The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them: The righteous see it and are gladThe righteousIn the Hebrew text, the word for "righteous" is "צַדִּיק" (tzaddik), which refers to those who are just, virtuous, and in right standing with God. In the context of the Book of Job, the "righteous" are those who live according to God's laws and principles, often contrasted with the wicked. Historically, the concept of righteousness in the Old Testament is deeply tied to covenantal faithfulness and obedience to God's commands. The righteous are those who trust in God's justice and mercy, and their lives reflect His character. see it
The phrase "see it" implies a recognition or understanding of something significant. In the context of Job 22, this likely refers to the manifestation of God's justice or the downfall of the wicked. The righteous, with their spiritual insight and discernment, are able to perceive God's hand at work in the world. This seeing is not just physical sight but a deeper, spiritual comprehension of God's actions and purposes. and are glad
The Hebrew word for "glad" is "שָׂמַח" (samach), which conveys a sense of joy, delight, and exultation. The righteous experience joy when they witness God's justice being enacted, as it reaffirms their faith in His sovereignty and goodness. This gladness is not merely an emotional response but a profound spiritual joy that comes from seeing God's righteousness prevail. In the broader biblical narrative, joy is often associated with God's presence and the fulfillment of His promises. the innocent mock them
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The term "innocent" in Hebrew is "נָקִי" (naqi), which means clean, free from guilt, or blameless. In the context of Job, the innocent are those who have not committed the sins or wrongdoings that the wicked have. They are pure in heart and actions, often suffering unjustly in a fallen world. The innocence of these individuals highlights the contrast between their character and that of the wicked. mock them
The act of mocking, in Hebrew "לָעַג" (laag), involves derision or scorn. Here, the innocent mock the wicked, not out of malice, but as a response to the vindication of God's justice. This mockery is a reversal of roles, as the wicked often mock the righteous in their prosperity. The innocent's mockery serves as a testament to the ultimate triumph of God's justice and the futility of wickedness. In the biblical context, such mockery underscores the moral order established by God, where the proud are humbled, and the humble are exalted. Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it. 2. Eliphaz the TemaniteOne of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, offering his perspective on Job's suffering and the fate of the wicked. 3. The RighteousThose who live in accordance with God's will and are contrasted with the wicked. In this verse, they are depicted as rejoicing over the downfall of the wicked. 4. The InnocentThose who are free from guilt or sin. They are described as mocking the wicked, highlighting a sense of vindication. 5. The WickedThose who live in opposition to God's commands. Their downfall is a central theme in this passage, serving as a warning and a point of reflection. Teaching Points The Joy of the RighteousThe righteous find joy not in the suffering of others, but in the justice and righteousness of God being upheld. This joy is rooted in a deep trust in God's ultimate plan and justice. Vindication of the InnocentThe innocent may mock the downfall of the wicked, not out of spite, but as a recognition of God's justice. This serves as a reminder that God sees and knows all, and His justice will prevail. The Consequences of WickednessThe downfall of the wicked serves as a warning to all. It is a call to examine one's life and align with God's will, understanding that actions have consequences. Trust in God's JusticeBelievers are encouraged to trust in God's timing and justice, even when it seems delayed. God's justice is perfect and will be revealed in His time. Community and AccountabilityThe response of the righteous and innocent highlights the importance of community in holding each other accountable and encouraging one another in righteousness. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the joy of the righteous in Job 22:19 reflect their trust in God's justice, and how can we cultivate a similar trust in our lives? 2. In what ways can the downfall of the wicked serve as a warning and a lesson for us today? 3. How do the themes in Job 22:19 connect with the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament, particularly regarding persecution and righteousness? 4. What role does community play in encouraging righteousness and holding each other accountable, as seen in the response of the righteous and innocent? 5. How can we balance the joy in God's justice with compassion for those who are lost or wicked, seeking to bring them to repentance? Connections to Other Scriptures Psalm 37This Psalm discusses the fate of the wicked and the righteous, emphasizing that the wicked will perish while the righteous will inherit the land and enjoy peace. Proverbs 11:10This verse speaks about the city rejoicing when the righteous prosper and the wicked perish, echoing the sentiments found in Job 22:19. Matthew 5:12Jesus speaks about rejoicing and being glad when persecuted for righteousness, as the reward in heaven is great, connecting to the theme of the righteous finding joy despite adversity. People Eliphaz, Job, OphirPlaces Ophir, UzTopics Deride, Glad, Innocent, Laugh, Mock, Mocketh, Rejoice, Ridicule, Righteous, Ruin, Saying, Scorn, Sport, Upright, WrongDictionary of Bible Themes Job 22:17-20 8782 mockery Library December 29 Morning
Understanding what the will of the Lord is.--EPH. 5:17. This is the will of God, even your sanctification.--Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.--This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.--We know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily PathKnowledge and Peace
'Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.'--JOB xxii. 21. In the sense in which the speaker meant them, these words are not true. They mean little more than 'It pays to be religious.' What kind of notion of acquaintance with God Eliphaz may have had, one scarcely knows, but at any rate, the whole meaning of the text on his lips is poor and selfish. The peace promised is evidently only outward tranquillity and freedom from trouble, and the good that is to …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture What Life May be Made
'For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28. Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 29. When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, ... lifting up; and He shall save the humble person.'--JOB xxii. 26-29. These words are a fragment of one of the speeches of Job's friends, in which …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Whether all Things are under Divine Providence
Whether All Things are under Divine Providence We proceed to the second article thus: 1. It seems that not all things are under divine providence. For nothing that is ordained happens contingently, and if all things were provided by God, nothing would happen contingently. There would then be no such thing as chance or fortune. But this is contrary to common opinion. 2. Again, every wise provider, so far as he is able, preserves those in his care from defect and from evil. But we see many evils in …
Aquinas—Nature and Grace Whether God is Everywhere by Essence, Presence and Power?
