WEBVTT - Job 5

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>is there anyone who will answer you? To which of

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<v Speaker 1>the holy ones will you turn? Surely, Vexation kills the fool,

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<v Speaker 1>and jealousy slays the simple. I have seen the fool

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<v Speaker 1>taking root, But suddenly I cursed is dwelling. His children

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<v Speaker 1>are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate,

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<v Speaker 1>and there is no one to deliver them. The hungry

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<v Speaker 1>eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns,

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<v Speaker 1>and the thirsty pant after his wealth. For affliction does

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<v Speaker 1>not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from

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<v Speaker 1>the ground. But man is born to trouble. As the

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<v Speaker 1>sparks fly upward. As for me, I would seek God,

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<v Speaker 1>and to God would I commit my cause. Who does

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<v Speaker 1>great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number. He gives

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<v Speaker 1>rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields.

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<v Speaker 1>He sets on high those who are lowly, and those

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<v Speaker 1>who mourn are lifted to safety. He frustrates the devices

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<v Speaker 1>of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

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<v Speaker 1>He catches the wise and their own craftiness, and the

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<v Speaker 1>schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

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<v Speaker 1>They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at

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<v Speaker 1>noonday as in the night. But He saves the needy

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<v Speaker 1>from the sword of their mouth and from the hand

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<v Speaker 1>of the mighty, So the poor have hope, and injustice

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<v Speaker 1>shuts her mouth. Behold, blessed is the one whom God,

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<v Speaker 1>God reproves. Therefore, despise not the discipline of the Almighty.

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<v Speaker 1>For he wounds, but he binds up. He shatters, but

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<v Speaker 1>his hands heal. He will deliver you from six troubles.

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<v Speaker 1>In seven no evil shall touch you. In famine. He

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<v Speaker 1>will redeem you from death and in war from the

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<v Speaker 1>power of the sword. You shall be hidden from the

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<v Speaker 1>lash of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes. At destruction and famine, you shall laugh and

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<v Speaker 1>shall not fear the beasts of the earth. For you

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<v Speaker 1>shall be in league with the stones of the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and the beasts of the field shall be at peace

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<v Speaker 1>with you. You shall know that your tent is at peace,

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<v Speaker 1>and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing. You

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<v Speaker 1>shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and

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<v Speaker 1>your descendants as the grass of the earth. You shall

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<v Speaker 1>come to your grave in ripe old age, like a

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<v Speaker 1>sheaf gathered up in its season. Behold this we have

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<v Speaker 1>searched out. It is true. Hear and know it for

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<v Speaker 1>your good. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you for the privilege of being able

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<v Speaker 1>to look at it together today. And Lord, as we

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<v Speaker 1>continue to look at the poetic book of Job, it's

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<v Speaker 1>fascinating to look at some of the counsel that Job's

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<v Speaker 1>friends choose to give him, because mixed in with statements

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<v Speaker 1>that are completely true, we also sense an attitude of

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<v Speaker 1>self righteousness in these comments that are coming from Elephas.

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<v Speaker 1>He seems to believe that if a person experience is suffering,

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<v Speaker 1>that that must mean that they are cursed by you.

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<v Speaker 1>But Lord, you tell us in your word multiple times

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<v Speaker 1>that there's a purpose for the adversity that we experience,

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<v Speaker 1>that the trials that come our way are ultimately designed

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<v Speaker 1>to be things that build our faith, build our trust

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<v Speaker 1>in You, and help us walk in Holiness, as we

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<v Speaker 1>start to realize that Jesus is what matters in this world,

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<v Speaker 1>that if we have Your son, Jesus Christ, we have

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<v Speaker 1>everything we need. And sometimes Lord, it takes having all

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<v Speaker 1>the things that we thought we needed taken away from us,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes abruptly, for us to realize that Jesus truly is

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<v Speaker 1>all that we truly need. Lord, we know that you

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<v Speaker 1>love us, and even in the midst of our seasons

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<v Speaker 1>of adversity and trials, we pray that you would help

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<v Speaker 1>us to rest in you, to have complete confidence in you,

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<v Speaker 1>to trust that you know what is best for us,

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<v Speaker 1>and that our lives are not outside of your view. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for your love, thank you for your reassurance,

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<v Speaker 1>and thank you for your help. We pray this all

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<v Speaker 1>in Jesus' name, Amen,