi nu m-am abătut dela ea.
12 N-am părăsit poruncile buzelor Lui; mi-am plecat voia la cuvintele gurii Lui.
13 Dar hotărârea Lui este luată, cine i se va împotrivi? Ce -I doreşte sufletul, aceea face.
14 El Îşi va împlini dar planurile faţă de mine, şi va mai face şi multe altele.
15 De aceea tremur înaintea Lui, şi când mă gândesc la lucrul acesta, mă tem de El.
16 Dumnezeu mi-a tăiat inima, Cel Atotputernic m-a umplut de groază.
17 Căci nu întunerecul durerii mele mă nimiceşte, nici negura în care sânt înfăşurat.
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Here he expressed more hope that God would grant him a fair hearing. • acquitted: Job did not want to be pardoned as a guilty man but to be declared innocent (13:18; see Pss 17:2-3; 26:1-3).","summary_en":"23:6-7 Earlier, Job had believed that God was too strong for him to summon (9:19), so he had requested an arbiter (9:33-34) and asked God not to terrify him (13:21). Here he expressed more hope that God would grant him a fair hearing. • acquitted: Job did not want to be pardoned as a guilty man but to be declared innocent (13:18; see Pss 17:2-3; 26:1-3).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":131489,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:6","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:6","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:6-7<\/strong> Earlier, Job had believed that God was too strong for him to summon (9:19), so he had requested an arbiter (9:33-34) and asked God not to terrify him (13:21). 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Paul speaks of this in Romans 8:28-30:<\/p>\n<p>And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified (<span>niv<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>Since it is God’s desire and plan to have many sons and daughters, each believer has to be conformed to the prototype, Jesus. Note how the words “predestined,” “called,” “justified,” and especially “glorified” in Romans 8:29-30 are in the past tense. That is because God, from his eternal perspective, sees this process as having been completed already. From God’s perspective, believers have been glorified already because he sees them like his Son. But still, in the reality of time, they must undergo the process of being conformed to the image of God’s Son. God is working together all things in the lives of those who love him and are called according to his purpose. His goal is to conform each son and daughter to the image of his beloved Son.<\/p>\n<p>When one continues to read the rest of Romans 8, it is quite evident that the “things” God uses to conform Christians involve various kinds of suffering. Conformity to the image of Jesus Christ necessitates conformity to his death (see Phil 3:10). Whereas transformation involves an inward, life-imparted change in our essential constitution, conformation entails outward pressure that works the image of Christ into his children. If they are to be made like him, they must have both. To know Jesus, as far as Paul was concerned, was to know both the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings. No one likes to suffer; no one wants to be a Job. But Job was insightful when he said, “When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold” (Jb 23:10, <span>rsv<\/span>). Suffering produces an element in the believer that they do not inherently possess. God uses sufferings to conform them to the image of his Son.<\/p>\n<p>The Lord Jesus left his followers a pattern of suffering that cannot be avoided. This is the path that he, the pioneer of salvation, took. The Father perfected him through suffering (Heb 2:10)—i.e., he, as a man, was made fully qualified to be our leader and even our merciful High Priest because of what he suffered on our behalf. Christians should expect to suffer, at least in part, some of the things Jesus suffered. Of course, this does not mean that any believer can repeat his unique act of suffering on the cross for redemption. Peter says that “Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps” (1 Pt 2:21, <span>rsv<\/span>). The Greek word underlying “example” <em>(<\/em><span class=\"greek\" lang=\"el\">hupogramma<\/span><em>)<\/em> in common Greek usage designated a tracing tablet that contained the entire Greek alphabet. Students would use this to trace the alphabet. They would have to learn each letter, from alpha to omega. The life of Jesus, a life of suffering, is just such a tracing tablet. Those who learn to follow Jesus will be those who know what it is to suffer, for suffering is the means by which God conforms us to the image of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><em>See also<\/em> Transformation.<\/p>","content_en":"<h3>CONFORM*, CONFORMATION*<\/h3>\n<p>Spiritual process of molding the believer into the image of Jesus. Paul speaks of this in Romans 8:28-30:<\/p>\n<p>And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified (<span>niv<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>Since it is God’s desire and plan to have many sons and daughters, each believer has to be conformed to the prototype, Jesus. Note how the words “predestined,” “called,” “justified,” and especially “glorified” in Romans 8:29-30 are in the past tense. That is because God, from his eternal perspective, sees this process as having been completed already. From God’s perspective, believers have been glorified already because he sees them like his Son. But still, in the reality of time, they must undergo the process of being conformed to the image of God’s Son. God is working together all things in the lives of those who love him and are called according to his purpose. His goal is to conform each son and daughter to the image of his beloved Son.