Job Chapter 13 Summary

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1, Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?

15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.

17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.

21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?

26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.

Job chapter 13 summary is a significant chapter. Job, who has been enduring immense suffering and engaged in a debate with his friends regarding the reasons for his afflictions, continued to express his anguish, frustration, and desire to present his case before the Creator.

Job began by expressing his longing for a direct audience with the Creator. He desired to argue his case before the Almighty and sought an opportunity to justify his righteousness and innocence.

Critique of His Friends: Job addressed his friends and criticized them for offering false and even unhelpful advice. He accused them of being worthless physicians who could not provide healing for his suffering. Job did not hold back any punches. Still, Job showed profound trust in His Maker.

Despite his intense suffering, Job maintained his trust in the Almighty.

He acknowledged the Creator’s supreme authority and power over all things, recognizing that it’s the Creator who ultimately controls the outcome of his situation. Job also acknowledged his own mortality.

He reflected on the fleeting nature of human life. He described life as a momentary breath and a shadow, highlighting the fragility and brevity of human existence. Job concluded the chapter with a bold declaration of faith, stating that even if the Great Creator slew him, he would continue to trust in Him.

This statement emphasizes Job’s unwavering dedication to the plan of the Eternal Father in the midst of his suffering. The chapter does serve as a pivotal moment in the dialogue between Job and his friends, as Job yearns for an opportunity to present his case directly to the Father.

This is the summary of Job chapter 13; Glory to the Almighty merciful Father.

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Minister Koko

BSM

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