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#9. Job 22-27 | Does All Suffering Come From the Hand of God? · Dwelling Place: The Bible for Moms

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  Welcome
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  back
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  from
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  Entrusted
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  Ministries.
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  I'm
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  Stephanie
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  Cock,
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  and
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  this
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  is
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  not
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  about
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  a
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  routine.
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  It's
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  about
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  a
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  relationship
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  with
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  the
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  Lord
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  of
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  the
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  universe
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  that
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  longs
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  to
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  dwell
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  with
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  you.
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  Today
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  we
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  see
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  job's,
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  friends
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  with
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  their
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  final
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  round
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  of
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  accusations.
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  Go
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  ahead,
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  give
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  a
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  cheer.
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  It's
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  fascinating
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  that
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  their
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  argument
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  never
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  really
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  goes
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  beyond
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  a
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  couple
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  basic
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  premises.
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  In
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  logic,
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  we
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  call
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  this
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  syllogism,
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  and
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  just
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  because
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  it
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  has
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  a
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  fancy
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  name
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  doesn't
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  mean
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  that
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  it's
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  true.
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  It's
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  when
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  you
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  have
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  two
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  premises
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  that
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  must
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  equal
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  a
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  conclusion
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  and
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  job's,
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  friends
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  return
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  with
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  his
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  basic
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  idea,
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  the
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  wicked
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  sufferer
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  job
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  is
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  suffering,
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  therefore
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  job
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  must
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  be
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  wicked.
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  Or
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  to
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  phrase
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  it
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  another
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  way,
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  God
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  punishes,
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  wickedness.
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  Job
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  is
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  being
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  punished,
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  therefore
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  job
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  must
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  be
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  wicked.
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  It's
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  elementary
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  logic
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  and
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  it's
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  not
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  accurate.
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  And
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  even
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  though
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  they
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  keep
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  saying,
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  God
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  is
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  almighty
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  and
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  unsearchable.
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  They
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  keep
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  thinking
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  that
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  they
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  can
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  understand
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  him
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  in
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  his
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  ways.
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  We've
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  already
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  seen
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  that
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  suffering
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  can
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  be
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  allowed
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  by
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  God
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  and
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  even
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  ordained
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  by
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  him,
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  and
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  that
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  the
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  enemy
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  can
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  take
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  part
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  in
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  our
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  suffering.
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  But
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  it's
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  evident
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  to
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  me
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  throughout
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  this
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  book
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  of
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  the
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  Bible
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  that
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  suffering
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  also
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  comes
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  from
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  the
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  hand
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  of
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  other
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  sinners.
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  His
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  friends
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  were
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  never
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  commissioned
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  in
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  the
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  process
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  to
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  make
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  him
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  suffer,
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  but
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  at
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  the
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  book,
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  they
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  will
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  be
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  rebuked
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  by
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  the
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  Lord.
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  And
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  that
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  tells
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  me
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  God
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  did
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  not
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  give
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  them
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  this
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  assignment.
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  We
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  never
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  see
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  him.
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  Tell
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  them,
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  will
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  you
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  also
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  test
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  my
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  servant
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  job
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  in
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  chapter
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  22,
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  PHA
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  with
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  his
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  third
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  and
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  final
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  speech.
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  begins
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  listing
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  off
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  ridiculous
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  lies
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  about
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  the
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  sins.
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  Job
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  has
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  committed.
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  He
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  went
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  from
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  praising
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  job's
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  character
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  at
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  the
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  beginning
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  to
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  all
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  of
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  a
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  sudden
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  attributing
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  egregious
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  evil
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  to
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  him.
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  But
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  let
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  me
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  read
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  to
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  you
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  his
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  speech
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  from
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  chapter
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  22,
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  Agree
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  with
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  God
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  and
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  be
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  at
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  peace.
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  Thereby
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  good
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  will
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  come
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  to
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  you.
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  Receive
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  instruction
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  from
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  his
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  mouth
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  and
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  lay
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  up
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  words
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  in
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  your
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  heart.
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  If
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  you
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  return
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  to
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  the
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  Almighty,
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  you
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  will
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  be
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  built
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  up.
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  If
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  you
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  remove
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  injustice
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  far
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  from
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  your
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  tense,
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  if
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  you
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  lay
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  gold
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  in
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  the
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  dust
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  and
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  gold
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  of
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  Ur
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  among
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  the
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  stones
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  of
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  the
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  torrent
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  bed,
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  then
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  the
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  Almighty
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  will
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  be
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  your
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  gold
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  and
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  your
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  precious
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  silver.
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  For
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  then
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  you
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  will
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  delight
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  yourself
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  in
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  the
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  almighty.
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  And
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  lift
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  up
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  your
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  face
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  to
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  God,
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  you
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  will
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  make
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  your
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  prayer
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  to
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  him
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  and
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  he
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  will
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  hear
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  you
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  and
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  you
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  will
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  pay
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  your
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  vows.
