Job longs for a mediator
Job 9:32-35 NKJV
[32] “For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together. [33] Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both. [34] Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. [35] Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.
In this passage, Job is wrestling with the distance between God and himself. He acknowledges that God’s greatness makes Him unapproachable and beyond human comparison. Job feels helpless because he cannot argue his case or defend himself before an all-powerful God. David Guzik adds to this, " He felt unjustly treated by God, yet felt there was no way to address the problem. God could not be confronted with Job’s unexplained circumstances, so Job despaired of ever finding a satisfactory answer to his problem".When you feel what Job feels at a time there was no salvation as in the New Testament, you will understand his frustration.
Guzik continues, " Job needed someone to sort out the differences between him and God. His prior belief system did not do that; his experience did not do that; neither did the counsel of his friends. Recognizing this need, Job cried out for a mediator between himself and God. “Here, then, was Job crying out for some one who could stand authoritatively between God and himself, and so create a way of meeting, a possibility of contact.” (Morgan). Many people in suffering echo this thought — “If only God could understand what it feels like to be me!” In Christ, this longing was fulfilled (Hebrews 4:15): “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities…”
The word daysman (or mediator) refers to someone who can stand between two parties and bring reconciliation. Job yearns for a mediator—someone who can bridge the gap between him and God, who can “lay his hand upon both.” This prophetically points to Jesus Christ, the ultimate Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5). Job sensed the need for a go-between long before the Incarnation.
Job desires relief from his pain so he could speak freely without fear. His suffering made him feel crushed, unable to express himself openly before God. Sometimes pain makes prayer hard. When we’re overwhelmed, we long for a break in the storm just to breathe and talk to God honestly. Job wishes for the confidence to speak openly if the fear and affliction were removed. He ends with a resigned sigh: “But it is not so with me.” Job’s cry here becomes one of the earliest longings for Christ — the Mediator who would make it possible for man to stand before God without fear. Isn't it an irony that most have still not realized the work Christ has done? Help us push the message. Christ came fo us as the mediator. Good morning.
Job 9:32-35 NKJV
[32] “For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together. [33] Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both. [34] Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. [35] Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.
In this passage, Job is wrestling with the distance between God and himself. He acknowledges that God’s greatness makes Him unapproachable and beyond human comparison. Job feels helpless because he cannot argue his case or defend himself before an all-powerful God. David Guzik adds to this, " He felt unjustly treated by God, yet felt there was no way to address the problem. God could not be confronted with Job’s unexplained circumstances, so Job despaired of ever finding a satisfactory answer to his problem".When you feel what Job feels at a time there was no salvation as in the New Testament, you will understand his frustration.
Guzik continues, " Job needed someone to sort out the differences between him and God. His prior belief system did not do that; his experience did not do that; neither did the counsel of his friends. Recognizing this need, Job cried out for a mediator between himself and God. “Here, then, was Job crying out for some one who could stand authoritatively between God and himself, and so create a way of meeting, a possibility of contact.” (Morgan). Many people in suffering echo this thought — “If only God could understand what it feels like to be me!” In Christ, this longing was fulfilled (Hebrews 4:15): “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities…”
The word daysman (or mediator) refers to someone who can stand between two parties and bring reconciliation. Job yearns for a mediator—someone who can bridge the gap between him and God, who can “lay his hand upon both.” This prophetically points to Jesus Christ, the ultimate Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5). Job sensed the need for a go-between long before the Incarnation.
Job desires relief from his pain so he could speak freely without fear. His suffering made him feel crushed, unable to express himself openly before God. Sometimes pain makes prayer hard. When we’re overwhelmed, we long for a break in the storm just to breathe and talk to God honestly. Job wishes for the confidence to speak openly if the fear and affliction were removed. He ends with a resigned sigh: “But it is not so with me.” Job’s cry here becomes one of the earliest longings for Christ — the Mediator who would make it possible for man to stand before God without fear. Isn't it an irony that most have still not realized the work Christ has done? Help us push the message. Christ came fo us as the mediator. Good morning.
Job longs for a mediator
Job 9:32-35 NKJV
[32] “For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together. [33] Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both. [34] Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. [35] Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.
In this passage, Job is wrestling with the distance between God and himself. He acknowledges that God’s greatness makes Him unapproachable and beyond human comparison. Job feels helpless because he cannot argue his case or defend himself before an all-powerful God. David Guzik adds to this, " He felt unjustly treated by God, yet felt there was no way to address the problem. God could not be confronted with Job’s unexplained circumstances, so Job despaired of ever finding a satisfactory answer to his problem".When you feel what Job feels at a time there was no salvation as in the New Testament, you will understand his frustration.
Guzik continues, " Job needed someone to sort out the differences between him and God. His prior belief system did not do that; his experience did not do that; neither did the counsel of his friends. Recognizing this need, Job cried out for a mediator between himself and God. “Here, then, was Job crying out for some one who could stand authoritatively between God and himself, and so create a way of meeting, a possibility of contact.” (Morgan). Many people in suffering echo this thought — “If only God could understand what it feels like to be me!” In Christ, this longing was fulfilled (Hebrews 4:15): “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities…”
The word daysman (or mediator) refers to someone who can stand between two parties and bring reconciliation. Job yearns for a mediator—someone who can bridge the gap between him and God, who can “lay his hand upon both.” This prophetically points to Jesus Christ, the ultimate Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5). Job sensed the need for a go-between long before the Incarnation.
Job desires relief from his pain so he could speak freely without fear. His suffering made him feel crushed, unable to express himself openly before God. Sometimes pain makes prayer hard. When we’re overwhelmed, we long for a break in the storm just to breathe and talk to God honestly. Job wishes for the confidence to speak openly if the fear and affliction were removed. He ends with a resigned sigh: “But it is not so with me.” Job’s cry here becomes one of the earliest longings for Christ — the Mediator who would make it possible for man to stand before God without fear. Isn't it an irony that most have still not realized the work Christ has done? Help us push the message. Christ came fo us as the mediator. Good morning.
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