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约伯记［第17章］
Book of Job 17

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约伯记［第17章］|Book of Job 17

【因为有神所以有盼望！】

主讲:丘均发传道

09/01/2024


引言：

在整篇的17章表达的内容是约伯‘渴望死’，希望离开这个世界！但是因为约伯心中有神，他在最痛苦的时刻没有放弃，仍然把盼望放在神的身上！

一、有神真好亲自为人作保（V1-9）

约伯强烈地表达了他的绝望，他认为自己日子所剩的不多了，坟墓已经为他预备好了，而且他被嘲讽指控他的人所包围。约伯求神给他一个凭据来证明那些人对他的指控是不实的；就像在法庭上，他需要有抵押来保释他，但是地上无人相信他是无辜的，所以他知道除了神之外，没有人可以做他的保证人。

实际上这已经发生在我们身上了；神的儿子耶稣已经用祂圣洁无罪的生命来为我们作抵押，换取我们无罪释放! 免予永恒的死亡！

二、心中有神患难显Being（V6-9）

在一切痛苦绝望中，约伯还能说出：V9 然而，义人要持守所行的道，手洁的人要力上加力。因为‘完全正直、敬畏神、远离恶事’已经是他的生命，不是做出来的，是他的本质（Being），所以无论环境如何、别人如何、甚至觉得是神在对付他，他仍然持守他的本质，并不因为环境或人的话语而有所改变！

今天我们要知道真儿子的真Being：敬畏神远离恶事，持守真道不偏离！因为我们一切的劳苦，在基督里绝不徒然！当我们知道神是最终的审判者，就不会像许多人因为看不见盼望，以致放弃行义。

三、敬畏神有智慧看透人生（V10-16）

约伯说从他的三个朋友身上找不到智慧！因为他们的想法都是错的，他们认为自己富足又成功，所以是神喜悦的。其实世上的成功和富有不是对神有信心的凭据，而烦恼和痛苦也不是没有信心的证明。所以约伯说他的朋友颠倒是非，以‘黑夜为白昼’，没有真的给他安慰和盼望，只是给他虚假的盼望。

敬畏神是智慧的开端，有属神智慧的人才能看透人生。因为真智慧使我们不是只看今天，而是因为永恒的事，就轻看现今世的事。神已经将永生的奥秘都启示给我们，所以只要我们敬畏神，我们是真正看透人生！拥有智慧的人！

总结：因为有神所以有盼望！

因为有神，我们的人生才有盼望，生命才有意义！在世上的生命，可以去服侍，去爱人如己！这都不是虚空的，而是充满了意义！生命更是在日光之上有永恒的意义！有回家永远与天父同住的盼望！


Job 17 With God, there is hope!
GK611 Morning Devotion
9 Jan 2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Daniel Kew

Introduction:

The content expressed in the entire 17th chapter is that Job "longs to die" and hopes to leave this world! But because Job had God in his heart, he did not give up in the most painful moment and still put his hope in God!

1. So good to have God as the guarantor (V1-9)

Job expresses his despair strongly, believing that his days are numbered, that the grave has been prepared for him, and that he is surrounded by mockers and accusers. Job asked God to give him evidence to prove that the accusations against him were false; just like in court, he needed a pledge as security to bail him out, but no one on earth believed that he was innocent, so he knew that except for God no one can be his guarantor.

This has already happened to us; Jesus, the Son of God, has pledged His holy, sinless life for us in exchange for our freedom! From eternal death!

2. When God is in the heart, trouble shows Being (V6-9)

In all his pain and despair, Job could still say: V9 Yet the righteous will hold to his way, and he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger. Because "being completely righteous, fearing God, and shunning evil" is already his life, it is not something made, it is his essence (Being), so no matter what the environment is, how other people are, or even if he feels that God is dealing with him, he persists. Keep his essence and not change it because of the environment or people’s words!

Today we need to know the true being of a true son: fear God and shun evil, hold on to the truth and never deviate! Because all our labours are never in vain in Christ! When we know that God is the final judge, we will not be like many people who give up on doing righteousness because they see no hope.

3. Fear God and have the wisdom to see through life (V10-16)

Job said there was no wisdom found in his three friends! Because their thoughts are wrong. They think that they are rich and successful, so they are pleasing to God. Success and wealth in the world are not evidence of faith in God, and troubles and pain are not evidence of lack of faith. Therefore, Job said that his friends confounded right and wrong and regarded "night as day." They did not give him comfort and hope, but only gave him false hope.

The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Only those with divine wisdom can see through life. True wisdom causes us not only to look at today but because of eternal things, to despise the things of this life. God has revealed all the mysteries of eternal life to us, so if we fear God, we can truly see through life! Be a man of wisdom!

Conclusion: Because there is God, there is hope!

Because of God, our life has hope and meaning! In this life, you can serve and love others as yourself! None of this is empty, but full of meaning! Life has eternal meaning above the sun! There is the hope of going home to live with our Heavenly Father forever!