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  You
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  will
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  decide
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  on
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  a
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  matter
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  and
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  it
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  will
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  be
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  established
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  for
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  you,
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  and
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  light
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  will
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  shine
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  on
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  your
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  ways
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  for
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  when
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  they
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  are
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  humbled.
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  You
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  say
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  it
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  is
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  because
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  of
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  pride,
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  but
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  he
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  saves
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  the
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  lowly
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  he
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  delivers
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  even
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  the
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  one
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  who
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  is
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  not
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  innocent.
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  Wow.
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  It's
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  one
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  of
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  those
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  times
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  again
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  where
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  beautiful
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  truth
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  comes
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  from.
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  One
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  of
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  job's
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  Friends,
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  it
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  sounds
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  like
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  a
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  passage
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  coming
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  out
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  of
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  Proverbs.
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  One
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  of
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  my
• 2:19
  commentary
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  says,
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  you
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  could
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  make
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  a
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  sermon
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  just
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  off
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  of
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  this,
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  but
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  you
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  know
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  what?
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  It's
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  not
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  applicable
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  to
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  job's
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  situation.
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  It's
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  the
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  right
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  words,
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  but
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  the
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  wrong
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  application.
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  Today
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  we
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  see
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  another
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  well-known
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  verse
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  from
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  Job
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  in
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  2310
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  when
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  Job
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  says,
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  but
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  he
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  knows
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  the
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  way
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  that
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  I
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  take
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  when
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  he
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  has
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  tried
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  me,
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  I
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  shall
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  come
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  out
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  as
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  gold
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  scholars
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  have
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  different
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  perspectives.
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  On
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  this
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  verse,
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  is
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  Job
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  saying
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  that
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  he
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  trusts
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  that
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  God
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  will
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  help
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  him
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  be
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  steadfast
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  through
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  this
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  trial,
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  or
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  is
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  he
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  so
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  committed
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  to
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  his
• 2:46
  innocence
• 2:46
  that
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  he's
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  saying
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  he'll
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  be
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  found
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  in
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  the
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  right
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  after
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  he's
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  tried?
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  Let
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  me
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  read
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  more
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  in
• 2:51
  context
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  and
• 2:51
  you
• 2:51
  can
• 2:52
  decide
• 2:52
  what
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  you
• 2:52
  think.
• 2:53
  But
• 2:53
  he
• 2:53
  knows
• 2:53
  the
• 2:54
  way
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  that
• 2:54
  I
• 2:54
  take
• 2:55
  when
• 2:55
  he
• 2:55
  has
• 2:55
  tried
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  me.
• 2:56
  I
• 2:56
  shall
• 2:56
  come
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  out
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  as
• 2:57
  gold.
• 2:57
  My
• 2:57
  foot
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  has
• 2:58
  held
• 2:58
  fast
• 2:58
  to
• 2:59
  his
• 2:59
  steps.
• 2:59
  I
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  have
• 3:00
  kept
• 3:00
  his
• 3:00
  way
• 3:00
  and
• 3:01
  have
• 3:01
  not
• 3:01
  turned
• 3:01
  aside.
• 3:02
  I
• 3:02
  have
• 3:02
  not
• 3:02
  departed
• 3:03
  from
• 3:03
  the
• 3:03
  commandment
• 3:03
  of
• 3:04
  his
• 3:04
  lips.
• 3:04
  I
• 3:05
  have
• 3:05
  treasured
• 3:05
  the
• 3:05
  words
• 3:06
  of
• 3:06
  his
• 3:06
  mouth
• 3:06
  more
• 3:07
  than
• 3:07
  my
• 3:07
  portion
• 3:08
  of
• 3:08
  food.
• 3:08
  But
• 3:08
  he
• 3:08
  is
• 3:09
  unchangeable
• 3:09
  and
• 3:09
  who
• 3:10
  can
• 3:10
  turn
• 3:10
  him
• 3:10
  back,
• 3:11
  what
• 3:11
  he
• 3:11
  desires
• 3:12
  that
• 3:12
  he
• 3:12
  does
• 3:13
  for
• 3:13
  he
• 3:13
  will
• 3:14
  complete
• 3:14
  what
• 3:14
  he
• 3:14
  appoints
• 3:15
  for
• 3:15
  me
• 3:15
  and
• 3:15
  many
• 3:16
  such
• 3:16
  things
• 3:16
  are
• 3:16
  in
• 3:16
  his
• 3:17
  mind.
• 3:17
  Therefore,
• 3:18
  I
• 3:18
  am
• 3:18
  terrified
• 3:18
  at
• 3:19
  his
• 3:19
  presence
• 3:19
  when
• 3:20
  I
• 3:20
  consider
• 3:20
  I
• 3:20
  am
• 3:20
  in
• 3:21
  dread
• 3:21
  of
• 3:21
  him.
