Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000596
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00:16 Hello, and welcome to His Words are Life.
00:17 I'm Kelly Mowrer, and today we're going to continue reading 00:21 in the book of Job. But before we start, let's pray together. 00:24 Dear God, as we read this story of Job, right now, I ask that 00:31 you would please send the Holy Spirit to each of us, 00:34 so that we may have a deeper understanding of the lessons 00:38 that you have for us in these words. Thank you for hearing 00:42 this prayer. Amen. 00:43 We're in the middle of the discourse of Job and his friends 00:49 Job maintaining that even though all of this terrible 00:54 tragedy has come into his life- he has lost everything- 00:57 that it is not because of he has not walked uprightly with 01:01 God, and yet his friends are saying, There can't be any other 01:05 reason that everything is going wrong. 01:08 And they're arguing back and forth. They're debating this. 01:12 We're in the middle of chapter 37, and a young man named, Elihu 01:17 is making his point to Job, as well. And Elihu was in the 01:22 middle of a listing of all of this many things 01:25 that God can do. We're starting in chapter 37, verse 9. 01:28 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the 01:34 north. By the breath of God frost is given: 01:38 and the breadth of the waters is straitened. 01:40 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: 01:44 he scattereth his bright cloud: and it is turned round about 01:48 by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth 01:53 them upon the face of the world in the earth. 01:55 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, 02:01 or for mercy. Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider 02:08 the wondrous works of God. Dost thou know when God disposed them 02:12 and caused the light of his cloud to shine? 02:15 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, 02:19 the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? 02:23 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the 02:27 south wind? Hast thou with him spread out the sky, 02:31 which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? 02:35 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our 02:39 speech by reason of darkness. Shall it be told him 02:44 that I speak? If a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. 02:47 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: 02:51 but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 02:54 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible 02:59 majesty. Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: 03:04 he is excellent in power, and in judgment, 03:08 and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. 03:13 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any 03:18 that are wise of heart. - We're continuing now 03:23 in the book of Job, chapter 38, This is the King James Version. 03:26 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 03:34 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without 03:38 knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; 03:41 for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. 03:45 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? 03:48 Declare it, if thou hast understanding. 03:51 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? 03:56 or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the 04:00 foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone 04:03 thereof; when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons 04:08 of God shouted for joy? Or who shut up the sea with doors, 04:13 when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 04:16 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, 04:20 and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, 04:23 and brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, 04:27 and said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: 04:30 and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? Hast thou commanded 04:36 the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring 04:40 to know his place; that it might take hold of the ends of 04:43 the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 04:46 It is turned as clay to the seal and they stand as a garment. 04:51 and from the wicked their light is witholden, and the high arm 04:54 shall be broken. Hast thou entered into the springs of 04:58 the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? 05:02 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? 05:06 or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? 05:09 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? 05:12 declare if thou knowest it all. Where is the way where light 05:19 dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 05:23 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that 05:26 thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? 05:28 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? 05:32 or because the number of thy days is great? 05:35 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? 05:38 or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I have 05:42 reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of 05:44 battle and war? By what way is the light parted, 05:48 which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? 05:50 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, 05:54 or a way for the lightning of thunder; to cause it to rain on 05:59 the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there 06:03 is no man; to satisfy the desolate and waste ground; 06:07 and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 06:09 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 06:15 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, 06:20 who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone, 06:25 and the face of the deep is frozen. Canst thou bind 06:27 the sweet influences of Pleiades or loose the bands of Orion? 06:33 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou 06:37 guide Arcturus with his sons? Knowest thou the ordinances 06:42 of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? 06:45 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of 06:50 waters may cover thee? Canst thou send lightnings, 06:53 that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? 06:56 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? 07:00 or who hath given understanding to the heart? 07:03 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay 07:06 the bottles of heaven, when the dust groweth into hardness, 07:10 and the clods cleave fast together? 07:12 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of 07:17 the young lions, when they couch in their dens, and abide 07:20 in the covert to lie in wait? Who provideth for the raven 07:24 his food? when his young ones cry unto God, 07:27 they wander for lack of meat. We're continuing in Job, 07:32 chapter 39. This is the King James Version. 07:34 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock 07:39 spring forth or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 07:43 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? 