The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God's wrath. The possessions of his house will be removedThis phrase suggests a complete loss of wealth and security. In the context of Job, it reflects the belief that the wicked will ultimately face divine retribution. The "house" symbolizes one's life and legacy, often associated with stability and prosperity in ancient Near Eastern culture. This aligns with the biblical principle found in Proverbs 13:22, where the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. The removal of possessions can also be seen as a fulfillment of divine justice, as seen in the story of Achan in Joshua 7, where disobedience led to the loss of all he had. flowing away
The imagery of possessions "flowing away" evokes a sense of inevitability and helplessness, much like water that cannot be contained. This can be connected to the transient nature of earthly wealth, as emphasized in Ecclesiastes 5:10-15, where material riches are described as fleeting. The metaphor of water is often used in Scripture to describe judgment or cleansing, as seen in the flood narrative in Genesis 6-9. This suggests that the loss is not only material but also a purging of unrighteousness. on the day of God’s wrath
This phrase points to a specific time of divine judgment. The "day of God's wrath" is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, such as in Zephaniah 1:14-18, where it describes a time of great distress and punishment for the wicked. It underscores the certainty of God's justice and the ultimate accountability of all individuals. In the New Testament, this concept is echoed in Revelation 6:17, where the great day of wrath is depicted as a time when no one can stand. This serves as a reminder of the eschatological hope for believers and the final defeat of evil. Persons / Places / Events 1. Zophar the NaamathiteOne of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Zophar is speaking, offering his perspective on the fate of the wicked. 2. JobThe central figure of the book, a man of great faith and patience who undergoes severe trials and suffering. 3. God’s WrathA significant theme in the Bible, representing God's righteous anger and judgment against sin and wickedness. 4. The WickedIn this context, Zophar is describing the fate of those who live in opposition to God's ways. 5. PossessionsMaterial wealth and assets that are often seen as blessings but can also be a source of pride and false security. Teaching Points The Temporary Nature of Earthly PossessionsEarthly wealth and possessions are fleeting and can be taken away at any moment, especially in the face of divine judgment. The Reality of Divine JudgmentGod's wrath is a real and sobering truth that should lead us to live righteously and not place our trust in material wealth. The Importance of Spiritual WealthTrue security and lasting value are found in spiritual riches and a relationship with God, not in material possessions. The Consequences of WickednessLiving in opposition to God's ways leads to inevitable loss and destruction, as illustrated by the fate of the wicked. Trust in God's SovereigntyIn times of loss or trial, trust in God's sovereignty and justice, knowing that He is in control and His purposes are ultimately for our good. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the description of the fate of the wicked in Job 20:28 challenge our perspective on material wealth and security? 2. In what ways can we ensure that our trust is in God rather than in our possessions, especially in light of Matthew 6:19-21? 3. How does understanding the reality of God's wrath influence our daily decisions and priorities? 4. What steps can we take to cultivate spiritual wealth and store treasures in heaven, as encouraged in 1 Timothy 6:7-10? 5. How can we find comfort and assurance in God's sovereignty when we experience loss or see injustice in the world? Connections to Other Scriptures Proverbs 11:4This verse highlights that wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, emphasizing the futility of relying on material possessions for security. Matthew 6:19-21Jesus teaches about storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth, where they can be destroyed or stolen, aligning with the idea that earthly possessions are temporary. 1 Timothy 6:7-10Paul warns about the dangers of the love of money and the importance of contentment, which connects to the transient nature of possessions mentioned in Job 20:28. People Job, ZopharPlaces UzTopics Anger, Carried, Carry, Depart, Dragged, Flow, Flowing, Forth, God's, Goods, Hands, Increase, Possessions, Poured, Produce, Remove, Rush, Rushing, Waters, WrathDictionary of Bible Themes Job 20:28 4045 chaos Job 20:28-29 4260 rivers and streams
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The triumphing of the wicked is short.--JOB 20:5. Thou shalt bruise his heel.--This is your hour, and the power of darkness.--As the children are partakers of flesh and blood he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.--Having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily PathThe Christian Urged To, and Assisted In, an Express Act of Self-Dedication to the Service of God.
1. The advantages of such a surrender are briefly suggested.-- 2, 3, 4. Advice for the manner of doing it; that it be deliberate, cheerful, entire, perpetual.--5. And that it be expressed with some affecting solemnity.--6. A written instrument to be signed and declared before God, at some season of extraordinary devotion, reposed. The chapter concludes with a specimen of such an instrument, together with an abstract of it, to be used with proper and requisite alterations. 1. AS I would hope, that, …
Philip Doddridge—The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul Whether the Ashes from which the Human Body Will be Restored have any Natural Inclination Towards the Soul which Will be United to Them?
