Job had heard about God and did not experience God himself. But if, as he says, he is now seeing God, then he must be pure of heart (for they are the ones who see God. So, if he is pure of heart, what is the point of repenting? Also, it seems to me that God may be looking at everything that he created as possessions, including Job. But if Job is a possession, this puts God in a morally deficient mode (not without arrogance). Your thoughts?
We are all God's possessions, and I, for one, am glad to be such. He is not morally deficient and could never be so, unlike slave owners. God takes care of his possessions just like I take care of my tractor, only better than I ever could.
Even the pure in heart can do better, at times. If you go back to Job 32 and read to the end of Job 37, Elihu explains why Job needs to repent. He says that Job justified himself rather than God.
Now, Elihu was not one of Job's three friends who had come to visit him, but he was there and had listened patiently to the discussion between them and Job. Notice that when God rebukes Job and his three friends, he DOESN'T rebuke Elihu. Elihu is the ONLY ONE who escapes God's rebuke. So read those six chapters where he speaks for enlightenment about why Job should have repented.
God is absolutely never morally deficient. Job was already walking in communion with God prior to his trials because God told Satan "behold my servant Job" in the first chapter. God allowed the afflictions not to punish Job for sin but to strengthen his faith for His glory. And although the old testament predates Christ's death on the cross, the Bible says the lamb of God (Jesus) was slain from the foundation of the world. Meaning that man's ultimate salvation through the blood of Christ was always God's plan, even before He created man. If God always intended to take on flesh and be made a sacrifice for His children's souls then He certainly never viewed us as objects but rather as something so cherished He was willing to die to preserve us. Praise the Lord for his infinite love and mercy for sinners like us!
Even the pure in heart can do better, at times. If you go back to Job 32 and read to the end of Job 37, Elihu explains why Job needs to repent. He says that Job justified himself rather than God.
Now, Elihu was not one of Job's three friends who had come to visit him, but he was there and had listened patiently to the discussion between them and Job. Notice that when God rebukes Job and his three friends, he DOESN'T rebuke Elihu. Elihu is the ONLY ONE who escapes God's rebuke. So read those six chapters where he speaks for enlightenment about why Job should have repented.
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