• 3:21
  God
• 3:22
  has
• 3:22
  made
• 3:22
  my
• 3:22
  heart
• 3:22
  faint.
• 3:23
  The
• 3:23
  Almighty
• 3:24
  has
• 3:24
  terrified
• 3:25
  me.
• 3:25
  Chapter
• 3:26
  24
• 3:26
  contains
• 3:27
  a
• 3:27
  list
• 3:27
  of
• 3:27
  wickedness
• 3:28
  and
• 3:28
  job
• 3:28
  declares.
• 3:29
  When
• 3:29
  I
• 3:29
  look
• 3:29
  around,
• 3:30
  I
• 3:30
  don't
• 3:31
  see
• 3:31
  that
• 3:31
  wickedness
• 3:31
  gets
• 3:31
  punished
• 3:32
  right
• 3:32
  away.
• 3:33
  Chapter
• 3:33
  25
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  is
• 3:34
  only
• 3:34
  six
• 3:34
  verses,
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  which
• 3:35
  is
• 3:35
  kind
• 3:35
  of
• 3:36
  nice
• 3:36
  to
• 3:36
  zip
• 3:36
  through
• 3:37
  this
• 3:37
  last
• 3:37
  accusation.
• 3:38
  A
• 3:38
  side
• 3:39
  note,
• 3:39
  if
• 3:39
  you've
• 3:39
  seen
• 3:39
  the
• 3:40
  name
• 3:40
  Rahab
• 3:40
  come
• 3:40
  up
• 3:41
  several
• 3:41
  times
• 3:42
  and
• 3:42
  you've
• 3:42
  thought,
• 3:42
  is
• 3:43
  this
• 3:43
  the
• 3:43
  Rahab
• 3:43
  from
• 3:44
  Jericho?
• 3:44
  I
• 3:44
  thought
• 3:45
  this
• 3:45
  was
• 3:45
  happening
• 3:45
  before
• 3:46
  Abraham.
• 3:46
  It's
• 3:47
  not
• 3:47
  that
• 3:47
  Rahab,
• 3:47
  it's
• 3:48
  actually
• 3:48
  referring
• 3:48
  to
• 3:49
  a
• 3:49
  creature
• 3:49
  from
• 3:49
  mythology.
• 3:50
  I.
• 3:50
  After
• 3:51
  Job
• 3:51
  talks
• 3:51
  about
• 3:51
  the
• 3:52
  sovereignty
• 3:52
  and
• 3:52
  power
• 3:52
  of
• 3:53
  God.
• 3:53
  He
• 3:54
  says
• 3:54
  in
• 3:54
  chapter
• 3:54
  26,
• 3:55
  he
• 3:55
  stretches
• 3:56
  out
• 3:56
  the
• 3:56
  north
• 3:56
  over
• 3:57
  the
• 3:57
  void
• 3:57
  and
• 3:58
  hangs
• 3:58
  the
• 3:58
  earth
• 3:58
  on
• 3:58
  nothing.
• 3:59
  This
• 3:59
  is
• 3:59
  one
• 4:00
  of
• 4:00
  those
• 4:00
  scientifically
• 4:01
  accurate
• 4:01
  facts
• 4:02
  that
• 4:02
  wasn't
• 4:02
  proven
• 4:03
  until
• 4:03
  thousands
• 4:03
  of
• 4:03
  years
• 4:04
  later,
• 4:04
  and
• 4:04
  there
• 4:05
  are
• 4:05
  several
• 4:05
  of
• 4:05
  those
• 4:06
  in
• 4:06
  the
• 4:06
  Book
• 4:06
  of
• 4:06
  Job
• 4:06
  in
• 4:07
  our
• 4:07
  last
• 4:07
  chapter
• 4:07
  for
• 4:07
  today,
• 4:08
  chapter
• 4:08
  27,
• 4:09
  job
• 4:09
  Resolutely
• 4:10
  states.
• 4:11
  As
• 4:11
  long
• 4:11
  as
• 4:12
  my
• 4:12
  breath
• 4:12
  is
• 4:12
  in
• 4:12
  me
• 4:13
  and
• 4:13
  the
• 4:13
  spirit
• 4:13
  of
• 4:14
  God
• 4:14
  is
• 4:14
  in
• 4:14
  my
• 4:14
  nostrils,
• 4:15
  my
• 4:15
  lips
• 4:16
  will
• 4:16
  not
• 4:16
  speak
• 4:17
  falsehood
• 4:17
  and
• 4:18
  my
• 4:18
  tongue
• 4:18
  will
• 4:18
  not
• 4:18
  utter
• 4:19
  deceit
• 4:20
  far
• 4:20
  be
• 4:20
  it
• 4:20
  from
• 4:21
  me.
• 4:21
  To
• 4:21
  say
• 4:21
  that
• 4:21
  you
• 4:21
  are
• 4:22
  right
• 4:22
  till
• 4:23
  I
• 4:23
  die.