Objection 1: It would seem that the ashes from which the human body will be restored will have a natural inclination towards the soul which will be united to them. For if they had no inclination towards the soul, they would stand in the same relation to that soul as other ashes. Therefore it would make no difference whether the body that is to be united to that soul were restored from those ashes or from others: and this is false. Objection 2: Further, the body is more dependent on the soul than …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica God.
GLORY OF GOD. God is the chief good--good so as nothing is but himself. He is in himself most happy; yea, all good and all true happiness are only to be found in God, as that which is essential to his nature; nor is there any good or any happiness in or with any creature or thing but what is communicated to it by God. God is the only desirable good; nothing without him is worthy of our hearts. Right thoughts of God are able to ravish the heart; how much more happy is the man that has interest in …
John Bunyan—The Riches of Bunyan The Hardening Operation of Love.
"Being grieved for the hardness of their heart."--Mark iii. 5. Love may also be reversed. Failing to cherish, to uplift, and to enrich, it consumes and destroys. This is a mystery which man can not fathom. It belongs to the unsearchable depths of the divine Being, of which we do not wish to know more than has been revealed. But this does not alter the fact. No creature can exclude itself from the divine control. No man can say that he has nothing to do with God; that he or any other creature exists …
Abraham Kuyper—The Work of the Holy Spirit Tit. 2:06 Thoughts for Young Men
WHEN St. Paul wrote his Epistle to Titus about his duty as a minister, he mentioned young men as a class requiring peculiar attention. After speaking of aged men and aged women, and young women, he adds this pithy advice, "Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded" (Tit. 2:6). I am going to follow the Apostle's advice. I propose to offer a few words of friendly exhortation to young men. I am growing old myself, but there are few things I remember so well as the days of my youth. I have a most …
John Charles Ryle—The Upper Room: Being a Few Truths for the Times The Barren Fig-Tree;
OR, THE DOOM AND DOWNFALL OF THE FRUITLESS PROFESSOR: SHOWING, THAT THE DAY OF GRACE MAY BE PAST WITH HIM LONG BEFORE HIS LIFE IS ENDED; THE SIGNS ALSO BY WHICH SUCH MISERABLE MORTALS MAY BE KNOWN. BY JOHN BUNYAN 'Who being dead, yet speaketh.'--Hebrews 11:4 London: Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion, in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1688. This Title has a broad Black Border. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. This solemn, searching, awful treatise, was published by Bunyan in 1682; but does not appear …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 A Few Sighs from Hell;
or, The Groans of the Damned Soul: or, An Exposition of those Words in the Sixteenth of Luke, Concerning the Rich Man and the Beggar WHEREIN IS DISCOVERED THE LAMENTABLE STATE OF THE DAMNED; THEIR CRIES, THEIR DESIRES IN THEIR DISTRESSES, WITH THE DETERMINATION OF GOD UPON THEM. A GOOD WARNING WORD TO SINNERS, BOTH OLD AND YOUNG, TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BETIMES, AND TO SEEK, BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST, TO AVOID, LEST THEY COME INTO THE SAME PLACE OF TORMENT. Also, a Brief Discourse touching the …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 An Exhortation to Love God
1. An exhortation. Let me earnestly persuade all who bear the name of Christians to become lovers of God. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. 23). There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. i. 30). The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. They fear God, …
Thomas Watson—A Divine Cordial Man's Misery by the Fall
Q-19: WHAT IS THE MISERY OF THAT ESTATE WHEREINTO MAN FELL? A: All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, are under his wrath and curse, and so made liable to all the miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell for ever. 'And were by nature children of wrath.' Eph 2:2. Adam left an unhappy portion to his posterity, Sin and Misery. Having considered the first of these, original sin, we shall now advert to the misery of that state. In the first, we have seen mankind offending; …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity Job
The book of Job is one of the great masterpieces of the world's literature, if not indeed the greatest. The author was a man of superb literary genius, and of rich, daring, and original mind. The problem with which he deals is one of inexhaustible interest, and his treatment of it is everywhere characterized by a psychological insight, an intellectual courage, and a fertility and brilliance of resource which are nothing less than astonishing. Opinion has been divided as to how the book should be …
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