WEBVTT - Job 6

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm

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

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. Job said,

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<v Speaker 1>it's impossible to weigh my misery and grief. They outweigh

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<v Speaker 1>the sand along the beach. And that's why I have

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<v Speaker 1>spoken without thinking first. The fearsome arrows of God, all powerful,

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<v Speaker 1>have filled my soul with their poison. Do oxen and

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<v Speaker 1>wild donkeys cry out in distress unless they are hungry.

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<v Speaker 1>What is food without salt? What is more tasteless than

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<v Speaker 1>the white of an egg? That's how my food tastes,

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<v Speaker 1>and my appetite is gone. How I wish that God

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<v Speaker 1>would answer my prayer and do away with me. Then

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<v Speaker 1>I would be comforted knowing that in all of my pain,

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<v Speaker 1>I have never disobeyed God. Why should I patiently hope

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<v Speaker 1>when my strength is gone? I am not strong as

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<v Speaker 1>stone or bronze, and I have finally reached the end

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<v Speaker 1>of my rope. My friends, I am desperate and you

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<v Speaker 1>should help me, even if I no longer respect God

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<v Speaker 1>all powerful, but you are treacherous as streams that swell

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<v Speaker 1>with melting snow then suddenly disappear in the summer heat.

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<v Speaker 1>I am like a caravan lost in the desert while

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<v Speaker 1>searching for water. Caravans from Timah in Sheba thought they

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<v Speaker 1>would find water, but they were disappointed, just as I

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<v Speaker 1>am with you. Only one look at my suffering and

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<v Speaker 1>you run away scared. Have I ever asked any of

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<v Speaker 1>you to give me a gift or to purchase my friend?

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<v Speaker 1>Read them from brutal enemies? What have I done wrong?

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<v Speaker 1>Show me and I will keep quiet. The truth is

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<v Speaker 1>always painful, but your arguments prove nothing here. I am desperate,

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<v Speaker 1>and you consider my words as worthless as wind. Why

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<v Speaker 1>you would sell an orphan or your own neighbor. Look

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<v Speaker 1>me straight in the eye. I won't lie to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Stop accusing me falsely. My reputation is at stake. I

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<v Speaker 1>know right from wrong, and I am not telling lies.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray, Lord, We thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the opportunity to look at this

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<v Speaker 1>portion of scripture. And we thank you Lord that we

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<v Speaker 1>have the chance to hear Job's comments or his thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>and insights on the trial that he's experiencing, even though

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<v Speaker 1>it's very clear from this passage that he's still wrestling

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<v Speaker 1>through it. He doesn't understand why you're allowing it to

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<v Speaker 1>come into his life, and he's at a point where

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<v Speaker 1>he wishes he was dead. And in the midst of that,

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<v Speaker 1>he experiences friends who, instead of showing him a sense

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<v Speaker 1>of compassion in these moments, seemed to be accusing him

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<v Speaker 1>of privately sinning against you, but putting on a public

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<v Speaker 1>face as if he hasn't. And Lord's interesting to look

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<v Speaker 1>at his reply to them, and for him to even

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<v Speaker 1>point out that even if he had done wrong, they

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<v Speaker 1>still should have shown him compassion, but instead it seems

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<v Speaker 1>like they were holding their nose up at him. It's

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<v Speaker 1>difficult to see, but we're grateful, Lord that you've shown

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<v Speaker 1>this to us. And we're grateful for the process that

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<v Speaker 1>you brought Job through, where you deepened his ability to

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<v Speaker 1>understand you and to know you, where you use this

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<v Speaker 1>trial to refine his faith and helped him to wrestle

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<v Speaker 1>with deep things. Lord, in the midst of our trials,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray that our faith would grow stronger, that our

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<v Speaker 1>trust in your son Jesus Christ to sustain us in

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<v Speaker 1>the midst of all we go through, would be real

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<v Speaker 1>and genuine and would grow stronger each and every day. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that you love us, and we know that

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<v Speaker 1>trials in our lives are not evidence of you abandoning

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<v Speaker 1>us or something of that nature. But we're confident Lord

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<v Speaker 1>that in the midst of all that we experience, you

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<v Speaker 1>have a purpose and you have a plan, and you're

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<v Speaker 1>accomplishing all that you set out to do in our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for these things. Lord, We're thankful for your

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<v Speaker 1>presence with us. And Lord, we pray that in the

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<v Speaker 1>midst of our trials, that we would trust you, that

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<v Speaker 1>we would not question your love, and that we would

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<v Speaker 1>look toward the future with hope, knowing that you have

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<v Speaker 1>good things in store for all those who love you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>this side of heaven. Maybe those good things won't be

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<v Speaker 1>things that we see quite as readily, but the ultimate

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<v Speaker 1>outcome of our lives, our trials, our experiences, is ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>going to be that You would be glorified and that

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<v Speaker 1>we would grow that good would come from it. And

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<v Speaker 1>we believe you as you tell us that in your word.

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<v Speaker 1>So Lord, we commit this day to your care, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for your presence with us in all

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<v Speaker 1>of these things. In g he use his name, Amen. M.