Day 75 – Justification

Job 6:1 Then Job answered and said, 2 “Oh, that my grief was fully weighed, and my calamity laid with it on the scales! 3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea—therefore my words have been rash. 4 For the arrows of the Shadday are within me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of Elohiym are arrayed against me. 5 Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, or does the ox low over its fodder? 6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? 7 My soul refuses to touch them; they are as loathsome food to me.

 8 “Oh, that I might have my request, that Elohiym would grant me the thing that I long for! 9 That it would please Elohiym to crush me, that He would loose His hand and cut me off! 10 Then I would still have comfort; though in anguish, I would exult, He will not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Qadosh.

 11 “What strength do I have, that I should hope? What is my end, that I should prolong my life? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh bronze? 13 Is my help not within me? Is success driven from me?

 14 “To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, even though he forsakes the fear of the Shadday. 15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook, like the streams of the brooks that pass away, 16 which are dark because of the ice, and into which the snow vanishes. 17 When it is warm, they cease to flow; when it is hot, they vanish from their place. 18 The paths of their way turn aside; they go nowhere and perish. 19 The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope for them. 20 They are disappointed because they were confident; they come there and are confused. 21 For now you are nothing, you see terror and are afraid. 22 Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’? Or ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’? 23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s hand’? Or ‘Redeem me from the hand of oppressors’?

 24 “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25 How forceful are the right words! What does your arguing prove? 26 Do you intend to rebuke my words, and the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind? 27 Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you undermine your friend. 28 Now, therefore, be pleased to look at me; for I would never lie to your face. 29 Yield now, let there be no injustice! Yes, concede, my righteousness still stands! 30 Is there an injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern the unsavory?

 7:1 “Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? 2 Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, and like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages, 3 so I have been allotted months of futility, and wearisome nights have been appointed to me. 4 When I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise, and the night end?’ For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn. 5 My flesh is caked with worms and dust; my skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.

 6 “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle and are spent without hope. 7 Oh, remember that my life is a breath! My eyes will never again see good. 8 The eye of him who sees me will see me no more; while your eyes are upon me, I will no longer be. 9 As the cloud disappears and vanishes away, he who goes down to the grave does not come up. 10 He will never return to his house, nor will his place know him anymore.

 11 “Therefore, I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. 12 Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, that You set a guard over me? 13 When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,’ 14 Then You scare me with dreams and terrify me with visions, 15 so that my soul chooses strangling and death rather than my body. 16 I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are but a breath.

 17 “What is man, that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart on him, 18 that You should visit him every morning, and test him every moment? 19 How long? Will You not look away from me, and let me alone till I swallow my saliva? 20 Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, so that I am a burden to myself? 21 Why then do You not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? For now, I will lie down in the dust, and You will seek me diligently, but I will no longer be.”

God’s names:

Shadday – Almighty

Elohiym – Supreme God

Qadosh – Sacred, God, Eminence, Holy One

Yeshuwa – Jesus

God’s character:

Watcher of men

When life seems like endless trouble, when your health hangs by a thread and you feel like you’re at the end of your life, when your friends rebuke you and tell you visions that bring terror instead of solace, what do you do?

Job lets his friends know the disservice they do to him by rebuking him in his pain. He asks Elohiym what he did so he can confess his guilt. He lays no complaint before Elohiym for the trouble and testing Elohiym brings before him. He wants answers not the guilt his friends would lay before him.

If you are a Christian, you know you will have testing in your life. Yeshuwa will allow Satan to test your faith, not so He will know if you will stand the test, but so that Satan will know you will remain faithful to Him. When you look at your life as Job did in his testing, you will see whether you have unconfessed sin you need to confess before Yeshuwa, or you will see your faithfulness. The condemnation of your friends is without merit. It’s a time when you spend alone with Yeshuwa in prayer and fasting. However, your well-meaning friends will try to bring shame and rebuke. It’s then you need to tell your friends to back off and bring your situation to Yeshuwa alone.

Don’t let well-meaning friends bring you down. Stand your ground as Job did and watch what Yeshuwa will do for you.

Let’s pray: Father, help me to remain faithful to You when testing comes. Let me know Your faithfulness to me when Satan comes against me to test me. Let me praise You and give You glory that I am worthy of the testing. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Copyright © 3 April 2025 by Valerie Routhieaux