<\/p>\n<p>When one continues to read the rest of Romans 8, it is quite evident that the “things” God uses to conform Christians involve various kinds of suffering. Conformity to the image of Jesus Christ necessitates conformity to his death (see Phil 3:10). Whereas transformation involves an inward, life-imparted change in our essential constitution, conformation entails outward pressure that works the image of Christ into his children. If they are to be made like him, they must have both. To know Jesus, as far as Paul was concerned, was to know both the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings. No one likes to suffer; no one wants to be a Job. But Job was insightful when he said, “When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold” (Jb 23:10, <span>rsv<\/span>). Suffering produces an element in the believer that they do not inherently possess. God uses sufferings to conform them to the image of his Son.<\/p>\n<p>The Lord Jesus left his followers a pattern of suffering that cannot be avoided. This is the path that he, the pioneer of salvation, took. The Father perfected him through suffering (Heb 2:10)—i.e., he, as a man, was made fully qualified to be our leader and even our merciful High Priest because of what he suffered on our behalf. Christians should expect to suffer, at least in part, some of the things Jesus suffered. Of course, this does not mean that any believer can repeat his unique act of suffering on the cross for redemption. Peter says that “Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps” (1 Pt 2:21, <span>rsv<\/span>). The Greek word underlying “example” <em>(<\/em><span class=\"greek\" lang=\"el\">hupogramma<\/span><em>)<\/em> in common Greek usage designated a tracing tablet that contained the entire Greek alphabet. Students would use this to trace the alphabet. They would have to learn each letter, from alpha to omega. The life of Jesus, a life of suffering, is just such a tracing tablet. Those who learn to follow Jesus will be those who know what it is to suffer, for suffering is the means by which God conforms us to the image of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><em>See also<\/em> Transformation.<\/p>","summary_ro":"CONFORM*, CONFORMATION* Spiritual process of molding the believer into the image of Jesus. Paul speaks of this in Romans 8:28-30: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he...","summary_en":"CONFORM*, CONFORMATION* Spiritual process of molding the believer into the image of Jesus. Paul speaks of this in Romans 8:28-30: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he...","source":"Articles\/C.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":48612,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:10","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:10","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:10<\/strong> <em>tests me:<\/em> Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as <em>pure as gold<\/em> and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:10<\/strong> <em>tests me:<\/em> Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as <em>pure as gold<\/em> and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).","summary_en":"23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":76238,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:10","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:10","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:10<\/strong> <em>tests me:<\/em> Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as <em>pure as gold<\/em> and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:10<\/strong> <em>tests me:<\/em> Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as <em>pure as gold<\/em> and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).","summary_en":"23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":103864,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:10","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:10","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:10<\/strong> <em>tests me:<\/em> Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as <em>pure as gold<\/em> and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:10<\/strong> <em>tests me:<\/em> Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as <em>pure as gold<\/em> and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).","summary_en":"23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":131490,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:10","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:10","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:10<\/strong> <em>tests me:<\/em> Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as <em>pure as gold<\/em> and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:10<\/strong> <em>tests me:<\/em> Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as <em>pure as gold<\/em> and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).","summary_en":"23:10 tests me: Job did not want the kind of chastising that would cleanse him like a refiner’s fire (Prov 17:3; Zech 13:9; Mal 3:2-3). He wanted an examination that would prove that he had been as pure as gold and did not need to amend his life (Job 22:23).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":62522,"type":"theme_note","type_label":"Temă biblică","type_icon":"🎯","type_color":"#ef4444","title_ro":"Job’s Innocence","title_en":"Job’s Innocence","content_ro":"<h3>Job’s Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence?<\/p>\n<p>Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute difference between the creature and the Creator. But Job was not claiming absolute purity. He acknowledged his youthful sins (Job 13:26) and was aware of his need to have his sins and his guilt covered (14:16-17).