Objection 1: It seems that the mode of God's existence in all things is not properly described by way of essence, presence and power. For what is by essence in anything, is in it essentially. But God is not essentially in things; for He does not belong to the essence of anything. Therefore it ought not to be said that God is in things by essence, presence and power. Objection 2: Further, to be present in anything means not to be absent from it. Now this is the meaning of God being in things by His …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Everything is Subject to the Providence of God?
Objection 1: It seems that everything is not subject to divine providence. For nothing foreseen can happen by chance. If then everything was foreseen by God, nothing would happen by chance. And thus hazard and luck would disappear; which is against common opinion. Objection 2: Further, a wise provider excludes any defect or evil, as far as he can, from those over whom he has a care. But we see many evils existing. Either, then, God cannot hinder these, and thus is not omnipotent; or else He does …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica The Doctrine of God
I. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD: (Vs. Atheism). 1. ASSUMED BY THE SCRIPTURES. 2. PROOFS OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. a) Universal belief in the Existence of God. b) Cosmological:--Argument from Cause. c) Teleological:--Argument from Design. d) Ontological:--Argument from Being. e) Anthropological:--Moral Argument. f) Argument from Congruity. g) Argument from Scripture. II. THE NATURE OF GOD: (Vs. Agnosticism) 1. THE SPIRITUALITY OF GOD: (Vs. Materialism). 2. THE PERSONALITY OF GOD: (Vs. Pantheism). 3. THE UNITY …
Rev. William Evans—The Great Doctrines of the Bible The Case of the Christian under the Hiding of God's Face.
1. The phrase scriptural.--2. It signifies the withdrawing the tokens of the divine favor.--3 chiefly as to spiritual considerations.--4. This may become the case of any Christian.--5. and will be found a very sorrowful one.--6. The following directions, therefore, are given to those who suppose it to be their own: To inquire whether it be indeed a case of spiritual distress, or whether a disconsolate frame may not proceed from indisposition of body,--7. or difficulties as to worldly circumstances.--8, …
Philip Doddridge—The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul Bands of Love; Or, Union to Christ. "I Drew them with Cords of a Man, with Bands of Love: and I was to them as they that Take Off the Yoke on their Jaws, and I Laid Meat unto Them. " --Hosea xi. 4.
BANDS OF LOVE; OR, UNION TO CHRIST. SYSTEMATIC theologians have usually regarded union to Christ under three aspects, natural, mystical and federal, and it may be that these three terms are comprehensive enough to embrace the whole subject, but as our aim is simplicity, let us be pardoned if we appear diffuse when we follow a less concise method. 1. The saints were from the beginning joined to Christ by bands of everlasting love. Before He took on Him their nature, or brought them into a conscious …
Charles Hadden Spurgeon—Till He Come A Holy Life the Beauty of Christianity: Or, an Exhortation to Christians to be Holy. By John Bunyan.
Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.'--[Psalm 93:5] London, by B. W., for Benj. Alsop, at the Angel and Bible, in the Poultrey. 1684. THE EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT. This is the most searching treatise that has ever fallen under our notice. It is an invaluable guide to those sincere Christians, who, under a sense of the infinite importance of the salvation of an immortal soul, and of the deceitfulness of their hearts, sigh and cry, "O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Covenanting Enforced by the Grant of Covenant Signs and Seals.
To declare emphatically that the people of God are a covenant people, various signs were in sovereignty vouchsafed. The lights in the firmament of heaven were appointed to be for signs, affording direction to the mariner, the husbandman, and others. Miracles wrought on memorable occasions, were constituted signs or tokens of God's universal government. The gracious grant of covenant signs was made in order to proclaim the truth of the existence of God's covenant with his people, to urge the performance …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting Epistle xxxix. To Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria.
To Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria. Gregory to Eulogius, &c. As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country (Prov. xxv. 25). But what can be good news to me, so far as concerns the behoof of holy Church, but to hear of the health and safety of your to me most sweet Holiness, who, from your perception of the light of truth, both illuminate the same Church with the word of preaching, and mould it to a better way by the example of your manners? As often, too, as I recall in …
Saint Gregory the Great—the Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great Covenanting According to the Purposes of God.
Since every revealed purpose of God, implying that obedience to his law will be given, is a demand of that obedience, the announcement of his Covenant, as in his sovereignty decreed, claims, not less effectively than an explicit law, the fulfilment of its duties. A representation of a system of things pre-determined in order that the obligations of the Covenant might be discharged; various exhibitions of the Covenant as ordained; and a description of the children of the Covenant as predestinated …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting Job
The book of Job is one of the great masterpieces of the world's literature, if not indeed the greatest. The author was a man of superb literary genius, and of rich, daring, and original mind. The problem with which he deals is one of inexhaustible interest, and his treatment of it is everywhere characterized by a psychological insight, an intellectual courage, and a fertility and brilliance of resource which are nothing less than astonishing. Opinion has been divided as to how the book should be …
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