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Summary
- Claim: God punishes the evil and rewards the righteous.
Details and/or Comments
- This is half of the issue. The other half focuses on the injustice that exists at the present time. Though the above statement is generally true at the present - see the book of Proverbs - there are many things that will have to wait until the final Day of Justice, to be completely reconciled with that statement.
Scripture
Job 4:7-9
Scripture Passage | Comments and Links |
Job 4:7 "Remember, now, whoever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
Job 4:8 According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same. Job 4:9 By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed. |
Claim by one of Job's friends: It is the wicked, not the upright, who perish. "You reap what you sow"; you get what you deserve.
This statement - which in some respects is accurate (at least in the long term) - was being misapplied to Job. The real issues had to do with: 1) injustice and 2) trust in God. |
Ch. 1 & 2 • 4:7-9 • 5:10 • 5:17-27 • 9:5-10 • 12:15 • 21:7-34 • 22:15-18 • 28:1-28 • 34:10-30 • 36:26 - 38:1 • 38:1-38 • 38:39-41; 39:1-30 • 40:15 - 41:34 • 42:12-17 |
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The name "Yahweh," when present in an Old Testament passage, represents the Hebrew name for the God of the Bible.
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Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.
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