<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Job repeatedly claimed to be a man of integrity and innocence in his relationship with God (13:14-18; 23:10-12; 27:3-6; 31:1-40). Even Eliphaz acknowledged that Job’s life was upright (4:6). Job’s faith made him doggedly pursue an audience with God and tenaciously believe in God’s justice despite his immediate experience. Job kept looking for his Redeemer (19:25). Although God’s justice might require a mediator (9:33-35), and it might not be evident before death (19:26), it guaranteed Job’s acquittal. Job lived “by believing and not by seeing” (2 Cor 5:7; see also Rom 8:24; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1-2; 1 Pet 1:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>When held up to the light of Christ’s absolute righteousness, Job stands with all of us as a sinner. Job was not justified by his deeds but by his faith, and on that basis God declared that Job was “blameless—a man of complete integrity” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 42:7-8). God does the same for us when we, like Job, put our complete trust in him (see Rom 4:4-5; Jas 2:23).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passages for Further Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Kgs 8:46; Job 1:1, 8-11; 2:3-5; 4:6; 9:33-34; 13:18; 14:16-17; 15:14; 19:25-26; 23:10; 25:4; 27:5-6; 42:7-8; Pss 25:7; 37:37; 51:17; Ezek 4:14; Rom 3:10, 23, 25; 4:4-5; 6:23; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18<\/p>","content_en":"<h3>Job’s Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence?<\/p>\n<p>Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute difference between the creature and the Creator. But Job was not claiming absolute purity. He acknowledged his youthful sins (Job 13:26) and was aware of his need to have his sins and his guilt covered (14:16-17).<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Job repeatedly claimed to be a man of integrity and innocence in his relationship with God (13:14-18; 23:10-12; 27:3-6; 31:1-40). Even Eliphaz acknowledged that Job’s life was upright (4:6). Job’s faith made him doggedly pursue an audience with God and tenaciously believe in God’s justice despite his immediate experience. Job kept looking for his Redeemer (19:25). Although God’s justice might require a mediator (9:33-35), and it might not be evident before death (19:26), it guaranteed Job’s acquittal. Job lived “by believing and not by seeing” (2 Cor 5:7; see also Rom 8:24; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1-2; 1 Pet 1:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>When held up to the light of Christ’s absolute righteousness, Job stands with all of us as a sinner. Job was not justified by his deeds but by his faith, and on that basis God declared that Job was “blameless—a man of complete integrity” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 42:7-8). God does the same for us when we, like Job, put our complete trust in him (see Rom 4:4-5; Jas 2:23).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passages for Further Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Kgs 8:46; Job 1:1, 8-11; 2:3-5; 4:6; 9:33-34; 13:18; 14:16-17; 15:14; 19:25-26; 23:10; 25:4; 27:5-6; 42:7-8; Pss 25:7; 37:37; 51:17; Ezek 4:14; Rom 3:10, 23, 25; 4:4-5; 6:23; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18<\/p>","summary_ro":"Job’s Innocence Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence? Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute differenc...","summary_en":"Job’s Innocence Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence? Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute differenc...","source":"ThemeNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":90148,"type":"theme_note","type_label":"Temă biblică","type_icon":"🎯","type_color":"#ef4444","title_ro":"Job’s Innocence","title_en":"Job’s Innocence","content_ro":"<h3>Job’s Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence?<\/p>\n<p>Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute difference between the creature and the Creator. But Job was not claiming absolute purity. He acknowledged his youthful sins (Job 13:26) and was aware of his need to have his sins and his guilt covered (14:16-17).<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Job repeatedly claimed to be a man of integrity and innocence in his relationship with God (13:14-18; 23:10-12; 27:3-6; 31:1-40). Even Eliphaz acknowledged that Job’s life was upright (4:6). Job’s faith made him doggedly pursue an audience with God and tenaciously believe in God’s justice despite his immediate experience. Job kept looking for his Redeemer (19:25). Although God’s justice might require a mediator (9:33-35), and it might not be evident before death (19:26), it guaranteed Job’s acquittal. Job lived “by believing and not by seeing” (2 Cor 5:7; see also Rom 8:24; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1-2; 1 Pet 1:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>When held up to the light of Christ’s absolute righteousness, Job stands with all of us as a sinner. Job was not justified by his deeds but by his faith, and on that basis God declared that Job was “blameless—a man of complete integrity” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 42:7-8). God does the same for us when we, like Job, put our complete trust in him (see Rom 4:4-5; Jas 2:23).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passages for Further Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Kgs 8:46; Job 1:1, 8-11; 2:3-5; 4:6; 9:33-34; 13:18; 14:16-17; 15:14; 19:25-26; 23:10; 25:4; 27:5-6; 42:7-8; Pss 25:7; 37:37; 51:17; Ezek 4:14; Rom 3:10, 23, 25; 4:4-5; 6:23; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18<\/p>","content_en":"<h3>Job’s Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence?<\/p>\n<p>Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute difference between the creature and the Creator. But Job was not claiming absolute purity. He acknowledged his youthful sins (Job 13:26) and was aware of his need to have his sins and his guilt covered (14:16-17).