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约伯记［第7章］
Book of Job 7

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约伯记［第7章］|Book of Job 7

【面对苦难的反思】

主讲: 林国晶传道

21/12/2023


引言：

约伯从回应以利法转向神。因他认为神与这一场的灾难是有关联的，所以他将目光转向神，并且在神的面前倾诉自己里面的凄凉，发出悲哀的怨气。并且，他也从他的苦难中作了很多关于人生的思考。

一、人生的认知（v1-10)

1.须经争战(v1-6)

对约伯来说，他的人生就像是在争战一般，活得很劳累。他不但经过了困苦的日月，而且终夜失眠、现在还一身病痛，甚至日子飞快地「消耗在无指望之中」，不得安息。

2. 像一口气(v7-10)

约伯感觉「生命不过是一口气」，转瞬即逝。约伯把死亡比作和空中的云彩，被周围的空氣吸收了水分以后就消散了，而且人死后便不再返回地上熟悉的地方。

二、转向寻求神(v11-21）

1.吐露哀情(v11-16)

被各种可怕苦难攻击得几乎喘不过气来的约伯，这次再次在上帝面前毫无隐瞒的倾心吐意。他非常诚实地向神说出了他的感受，宣泄心中失意的情绪。因此，我们要学习如何在神的面前倾心吐意。将我们内心深处的感觉向神表达出来。

2.尽诉困惑(v17-21）

约伯似乎非常认识上帝对人的爱，和上帝拥有终极赦免罪的权柄，他也知道这才是罪的终极解决方式，但他挣扎的点在于，上帝为何迟迟不施恩赦免，反而使罪中的他饱受苦难。然而，约伯很知道自己在上帝眼中是极有价值的，因此他在苦难中虽有埋怨，却也不离弃上帝，仍然紧抓上帝不放。

总结：

苦难是让人生命成长的一个元素，让人转向神，经历神并更靠近神。因此，若我们面对苦难，不要丧胆，也不要绝望，要记得转向神，祂必指引并保护我们！


Job Chapter 7: Reflection in the Face of Suffering
GK611 Morning Devotion
21/12/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Stella Ling

Job turned from responding to Eliphaz to God. Because he believed that God was involved in this disaster, he turned his attention to God and poured out his inner desolation and sorrowful complaints before God. Moreover, he made many reflections on life from his sufferings.

1. Perception of Life (v1-10)

a. Battles to be fought (v1-6)

For Job, his life was like a battle, a life of labour. Not only had he gone through days and months of hardship, but he had lost sleep at night, was now sick, and even the days flew by "and are spent without hope." with no rest.

b. Like a breath (v7-10)

Job felt that "my life is a breath" that passes quickly. Job compares death to a cloud in the sky, which dissipates as it is absorbed by the air around it, and which does not return to its familiar place on earth after death.

2. Turning to seek God (v11-21)

a. Pouring out his grief (v11-16)

Job, who had been attacked by all kinds of terrible afflictions and was almost breathless, again poured out his heart before God this time without any concealment. He was very honest with God about how he felt and vented his heart's disillusionment. Therefore, we need to learn how to pour out our hearts before God. To express our deepest feelings to God.

b. Confess all your perplexity (v17-21)

Job seems to be very cognizant of God's love for man, and God's authority to have the ultimate forgiveness of sin, and he knows that this is the ultimate solution to sin, but the point of his struggle is why God delays in granting forgiveness by grace, and instead causes him to suffer greatly in his sin. However, Job knew very well that he was extremely valuable in God's eyes, so he did not forsake God in his suffering, despite his complaints, and still clung to God.

Conclusion：

Suffering is an element of growth in one's life, allowing one to turn to God, experience God and draw closer to God. Therefore, if we face suffering, we should not lose heart or despair, but remember to turn to God, and He will guide and protect us!