• 4:23
  I
• 4:23
  will
• 4:23
  not
• 4:24
  put
• 4:24
  away
• 4:24
  my
• 4:24
  integrity
• 4:25
  from
• 4:25
  me.
• 4:25
  I
• 4:25
  hold
• 4:26
  fast,
• 4:26
  my
• 4:26
  righteousness
• 4:27
  and
• 4:27
  will
• 4:27
  not
• 4:28
  let
• 4:28
  it
• 4:28
  go.
• 4:28
  My
• 4:29
  heart
• 4:29
  does
• 4:29
  not
• 4:29
  reproach
• 4:30
  me
• 4:30
  for
• 4:30
  any
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  my
• 4:30
  days.
• 4:31
  Remember
• 4:32
  in
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  beginning
• 4:32
  of
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  book
• 4:33
  when
• 4:33
  Job's
• 4:33
  wife
• 4:33
  said,
• 4:34
  will
• 4:34
  you
• 4:34
  still
• 4:35
  hold
• 4:35
  fast
• 4:35
  to
• 4:35
  your
• 4:35
  integrity?
• 4:36
  Even
• 4:36
  now,
• 4:37
  job's
• 4:37
  answer
• 4:38
  is
• 4:38
  a
• 4:38
  resounding
• 4:38
  yes.
• 4:39
  Us.
• 4:39
  I
• 4:39
  see
• 4:40
  several
• 4:40
  important
• 4:41
  themes
• 4:41
  in
• 4:41
  Job,
• 4:41
  and
• 4:41
  I
• 4:41
  wanna
• 4:42
  mention
• 4:42
  four
• 4:42
  of
• 4:42
  them
• 4:43
  from
• 4:43
  today's
• 4:43
  reading.
• 4:44
  First
• 4:44
  of
• 4:44
  all,
• 4:45
  as
• 4:45
  I
• 4:45
  said,
• 4:45
  suffering
• 4:46
  can
• 4:46
  come
• 4:46
  at
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  hands
• 4:47
  of
• 4:47
  other
• 4:47
  sinners,
• 4:48
  and
• 4:48
  we
• 4:48
  shouldn't
• 4:49
  attribute
• 4:49
  them
• 4:49
  to
• 4:49
  the
• 4:50
  hand
• 4:50
  of
• 4:50
  God,
• 4:50
  even
• 4:51
  if
• 4:51
  we
• 4:51
  know
• 4:51
  that
• 4:51
  he
• 4:51
  can
• 4:52
  use
• 4:52
  it
• 4:52
  for
• 4:52
  our
• 4:52
  good.
• 4:53
  Why
• 4:53
  do
• 4:53
  I
• 4:53
  think
• 4:53
  this
• 4:54
  is
• 4:54
  important
• 4:54
  for
• 4:54
  moms
• 4:54
  to
• 4:55
  know?
• 4:55
  Because
• 4:55
  when
• 4:56
  our
• 4:56
  kids
• 4:56
  are
• 4:56
  harmed
• 4:56
  or
• 4:57
  wronged,
• 4:57
  if
• 4:57
  we
• 4:57
  attribute
• 4:58
  all
• 4:58
  of
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  suffering
• 4:59
  caused
• 5:00
  by
• 5:00
  the
• 5:00
  sin
• 5:00
  of
• 5:00
  others
• 5:00
  to
• 5:01
  the
• 5:01
  sovereignty
• 5:01
  of
• 5:01
  God,
• 5:02
  we're
• 5:02
  giving
• 5:02
  them
• 5:03
  a
• 5:03
  wrong
• 5:03
  view
• 5:03
  of
• 5:04
  the
• 5:04
  Lord.
• 5:04
  Let's
• 5:05
  say
• 5:05
  they're
• 5:05
  bullied
• 5:05
  at
• 5:05
  school
• 5:06
  and
• 5:06
  they
• 5:06
  come
• 5:06
  home
• 5:06
  and
• 5:07
  in
• 5:07
  an
• 5:07
  effort
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  comfort
• 5:08
  them,
• 5:08
  you
• 5:08
  point
• 5:09
  them
• 5:09
  to
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  fact
• 5:09
  that
• 5:10
  the
• 5:10
  Lord
• 5:10
  will
• 5:10
  use
• 5:10
  all
• 5:10
  of
• 5:11
  this
• 5:11
  for
• 5:11
  good.
• 5:11
  That's
• 5:12
  so
• 5:12
  true,
• 5:13
  but
• 5:13
  we
• 5:13
  can
• 5:13
  teach
• 5:13
  them
• 5:13
  to
• 5:14
  love
• 5:14
  our
• 5:14
  enemy
• 5:14
  as
• 5:14
  Jesus
• 5:15
  told
• 5:15
  us,
• 5:15
  and
• 5:15
  to
• 5:15
  pray
• 5:16
  for
• 5:16
  those
• 5:16
  who
• 5:16
  persecute
• 5:17
  us.