<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Job repeatedly claimed to be a man of integrity and innocence in his relationship with God (13:14-18; 23:10-12; 27:3-6; 31:1-40). Even Eliphaz acknowledged that Job’s life was upright (4:6). Job’s faith made him doggedly pursue an audience with God and tenaciously believe in God’s justice despite his immediate experience. Job kept looking for his Redeemer (19:25). Although God’s justice might require a mediator (9:33-35), and it might not be evident before death (19:26), it guaranteed Job’s acquittal. Job lived “by believing and not by seeing” (2 Cor 5:7; see also Rom 8:24; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1-2; 1 Pet 1:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>When held up to the light of Christ’s absolute righteousness, Job stands with all of us as a sinner. Job was not justified by his deeds but by his faith, and on that basis God declared that Job was “blameless—a man of complete integrity” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 42:7-8). God does the same for us when we, like Job, put our complete trust in him (see Rom 4:4-5; Jas 2:23).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passages for Further Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Kgs 8:46; Job 1:1, 8-11; 2:3-5; 4:6; 9:33-34; 13:18; 14:16-17; 15:14; 19:25-26; 23:10; 25:4; 27:5-6; 42:7-8; Pss 25:7; 37:37; 51:17; Ezek 4:14; Rom 3:10, 23, 25; 4:4-5; 6:23; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18<\/p>","summary_ro":"Job’s Innocence Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence? Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute differenc...","summary_en":"Job’s Innocence Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence? Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute differenc...","source":"ThemeNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":117774,"type":"theme_note","type_label":"Temă biblică","type_icon":"🎯","type_color":"#ef4444","title_ro":"Job’s Innocence","title_en":"Job’s Innocence","content_ro":"<h3>Job’s Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence?<\/p>\n<p>Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute difference between the creature and the Creator. But Job was not claiming absolute purity. He acknowledged his youthful sins (Job 13:26) and was aware of his need to have his sins and his guilt covered (14:16-17).<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Job repeatedly claimed to be a man of integrity and innocence in his relationship with God (13:14-18; 23:10-12; 27:3-6; 31:1-40). Even Eliphaz acknowledged that Job’s life was upright (4:6). Job’s faith made him doggedly pursue an audience with God and tenaciously believe in God’s justice despite his immediate experience. Job kept looking for his Redeemer (19:25). Although God’s justice might require a mediator (9:33-35), and it might not be evident before death (19:26), it guaranteed Job’s acquittal. Job lived “by believing and not by seeing” (2 Cor 5:7; see also Rom 8:24; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1-2; 1 Pet 1:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>When held up to the light of Christ’s absolute righteousness, Job stands with all of us as a sinner. Job was not justified by his deeds but by his faith, and on that basis God declared that Job was “blameless—a man of complete integrity” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 42:7-8). God does the same for us when we, like Job, put our complete trust in him (see Rom 4:4-5; Jas 2:23).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passages for Further Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Kgs 8:46; Job 1:1, 8-11; 2:3-5; 4:6; 9:33-34; 13:18; 14:16-17; 15:14; 19:25-26; 23:10; 25:4; 27:5-6; 42:7-8; Pss 25:7; 37:37; 51:17; Ezek 4:14; Rom 3:10, 23, 25; 4:4-5; 6:23; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18<\/p>","content_en":"<h3>Job’s Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence?<\/p>\n<p>Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute difference between the creature and the Creator. But Job was not claiming absolute purity. He acknowledged his youthful sins (Job 13:26) and was aware of his need to have his sins and his guilt covered (14:16-17).<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Job repeatedly claimed to be a man of integrity and innocence in his relationship with God (13:14-18; 23:10-12; 27:3-6; 31:1-40). Even Eliphaz acknowledged that Job’s life was upright (4:6). Job’s faith made him doggedly pursue an audience with God and tenaciously believe in God’s justice despite his immediate experience. Job kept looking for his Redeemer (19:25). Although God’s justice might require a mediator (9:33-35), and it might not be evident before death (19:26), it guaranteed Job’s acquittal. Job lived “by believing and not by seeing” (2 Cor 5:7; see also Rom 8:24; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1-2; 1 Pet 1:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>When held up to the light of Christ’s absolute righteousness, Job stands with all of us as a sinner. Job was not justified by his deeds but by his faith, and on that basis God declared that Job was “blameless—a man of complete integrity” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 42:7-8). God does the same for us when we, like Job, put our complete trust in him (see Rom 4:4-5; Jas 2:23).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passages for Further Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Kgs 8:46; Job 1:1, 8-11; 2:3-5; 4:6; 9:33-34; 13:18; 14:16-17; 15:14; 19:25-26; 23:10; 25:4; 27:5-6; 42:7-8; Pss 25:7; 37:37; 51:17; Ezek 4:14; Rom 3:10, 23, 25; 4:4-5; 6:23; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18<\/p>","summary_ro":"Job’s Innocence Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence? Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute differenc...","summary_en":"Job’s Innocence Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence? Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute differenc...","source":"ThemeNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":145400,"type":"theme_note","type_label":"Temă biblică","type_icon":"🎯","type_color":"#ef4444","title_ro":"Job’s Innocence","title_en":"Job’s Innocence","content_ro":"<h3>Job’s Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence?<\/p>\n<p>Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute difference between the creature and the Creator. But Job was not claiming absolute purity. He acknowledged his youthful sins (Job 13:26) and was aware of his need to have his sins and his guilt covered (14:16-17).<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Job repeatedly claimed to be a man of integrity and innocence in his relationship with God (13:14-18; 23:10-12; 27:3-6; 31:1-40). Even Eliphaz acknowledged that Job’s life was upright (4:6). Job’s faith made him doggedly pursue an audience with God and tenaciously believe in God’s justice despite his immediate experience. Job kept looking for his Redeemer (19:25). Although God’s justice might require a mediator (9:33-35), and it might not be evident before death (19:26), it guaranteed Job’s acquittal. Job lived “by believing and not by seeing” (2 Cor 5:7; see also Rom 8:24; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1-2; 1 Pet 1:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>When held up to the light of Christ’s absolute righteousness, Job stands with all of us as a sinner. Job was not justified by his deeds but by his faith, and on that basis God declared that Job was “blameless—a man of complete integrity” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 42:7-8). God does the same for us when we, like Job, put our complete trust in him (see Rom 4:4-5; Jas 2:23).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passages for Further Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Kgs 8:46; Job 1:1, 8-11; 2:3-5; 4:6; 9:33-34; 13:18; 14:16-17; 15:14; 19:25-26; 23:10; 25:4; 27:5-6; 42:7-8; Pss 25:7; 37:37; 51:17; Ezek 4:14; Rom 3:10, 23, 25; 4:4-5; 6:23; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18<\/p>","content_en":"<h3>Job’s Innocence<\/h3>\n<p>Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence?<\/p>\n<p>Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute difference between the creature and the Creator. But Job was not claiming absolute purity. He acknowledged his youthful sins (Job 13:26) and was aware of his need to have his sins and his guilt covered (14:16-17).<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Job repeatedly claimed to be a man of integrity and innocence in his relationship with God (13:14-18; 23:10-12; 27:3-6; 31:1-40). Even Eliphaz acknowledged that Job’s life was upright (4:6). Job’s faith made him doggedly pursue an audience with God and tenaciously believe in God’s justice despite his immediate experience. Job kept looking for his Redeemer (19:25). Although God’s justice might require a mediator (9:33-35), and it might not be evident before death (19:26), it guaranteed Job’s acquittal. Job lived “by believing and not by seeing” (2 Cor 5:7; see also Rom 8:24; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1-2; 1 Pet 1:6-8).<\/p>\n<p>When held up to the light of Christ’s absolute righteousness, Job stands with all of us as a sinner. Job was not justified by his deeds but by his faith, and on that basis God declared that Job was “blameless—a man of complete integrity” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 42:7-8). God does the same for us when we, like Job, put our complete trust in him (see Rom 4:4-5; Jas 2:23).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passages for Further Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Kgs 8:46; Job 1:1, 8-11; 2:3-5; 4:6; 9:33-34; 13:18; 14:16-17; 15:14; 19:25-26; 23:10; 25:4; 27:5-6; 42:7-8; Pss 25:7; 37:37; 51:17; Ezek 4:14; Rom 3:10, 23, 25; 4:4-5; 6:23; 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 4:18<\/p>","summary_ro":"Job’s Innocence Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence? Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute differenc...","summary_en":"Job’s Innocence Job’s comforters could not stomach the idea that any human could be truly innocent (Job 4:17-19; 15:14-16; 25:4-6). Job’s claim to innocence also seems to conflict with the biblical teaching that “no one is righteous—not even one. . . . All fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Rom 3:10, 23). Was Job right in proclaiming his innocence? Eliphaz and the others talked right past Job. When they denied that Job could be right or pure, they were referring to the absolute differenc...","source":"ThemeNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false}],"13":[{"id":48613,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:13","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:13","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:13-14<\/strong> No one can <em>change<\/em> God’s <em>mind<\/em> (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:13-14<\/strong> No one can <em>change<\/em> God’s <em>mind<\/em> (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:13-14 No one can change God’s mind (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).","summary_en":"23:13-14 No one can change God’s mind (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":76239,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:13","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:13","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:13-14<\/strong> No one can <em>change<\/em> God’s <em>mind<\/em> (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:13-14<\/strong> No one can <em>change<\/em> God’s <em>mind<\/em> (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:13-14 No one can change God’s mind (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).","summary_en":"23:13-14 No one can change God’s mind (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":103865,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:13","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:13","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:13-14<\/strong> No one can <em>change<\/em> God’s <em>mind<\/em> (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:13-14<\/strong> No one can <em>change<\/em> God’s <em>mind<\/em> (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:13-14 No one can change God’s mind (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).","summary_en":"23:13-14 No one can change God’s mind (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":131491,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:13","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:13","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:13-14<\/strong> No one can <em>change<\/em> God’s <em>mind<\/em> (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:13-14<\/strong> No one can <em>change<\/em> God’s <em>mind<\/em> (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:13-14 No one can change God’s mind (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).","summary_en":"23:13-14 No one can change God’s mind (9:12-13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Num 23:19-20; Jas 1:17).","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false}],"15":[{"id":48614,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:15","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:15","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:15-17<\/strong> <em>terrified in his presence:<\/em> See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into <em>darkness<\/em> (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:15-17<\/strong> <em>terrified in his presence:<\/em> See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into <em>darkness<\/em> (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:15-17 terrified in his presence: See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into darkness (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.","summary_en":"23:15-17 terrified in his presence: See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into darkness (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":76240,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:15","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:15","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:15-17<\/strong> <em>terrified in his presence:<\/em> See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into <em>darkness<\/em> (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:15-17<\/strong> <em>terrified in his presence:<\/em> See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into <em>darkness<\/em> (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:15-17 terrified in his presence: See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into darkness (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.","summary_en":"23:15-17 terrified in his presence: See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into darkness (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":103866,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:15","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:15","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:15-17<\/strong> <em>terrified in his presence:<\/em> See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into <em>darkness<\/em> (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:15-17<\/strong> <em>terrified in his presence:<\/em> See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into <em>darkness<\/em> (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:15-17 terrified in his presence: See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into darkness (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.","summary_en":"23:15-17 terrified in his presence: See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into darkness (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false},{"id":131492,"type":"study_note","type_label":"Notă de studiu","type_icon":"📝","type_color":"#06b6d4","title_ro":"Notă de studiu: Iov 23:15","title_en":"Study Note: Iov 23:15","content_ro":"<p><strong>23:15-17<\/strong> <em>terrified in his presence:<\/em> See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into <em>darkness<\/em> (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.<\/p>","content_en":"<p><strong>23:15-17<\/strong> <em>terrified in his presence:<\/em> See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into <em>darkness<\/em> (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.<\/p>","summary_ro":"23:15-17 terrified in his presence: See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into darkness (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.","summary_en":"23:15-17 terrified in his presence: See Pss 77:3; 88:16; 119:120. • Job had complained earlier of being plunged into darkness (Job 19:8); Eliphaz (15:22; 22:1) and Bildad (18:6, 18) ascribed this fate to the wicked.","source":"StudyNotes.xml","external_url":null,"has_map":false,"has_picture":false}]},"labels":{"article":"Articol","map":"Hartă","chart":"Diagramă","textbox":"Notă explicativă","picture":"Imagine","profile":"Profil","study_note":"Notă de studiu","theme_note":"Temă biblică"},"icons":{"article":"📖","map":"🗺️","chart":"📊","textbox":"💡","picture":"🖼️","profile":"👤","study_note":"📝","theme_note":"🎯"},"typeColors":{"article":"#d4af37","map":"#2d7d46","chart":"#3b82f6","textbox":"#8b5cf6","picture":"#ec4899","profile":"#f59e0b","study_note":"#06b6d4","theme_note":"#ef4444"}}
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