23 “Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll, 24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever! 25 I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. 26 And after my skin has been destroyed,

Since, however, the three verses, Job 19:25-27, are manifestly more emphatic than any he has yet spoken, though they do not stand quite alone, there is no reason why it should not be especially these very words which he desires more than any others to have recorded.

Job - Then Job replied: “How long will you torment me and crush me with words? Ten times now you have reproached me; shamelessly you attack me. If it is true that I have gone astray, my error remains my ...

19:23-29 The Spirit of God, at this time, seems to have powerfully wrought on the mind of Job. Here he witnessed a good confession; declared the soundness of his faith, and the assurance of his hope. Here is much of Christ and heaven; and he that said such things are these, declared plainly that he sought the better country, that is, the heavenly.

“Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll, that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever! I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.

23-29 The Spirit of God, at this time, seems to have powerfully wrought on the mind of Job. Here he witnessed a good confession; declared the soundness of his faith, and the assurance of his hope. Here is much of Christ and heaven; and he that said such things are these, declared plainly that he sought the better country, that is, the heavenly.

19:23] What Job is about to say is so important that he wants it recorded in a permanent manner. 19:25] The meaning of this passage is obscure because the original text has been poorly preserved and the ancient versions do not agree among themselves.

But we are left with questions. Job says, “I know that my Redeemer lives,” but he tells us neither who his redeemer is nor when his redeemer will redeem him. • Does Job believe that God will redeem him, or is he counting on a member of his family? • …

2024年6月21日 · Job 19:23-27 beckons us to anchor our faith in the midst of suffering, urging us to trust in the promise of a living Redeemer and the assurance of resurrection and renewal. This passage invites us to lean into God’s unfailing justice and find solace in the hope of one day beholding Him face to face.

23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! 24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! 25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: