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约伯记［第24章］
Book of Job 24

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约伯记［第24章］|Book of Job 24

【安静、知道祂是神！】

主讲:郑伟健同工

19/01/2024


一、人总是喜欢问为什么来认识神（V1）

这一章是约伯对以利法第三次言论的一段答辩，但同时也是他思想现实世界的混乱而产生的一种困惑。人总是喜欢问“为什么？”、“为什么不可以这样？”、“为什么神这样待我？”，我们总是对神的判断决定产生质疑，而忘了神有绝对的权柄。因为祂是神。

二、我们总是看世上的事来认识神

约伯开始觉得神没有照顾好人也没有阻止坏事发生，觉得这样一点也不公平！他的情绪再次出现起伏，又忍不住向神大发牢骚了。因为以下事情，他想找神理论：

1. 恶人横行无忌 (V2-12)

约伯在这里描述了恶人当道、社会不公、穷人总是受欺的凄惨光景。他埋冤说到“神却不理会那恶人的愚妄”，甚至对神质疑说：“难道那些受苦的人都是罪有应得吗？”

2. 黑暗之子当道 (V13-17)

在一段里，他继续描述说那些杀人的、奸夫和盗贼，他们的罪行都在黑暗的掩护下进行。对神的反应，他表示非常不明白为什么这些都是神赐给以色列人的律法所严令禁止的。既然如此，神为什么不立刻施行报应呢？

我们总是容易因为别人的事，世上的事情而去想神为什么这样做。但是因着这样我们反而定睛在事情的发生上，而没有定睛在神的身上。甚至或许会像约伯那样，质疑神的做法。求神帮助我们，不要我们自己的认识，而去质疑神的做法。

三、我们总以人生的结局来认识神（V18-25）

约伯觉得神似乎保住恶人，看顾他们，以致他们有恃无恐，更加放肆，而且世世代代有恶人兴起。最后恶人之死在世上都好像与其他人一样。而约伯当时并不能明白、更是看不见，死后且有审判的真理，所以对恶人和善人的死亡都是一样而产生疑惑。

我们感恩，因为透过祂的话语，我们更可以认识他是全能公义的神。透过祂的话语，我们现在都知道死后且有审判的真理。

总结：

不要被“为什么”和“别人怎样”来困惑我们对神的认识。我们要安静，来到祂的面前，问祂我们可以做什么。


Job Chapter 24: “Be still and know that He is God!”
GK611 Morning Devotion
19/1/2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Co-worker Asher Chang

1. People always like to ask why they come to know God (V1)

This chapter is Job's reply to Eliphaz's third speech, but it is also a kind of misperception caused by the confusion of his thinking in the real world. People always like to ask “Why?”, “Why can’t this be like this?”, “Why does God treat me like this?”. We always question God’s judgments and decisions, forgetting that God has absolute authority. Because He is God.

2. We always look at things in the world to know God

Job began to feel that God did not take good care of people or prevent bad things from happening. He felt that this was unfair! His mood fluctuated again, and he couldn't help but complain to God. He wanted to seek explanation from God because of the following things:

(1) Evil people run rampant (V2-12)

Job here describes the miserable situation where evil people are in power, society is unfair, and the poor are always bullied. He buried his grievance and said, "Yet God does not charge them with wrong." and even questioned God, "Do those who suffer deserve it?"

(2) The Son of Darkness takes charge (V13-17)

In one passage, he goes on to describe murderers, adulterers, and thieves who committed their crimes under the cover of darkness. In response to God's response, he expressed that he did not understand why these things were strictly prohibited by the laws God gave to the Israelites. In this case, why doesn’t God retaliate immediately?

It is always easy for us to think about why God does this because of other people’s things and things in the world. But because of this, we focus on what happens instead of focusing on God. Maybe even like Job, question God’s ways. Ask God to help us not to question God’s ways rather than our understanding.

3. We always know God at the end of life (V18-25)

Job felt that God seemed to protect the wicked and watch over them, making them fearless and more arrogant, and wicked people would arise from generation to generation. In the end the death of the wicked seems to be the same as for everyone else in the world. At that time, Job did not understand, let alone see, the truth that there would be a judgment after death, so he had doubts about whether the death of evil people and good people was the same.

We are grateful because through His words, we can know Him as the Almighty and righteous God. Through His Word, we now know the truth that there is a judgment after death.

Conclusion：

Don’t let the “whys” and “hows” of others confuse our understanding of God. We are to be still, come into His presence, and ask Him what we can do.