07:46 or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 07:49 The bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, 07:52 they cast out their sorrows. Their young ones are in good 07:55 liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not 08:00 unto them. Who hath sent out the wild ass free? 08:04 or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 08:07 whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land 08:10 his dwellings. He scorneth the multitude of the city, 08:14 neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. The range of the 08:17 mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green 08:20 thing. Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, 08:24 or abide by thy crib? Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band 08:30 in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 08:33 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? 08:36 of wilt thou leave thy labor to him? 08:38 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, 08:41 and gather it into thy barn? Gavest thou the goodly wings 08:46 unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 08:50 which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 08:54 and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild 08:57 beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, 09:00 as though they were not hers; her labor is in vain 09:03 without fear; because God hath deprived her of wisdom, 09:06 neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 09:08 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse 09:13 and his rider. Hast thou given the horse strength? 09:16 Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 09:18 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? 09:22 the glory of his nostrils is terrible. 09:24 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: 09:27 he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, 09:31 and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. 09:34 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the 09:38 shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: 09:42 neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 09:46 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, Ha; and he smelleth the battle 09:51 afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 09:53 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward 09:59 the south? Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, 10:03 and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock 10:07 upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 10:09 from thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar 10:13 off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, 10:16 there is she. Continuing in Job, chapter 40. 10:21 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, 10:25 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? 10:30 he that reproveth God, let him answer it. Then Job answered 10:35 the Lord, and said, Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? 10:42 I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Once have I spoken; 10:47 but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed 10:52 no further. Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the 10:57 whirlwind, and said, Gird up thy loins now like a man: 11:01 I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 11:05 Wild thou also disannul my judgment? 11:08 wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 11:12 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice 11:15 like him? Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency: 11:19 and array thyself with glory and beauty. Cast abroad the rage 11:24 of thy wrath and behold every one that is proud, 11:26 and abase him. Look on every one that is proud, 11:30 and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 11:33 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. 11:37 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand 11:42 can save thee. Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee 11:47 he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now his strength is in his loins, 11:53 and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail 11:57 like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 12:01 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like 12:04 bars of iron. He is the chief of the ways of God: 12:08 He that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 12:12 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts 12:16 of the field play. He lieth under the shady trees, 12:19 in the covert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees cover him 12:24 with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 12:27 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: 12:31 he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 12:35 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. 12:41 Continuing in Job chapter 41. This is the King James Version. 12:45 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? 12:49 or his tongue with a cord, which thou lettest down? 12:53 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through 12:57 with a thorn? Will he make many supplications unto thee? 13:00 will he speak soft words unto thee? 13:02 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a 13:05 servant for ever? Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? 13:09 or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 13:10 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? 13:13 shall the part him among the merchants? 13:15 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? 13:19 or his head with fish spears? Lay thine hand upon him, 13:22 remember the battle, do no more. 13:25 behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down 13:30 even at the sight of him? None is so fierce that dare stir him 13:34 up: who then is able to stand before me? 13:37 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? 13:41 whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 13:43 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely 13:47 proportion. Who can discover the face of his garment? 13:50 Who can come to him with his double bridle? 13:53 Who can open the doors of his face? His teeth are terrible 13:57 round about. His scales are his pride, shut up together as with 14:00 a close seal. One is so near to another, that no air can come 14:04 between them. They are joined one to another, 14:07 they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 14:09 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the 14:13 eyelids of the morning. Out of his mouth go burning lamps, 14:16 and sparks of fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, 14:21 as out of a seething pot or caldron. His breath kindleth 14:25 coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 14:27 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy 14:32 before him. The flakes of his flesh are joined together: 14:35 they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. |
Revised 2014-12-17