• 5:17
  But
• 5:17
  we
• 5:17
  would
• 5:18
  be
• 5:18
  remiss
• 5:18
  if
• 5:19
  we
• 5:19
  would
• 5:19
  attribute
• 5:19
  all
• 5:20
  of
• 5:20
  the
• 5:20
  evil
• 5:21
  of
• 5:21
  the
• 5:21
  world
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  God's
• 5:21
  sovereignty.
• 5:22
  Secondly.
• 5:23
  Although
• 5:23
  God
• 5:23
  is
• 5:24
  mighty,
• 5:24
  he
• 5:24
  is
• 5:25
  also
• 5:25
  near
• 5:25
  and
• 5:25
  intimately
• 5:26
  aware
• 5:26
  of
• 5:26
  all
• 5:27
  we
• 5:27
  do
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  he
• 5:27
  does
• 5:28
  care.
• 5:28
  Chapter
• 5:29
  22
• 5:29
  verse
• 5:30
  three
• 5:30
  made
• 5:31
  me
• 5:31
  angry
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  read
• 5:32
  when
• 5:32
  Ella
• 5:32
  said,
• 5:33
  is
• 5:33
  it
• 5:33
  any
• 5:33
  pleasure
• 5:34
  to
• 5:34
  the
• 5:34
  Almighty
• 5:35
  if
• 5:35
  you
• 5:35
  are
• 5:35
  in
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  right
• 5:36
  or
• 5:36
  is
• 5:36
  it
• 5:36
  gain
• 5:37
  to
• 5:37
  him
• 5:37
  if
• 5:37
  you
• 5:37
  make
• 5:38
  your
• 5:38
  ways
• 5:38
  blameless
• 5:39
  us?
• 5:39
  I
• 5:40
  believe
• 5:40
  God
• 5:40
  cares
• 5:40
  when
• 5:41
  we
• 5:41
  honor
• 5:41
  him,
• 5:41
  especially
• 5:42
  when
• 5:43
  it's
• 5:43
  out
• 5:43
  of
• 5:43
  the
• 5:43
  depth
• 5:43
  of
• 5:43
  understanding
• 5:44
  His
• 5:44
  goodness.
• 5:45
  Before
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  flood.
• 5:46
  In
• 5:46
  Genesis
• 5:46
  six,
• 5:47
  we
• 5:47
  learned
• 5:47
  that
• 5:47
  God
• 5:47
  was
• 5:48
  deeply
• 5:48
  grieved
• 5:48
  by
• 5:49
  the
• 5:49
  condition
• 5:49
  of
• 5:49
  man,
• 5:50
  and
• 5:50
  that
• 5:50
  every
• 5:50
  intention
• 5:51
  of
• 5:51
  their
• 5:51
  hearts,
• 5:51
  was
• 5:51
  evil
• 5:52
  all
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  time.
• 5:53
  It
• 5:53
  seems
• 5:53
  that
• 5:54
  when
• 5:54
  our
• 5:54
  intentions
• 5:54
  are
• 5:55
  good
• 5:55
  and
• 5:55
  pure,
• 5:55
  then
• 5:56
  that
• 5:56
  would
• 5:56
  bless
• 5:56
  the
• 5:57
  heart
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  God.
• 5:57
  And
• 5:58
  I
• 5:58
  believe
• 5:58
  this
• 5:58
  is
• 5:58
  confirmed
• 5:59
  in
• 5:59
  Hebrews
• 5:59
  11,
• 5:59
  six.
• 6:00
  I've
• 6:00
  mentioned
• 6:00
  it
• 6:01
  before,
• 6:01
  but
• 6:01
  I
• 6:01
  think
• 6:01
  it's
• 6:02
  worth
• 6:02
  repeating.
• 6:02
  It
• 6:02
  says,
• 6:03
  without
• 6:03
  faith,
• 6:03
  it
• 6:04
  is
• 6:04
  impossible
• 6:05
  to
• 6:05
  please
• 6:05
  God.
• 6:05
  For
• 6:05
  whoever
• 6:06
  would
• 6:06
  draw
• 6:06
  near
• 6:07
  to
• 6:07
  him,
• 6:07
  must
• 6:08
  believe
• 6:08
  that
• 6:08
  he
• 6:08
  exists
• 6:09
  and
• 6:09
  that
• 6:10
  he
• 6:10
  rewards
• 6:10
  those
• 6:11
  who
• 6:11
  seek
• 6:11
  him.
• 6:11
  And
• 6:11
  that's
• 6:12
  exactly
• 6:12
  what
• 6:12
  you're
• 6:12
  doing.
