Moreover, this will be my salvation
Job expresses confidence in his ultimate vindication and salvation. In the context of the book, Job is amidst intense suffering and is defending his integrity before his friends. The term "salvation" here can be understood as deliverance or vindication. Job's faith in God as his redeemer is a central theme, foreshadowing the ultimate salvation found in Jesus Christ. This reflects the belief that true salvation comes from God alone, a theme echoed in passages like Psalm 62:1-2 and Isaiah 12:2.

for no godless man can appear before Him
Job asserts that only those who are righteous can stand before God. This reflects the biblical principle that God is holy and cannot tolerate sin, as seen in passages like Habakkuk 1:13. The term "godless" refers to those who live without regard for God, often associated with wickedness and moral corruption. This statement underscores the importance of righteousness and integrity, themes prevalent throughout the wisdom literature. It also points to the necessity of a mediator, fulfilled in the New Testament by Jesus Christ, who enables believers to stand before God, as seen in Hebrews 4:14-16.

1. Job
A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, enduring immense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.

2. God
The Almighty Creator, whom Job seeks to understand and before whom he desires to present his case.

3. Job's Friends
Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to comfort him but end up arguing that his suffering must be due to sin.

4. Satan
The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity.

5. The Heavenly Court
The setting in the prologue of Job where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness.Confidence in Integrity
Job's statement reflects his confidence in his integrity and righteousness before God. Believers are encouraged to maintain a clear conscience and live uprightly, trusting that God sees and knows their hearts.

Salvation and Righteousness
Job's hope for salvation is tied to his understanding of righteousness. Christians are reminded that true salvation is found in a right relationship with God, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

The Futility of Godlessness
Job asserts that no godless person can stand before God. This highlights the importance of a genuine relationship with God and the futility of living apart from Him.

Endurance in Trials
Job's perseverance amidst suffering serves as an example for believers to remain steadfast in faith, trusting that God is just and will ultimately vindicate the righteous.

Approaching God with Confidence
Like Job, believers are encouraged to approach God with confidence, knowing that through Christ, they have access to the Father and can present their petitions before Him.(16) He also shall be my salvation.--Comp. Psalm 27:1, &c. It is characteristic of Job that, living, as he probably did, outside the pale of Israel, he nevertheless shared the faith and knowledge of God's chosen people; and this cannot be said of any other nation, nor docs any literature give evidence of it. Indeed, it is this which most markedly distinguishes Job from his friends, in that he can and does trust God unreservedly, in spite of all adverse circumstances, overwhelming as they were; while his friends are ignorant of the great central fact that He is Himself the sinner's hope, and are content to rest only upon vague and bald generalities. It is because, therefore, he has said, and can say, "He is and will be my salvation," that he can also say, "I know that I shall be justified, that I am righteous, because I trust in Him" (Genesis 15:6). We do not, in thus speaking, import the Gospel into Job, but exhibit that in Job which had already been manifest in Abraham, and probably recorded of him.

Verse 16. - He also shall be my Salvation. Whatever God does to him (ver. 13), whatever burden he lays upon him, though he even "slay" him (ver. 15), yet Job is sure that ultimately, in one way or another, God will be his Salvation. It is this determined trustfulness which at once gives Job's character its strength, and atones in a certain sense for his over-boldness in challenging God to a controversy. His heart is right with God. Though the secrets of the unseen world have been hidden from him, and the condition of man after death is a mystery on which he can only form vague conjectures, yet he is sure that in the end God will not fail him. For an hypocrite shall not come before him. If he were a hypocrite the case would be different; he would tremble before God, instead of feeling confident. But, knowing that he is honest and true, he is not afraid; he is bold to "come before him," and plead his cause before him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Moreover,
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

this will be my salvation,
לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה (lî·šū·‘āh)
Preposition | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3444: Something saved, deliverance, aid, victory, prosperity

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

no
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

godless man
חָנֵ֥ף (ḥā·nêp̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2611: Profane, irreligious

can appear
יָבֽוֹא׃ (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

before Him.
לְ֝פָנָ֗יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face


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