Show Notes
Today we dive into Job 9, where Job asks how anyone can stand just before God: "How can man be just with God?" Job accepts his friends' premise, then asks whether anyone can truly be righteous before Him. Our good works cannot make us righteous. Only the blood of Jesus cleanses us (1 John 1:7), not a stack of religious checkmarks. Suffering does not necessarily mean God is angry with you. Unseen things can be at work for a larger purpose. Job longs for an umpire between himself and God, a mediator, and this ancient book already points toward Jesus as High Priest. Job was wrong that God mocks the trial of the innocent. God lets Job put Him on trial and answers him. Scripture is unified. Tens of thousands of cross-references all point toward the Messiah.
Related Episodes: Romans 3:1-18 (From Christ) - There is No One Righteous 1 Peter 4:12-19 - (Part 2) Why Won't God Keep Good People from Suffering?
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