• 6:13
  You're
• 6:13
  drawing
• 6:13
  near
• 6:14
  not
• 6:14
  just
• 6:14
  checking
• 6:15
  boxes
• 6:15
  off
• 6:15
  of
• 6:15
  a
• 6:16
  checklist,
• 6:17
  but
• 6:17
  we
• 6:17
  need
• 6:17
  to
• 6:17
  be
• 6:17
  careful
• 6:18
  because
• 6:18
  the
• 6:18
  book
• 6:18
  of
• 6:19
  Job
• 6:19
  reminds
• 6:19
  us
• 6:20
  this
• 6:20
  reward
• 6:20
  doesn't
• 6:20
  always
• 6:21
  come
• 6:21
  quickly
• 6:22
  as
• 6:22
  Jesus
• 6:22
  told
• 6:22
  us
• 6:23
  in
• 6:23
  John
• 6:23
  6
• 6:23
  33,
• 6:24
  in
• 6:24
  this
• 6:24
  world
• 6:25
  you
• 6:25
  will
• 6:25
  have
• 6:25
  troubles,
• 6:26
  but
• 6:26
  take
• 6:26
  heart,
• 6:27
  I
• 6:27
  have
• 6:27
  overcome
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  world.
• 6:28
  If
• 6:29
  you
• 6:29
  believe
• 6:29
  that
• 6:29
  everything
• 6:30
  will
• 6:30
  be
• 6:30
  quickly
• 6:30
  handled
• 6:31
  as
• 6:31
  job's
• 6:31
  friends
• 6:32
  wrongly
• 6:32
  did,
• 6:32
  you'll
• 6:33
  be
• 6:33
  deeply
• 6:33
  disappointed
• 6:34
  and
• 6:34
  you
• 6:34
  might
• 6:34
  even
• 6:35
  set
• 6:35
  your
• 6:35
  children
• 6:35
  up
• 6:35
  for
• 6:35
  failure.
• 6:36
  Our
• 6:36
  character
• 6:37
  can
• 6:37
  be
• 6:37
  solidified
• 6:38
  when
• 6:38
  we're
• 6:38
  patient
• 6:39
  in
• 6:39
  trials.
• 6:40
  third
• 6:40
  A
• 6:40
  major
• 6:41
  question
• 6:41
  in
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  book
• 6:41
  of
• 6:41
  Job
• 6:42
  biz,
• 6:42
  will
• 6:43
  job
• 6:43
  serve
• 6:43
  God
• 6:44
  even
• 6:44
  if
• 6:44
  he
• 6:44
  gets
• 6:44
  nothing
• 6:45
  in
• 6:45
  return?
• 6:45
  And
• 6:45
  I
• 6:46
  wanna
• 6:46
  ask
• 6:46
  that
• 6:47
  of
• 6:47
  you
• 6:47
  today.
• 6:48
  Will
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  serve
• 6:48
  God
• 6:49
  even
• 6:49
  if
• 6:49
  you
• 6:49
  get
• 6:49
  nothing
• 6:50
  more
• 6:50
  in
• 6:50
  return
• 6:51
  from
• 6:51
  him,
• 6:51
  what
• 6:52
  if
• 6:52
  the
• 6:52
  days
• 6:52
  that
• 6:52
  you
• 6:52
  do
• 6:53
  read
• 6:53
  his
• 6:53
  word
• 6:54
  seem
• 6:54
  to
• 6:54
  be
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  hardest
• 6:55
  in
• 6:55
  your
• 6:55
  home?
• 6:55
  What
• 6:56
  if
• 6:56
  the
• 6:56
  more
• 6:56
  you
• 6:56
  pray,
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  more
• 6:57
  your
• 6:57
  kids
• 6:58
  rise
• 6:58
  up
• 6:58
  in
• 6:58
  disobedience?
• 6:59
  Will
• 6:59
  you
• 6:59
  serve
• 7:00
  God
• 7:00
  because
• 7:00
  he's
• 7:00
  worthy?
• 7:01
  Years
• 7:02
  ago,
• 7:02
  I
• 7:02
  was
• 7:02
  at
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  mom's
• 7:03
  gathering
• 7:03
  and
• 7:03
  a
• 7:03
  couple
• 7:04
  of
• 7:04
  us
• 7:04
  were
• 7:04
  sharing
• 7:04
  how
• 7:04
  we
• 7:04
  felt
• 7:05
  personally
• 7:05
  called
• 7:06
  to
• 7:06
  honor
• 7:06
  this
• 7:06
  Sabbath
• 7:07
  in
• 7:07
  our
• 7:07
  homes.
• 7:07
  One
• 7:08
  mom
• 7:08
  said,
• 7:08
  sometimes
• 7:09
  I
• 7:09
  look
• 7:09
  at
• 7:09
  my
• 7:09
  to-do
• 7:10
  list
• 7:10
  and
• 7:10
  I
• 7:10
  think
• 7:11
  it's
• 7:11
  impossible
• 7:12
  for
• 7:12
  me
• 7:12
  to
• 7:12
  set
• 7:13
  aside
• 7:13
  time
• 7:13
  for
• 7:13
  God,
• 7:14
  but
• 7:14
  every
• 7:14
  time
• 7:14
  I
• 7:14
  do,
• 7:15
  I
• 7:15
  see
• 7:15
  him
• 7:15
  bless
• 7:16
  it,
• 7:16
  and
• 7:16
  I'm
• 7:16
  so
• 7:16
  thankful.
