Job 29: 1-11 “The Secret of God”

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 “Moreover Job continued his parable, and said(v.1),” The Spirit has set the allegory,- meaning parables are extended somewhat like pleats in a concertina bellow and each parable has to do with God’s inscrutable purpose and it can only work in trust. The secret of God is the manner the will of God works with him. We see the seven stages of man rephrased as he recounts’ days of his youth’, as a householder with immense wealth in vv.6-7 (‘When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;/ When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!’) and as an ancient like a judge in session..

Where the bard in his play As You Like it speaks of justice,’

‘And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lin’d,

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Job 28:20-28 “Godliness”

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Godliness is fear of God that prompts His creation to place themselves at His disposal. It is different from the fear we find mentioned in several places. Moses for example,”And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)(He.12:21)”Overawed by the majesty of God coming down the mount the Israelites were terrified,”And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

“And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die./ And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.(Ex.20:27-28).” They did not make that fear convert their lives to walk…

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