Day 8 Job 10-14 Job's plea to God; guilt is punished; Job's integrity; life is fragile

Job 10-14

Job 10  Job is weary of life—He reasons with God about his afflictions—He asks, Why hast Thou brought me forth out of the womb?

Job (stained glass in Lincoln Cathedral) by Ward & Hughes of London, 1836-55

by Ward and Hughes of London, 1836-55

Job 11  Zophar asks, Canst thou by searching find out God?—Zophar says that the hope of the wicked will fade away as though it had died.

Job 12  Job says, The souls of all things are in the hands of the Lord, with the ancient is wisdom, and the Lord governs in all things.

Job 13  Job testifies of his confidence in the Lord and says, Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him, and He also will be my salvation.

Job 14  Job testifies of the shortness of life, the certainty of death, and the guarantee of a resurrection—He asks, If a man die, will he live again?—Job answers that he will await the Lord’s call to come forth from the grave.  

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