• 7:17
  I
• 7:17
  honored
• 7:17
  him
• 7:17
  with
• 7:17
  my
• 7:17
  time.
• 7:18
  To
• 7:18
  which
• 7:18
  I
• 7:18
  said,
• 7:19
  I
• 7:19
  hate
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  be
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  downer,
• 7:20
  but
• 7:21
  that's
• 7:21
  not
• 7:21
  always
• 7:21
  my
• 7:21
  experience.
• 7:22
  Often
• 7:23
  when
• 7:23
  I've
• 7:23
  tried
• 7:23
  to
• 7:23
  obey
• 7:24
  God
• 7:24
  with
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  Sabbath,
• 7:25
  the
• 7:25
  next
• 7:25
  day
• 7:25
  I
• 7:25
  will
• 7:26
  be
• 7:26
  absolutely
• 7:26
  slammed
• 7:27
  and
• 7:27
  I
• 7:28
  think,
• 7:28
  God,
• 7:28
  I
• 7:28
  was
• 7:29
  trying
• 7:29
  to
• 7:29
  honor
• 7:29
  you.
• 7:30
  Why
• 7:30
  aren't
• 7:30
  you
• 7:30
  blessing
• 7:31
  me?
• 7:31
  And
• 7:31
  I
• 7:32
  felt
• 7:32
  him
• 7:32
  impress
• 7:32
  upon
• 7:32
  my
• 7:33
  heart.
• 7:33
  Would
• 7:33
  you
• 7:33
  take
• 7:34
  it
• 7:34
  back?
• 7:34
  Did
• 7:35
  you
• 7:35
  give
• 7:35
  it
• 7:35
  to
• 7:35
  me?
• 7:35
  Just
• 7:36
  so
• 7:36
  I
• 7:36
  would
• 7:36
  Bless
• 7:36
  you.
• 7:37
  Remember
• 7:37
  how
• 7:37
  I
• 7:37
  told
• 7:38
  you
• 7:38
  that
• 7:38
  we
• 7:38
  need
• 7:38
  to
• 7:38
  balance
• 7:39
  key
• 7:39
  ideas
• 7:39
  in
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  Bible?
• 7:40
  The
• 7:40
  reality
• 7:41
  that
• 7:41
  we
• 7:41
  see
• 7:42
  all
• 7:42
  over
• 7:42
  scripture
• 7:43
  is
• 7:43
  that
• 7:43
  there
• 7:43
  are
• 7:44
  blessings
• 7:44
  of
• 7:44
  obedience,
• 7:45
  but
• 7:45
  we
• 7:45
  have
• 7:46
  to
• 7:46
  make
• 7:46
  sure
• 7:46
  that
• 7:46
  we
• 7:46
  don't
• 7:47
  obey
• 7:47
  just
• 7:47
  for
• 7:48
  the
• 7:48
  blessing.
• 7:49
  Welcome
• 7:49
  back
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  this
• 7:50
  over
• 7:50
  and
• 7:50
  over,
• 7:51
  but
• 7:51
  in
• 7:51
  our
• 7:51
  society
• 7:52
  of
• 7:52
  instant
• 7:52
  gratification,
• 7:53
  it's
• 7:53
  becoming
• 7:54
  even
• 7:54
  more
• 7:54
  contrary
• 7:55
  to
• 7:55
  our
• 7:55
  nature.
• 7:56
  And
• 7:56
  lastly.
• 7:57
  As
• 7:57
  job's
• 7:58
  friends
• 7:58
  accuse
• 7:58
  him
• 7:58
  of
• 7:59
  all
• 7:59
  sorts
• 7:59
  of
• 7:59
  sin.
• 8:00
  Much
• 8:00
  of
• 8:00
  it
• 8:00
  applies
• 8:01
  to
• 8:01
  job
• 8:01
  neglecting
• 8:02
  marginalized
• 8:03
  people.
• 8:03
  Scripture
• 8:04
  tells
• 8:04
  us
• 8:04
  that
• 8:04
  our
• 8:05
  walk
• 8:05
  with
• 8:05
  God
• 8:05
  should
• 8:05
  impact
• 8:06
  our
• 8:06
  treatment
• 8:06
  of
• 8:06
  others.
• 8:07
  You
• 8:07
  can't
• 8:08
  press
• 8:08
  into
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
  Lord
• 8:08
  and
• 8:09
  pursue
• 8:09
  holiness
• 8:10
  without
• 8:10
  it
• 8:10
  spilling
• 8:11
  out
• 8:11
  over
• 8:11
  to
• 8:11
  his
• 8:11
  creation,
• 8:12
  and
• 8:12
  that
• 8:13
  doesn't
• 8:13
  just
• 8:13
  apply
• 8:13
  to
• 8:14
  our
• 8:14
  families.
