WEBVTT - Job 12

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Job chapter twelve,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the English Standard version. Then

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<v Speaker 1>Job answered and said, no doubt, you are the people,

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<v Speaker 1>and wisdom will die with you. But I have understanding

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<v Speaker 1>as well as you. I am not inferior to you,

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<v Speaker 1>who does not know such things as these. I am

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<v Speaker 1>a laughing stock to my friends. I who called to

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<v Speaker 1>God and he answered me a just and blameless man,

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<v Speaker 1>am a laughing stock. In the thought of one who

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<v Speaker 1>is at ease. There is contempt for misfortune. It is

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<v Speaker 1>ready for those whose feet slip. The tents of robbers

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<v Speaker 1>are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure,

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<v Speaker 1>who bring their God in their hand. But ask the

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<v Speaker 1>beasts and they will teach you. The birds of the

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<v Speaker 1>heavens and they will tell you. Or the bushes of

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<v Speaker 1>the earth and they will teach you. And the fish

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<v Speaker 1>of the sea will declare to you. Who among all

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<v Speaker 1>these does not know that the hand of the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has done this. In his hand is the life of

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<v Speaker 1>every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. Does

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<v Speaker 1>not the ear test words as the palate tastes food.

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<v Speaker 1>Wisdom is with the aged and understanding in length of days,

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<v Speaker 1>with God our wisdom and might, he has counsel and understanding.

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<v Speaker 1>If he tears down, none can rebuild. If he shuts

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<v Speaker 1>a man in, none can open. If he withholds the waters,

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<v Speaker 1>they dry up. If he sends them out, they overwhelm

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<v Speaker 1>the land. With him our strength and sound will, wisdom.

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<v Speaker 1>The deceived and the deceiver are his. He leads counselors

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<v Speaker 1>away stripped and judges, He makes fools. He looses the

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<v Speaker 1>bonds of kings and binds a waistcloth on their hips.

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<v Speaker 1>He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty. He

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<v Speaker 1>deprives of speech those who are trusted, and takes away

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<v Speaker 1>the discernment of the elders. He pours contempt on princes

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<v Speaker 1>and loosens the belt of the strong. He uncovers the

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<v Speaker 1>deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.

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<v Speaker 1>He makes nations great, and he destroys them. He enlarges

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<v Speaker 1>nations and leads them away. He takes away understanding from

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<v Speaker 1>the chiefs of the people of the earth, and makes

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<v Speaker 1>them wander in a trackless waste. They grow up in

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<v Speaker 1>the dark without light, and he makes them stagger like

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<v Speaker 1>a drunken man. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>your word, and we thank you for the privilege of

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<v Speaker 1>being able to look at it together today. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>as we look at this portion of scripture today, we

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<v Speaker 1>recognize that you are God and we are not. That

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<v Speaker 1>we should come before you with humility, recognizing that compared

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<v Speaker 1>to you, we don't stack up in and of ourselves. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we are insufficient. But Lord, by your grace, you raise

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<v Speaker 1>people up and you humble them. And Lord, we know

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<v Speaker 1>that in the midst of the season that job was

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<v Speaker 1>going through, he certainly felt humbled. At this point. He

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<v Speaker 1>didn't understand why he was going through all of this.

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<v Speaker 1>Later he would, but at this point he did not.

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<v Speaker 1>But one thing he did understand is that you are

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<v Speaker 1>great and mighty and worthy of our praise and worship. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray that that would be a mindset that we

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<v Speaker 1>would cultivate as well, that you would foster within us,

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<v Speaker 1>that we would recognize that we need to come before

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<v Speaker 1>you with humility. We're not perfect your son Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>is perfect. But we're not not in and of ourselves,

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<v Speaker 1>but you look at us as if we are, because

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<v Speaker 1>Christ lives within all who trust in him. So Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for the fact that you look at us

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<v Speaker 1>and you see holiness and you see righteousness. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>not righteousness or holiness that comes from our flesh. It's

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<v Speaker 1>righteousness and holiness that's been given to our account through

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<v Speaker 1>your son Jesus Christ, as a gift that he paid

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<v Speaker 1>for and we could never earn. So Lord, we're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for these things. And we pray that we would continually

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<v Speaker 1>come before you, but that as we do so, that

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<v Speaker 1>we would do so with humility, recognizing that every good

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<v Speaker 1>thing we have is a gift from your hands. We

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<v Speaker 1>love you, Lord, We thank you for all of these things,

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<v Speaker 1>and we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.