• 8:14
  We
• 8:15
  should
• 8:15
  pray
• 8:15
  to
• 8:15
  have
• 8:15
  eyes
• 8:16
  to
• 8:16
  see
• 8:16
  and
• 8:16
  be
• 8:16
  looking
• 8:17
  for
• 8:17
  opportunities
• 8:17
  to
• 8:18
  bless
• 8:18
  others.
• 8:19
  Let
• 8:19
  me
• 8:19
  pray.
• 8:20
  Heavenly
• 8:20
  Father,
• 8:21
  we
• 8:21
  come
• 8:21
  before
• 8:21
  you
• 8:22
  humbled
• 8:23
  at
• 8:23
  the
• 8:23
  task
• 8:23
  before
• 8:24
  us
• 8:24
  of
• 8:24
  parenting,
• 8:25
  often
• 8:26
  while
• 8:26
  we're
• 8:26
  still
• 8:26
  wrestling
• 8:27
  knowing
• 8:27
  that
• 8:27
  you
• 8:27
  are
• 8:28
  wise
• 8:28
  and
• 8:28
  that
• 8:28
  your
• 8:29
  ways
• 8:29
  are
• 8:29
  above
• 8:29
  our
• 8:30
  ways.
• 8:30
  But
• 8:30
  sometimes
• 8:31
  it's
• 8:31
  hard
• 8:31
  to
• 8:31
  reconcile
• 8:32
  with
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  fallenness
• 8:33
  of
• 8:33
  this
• 8:33
  earth
• 8:34
  all
• 8:34
  while
• 8:35
  we're
• 8:35
  doing
• 8:35
  laundry
• 8:35
  and
• 8:36
  applying
• 8:36
  band-aids.
• 8:37
  ask
• 8:37
  for
• 8:37
  a
• 8:37
  supernatural
• 8:38
  gift
• 8:38
  of
• 8:39
  patience
• 8:39
  in
• 8:39
  our
• 8:39
  hearts
• 8:40
  that
• 8:40
  we
• 8:40
  would
• 8:40
  be
• 8:41
  able
• 8:41
  to
• 8:41
  endure
• 8:42
  well
• 8:42
  for
• 8:42
  eternity.
• 8:43
  I
• 8:44
  pray
• 8:44
  today
• 8:44
  for
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  moms
• 8:45
  struggling
• 8:45
  with
• 8:45
  discouragement,
• 8:46
  anxiety,
• 8:47
  or
• 8:47
  depression.
• 8:48
  They
• 8:48
  wanna
• 8:49
  model
• 8:49
  that
• 8:49
  you
• 8:49
  do
• 8:50
  transform,
• 8:51
  yet
• 8:51
  they're
• 8:51
  feeling
• 8:51
  guilty
• 8:52
  because
• 8:52
  they're
• 8:52
  struggling
• 8:53
  to
• 8:53
  walk
• 8:53
  with
• 8:53
  hope
• 8:53
  and
• 8:53
  joy.
• 8:54
  Thank
• 8:54
  you
• 8:54
  for
• 8:55
  the
• 8:55
  example
• 8:55
  we
• 8:55
  have
• 8:55
  in
• 8:56
  Job
• 8:56
  that
• 8:56
  you
• 8:56
  don't
• 8:57
  expect
• 8:57
  us
• 8:57
  to
• 8:57
  do
• 8:58
  this
• 8:58
  perfectly.
• 8:59
  I
• 8:59
  pray
• 8:59
  you
• 8:59
  would
• 8:59
  help
• 9:00
  us
• 9:00
  to
• 9:00
  not
• 9:00
  teach
• 9:00
  our
• 9:01
  kids
• 9:01
  an
• 9:01
  empty
• 9:02
  Sunday
• 9:02
  school
• 9:02
  gospel
• 9:03
  that
• 9:03
  promises
• 9:04
  when
• 9:04
  we
• 9:04
  obey
• 9:05
  everything
• 9:05
  will
• 9:05
  go
• 9:06
  well.
• 9:06
  But
• 9:06
  I
• 9:06
  also
• 9:07
  pray
• 9:07
  that
• 9:07
  our
• 9:08
  life
• 9:08
  and
• 9:08
  our
• 9:08
  demeanor
• 9:09
  would
• 9:09
  prove
• 9:10
  that
• 9:10
  the
• 9:10
  joy
• 9:11
  of
• 9:11
  your
• 9:11
  presence
• 9:12
  is
• 9:12
  worth
• 9:12
  it.
• 9:13
  In
• 9:13
  Jesus'
• 9:13
  name
• 9:13
  we
• 9:13
  pray.
• 9:14
  Amen.