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fter reflecting briefly on his earlier successes, Job moved
swiftly along to his then current troubles. The bitterness of his pain is seen
right off in verse 1 where he makes a statement which I can't summarize without
depleting its sting, so here it is: "Now they that are younger than I have
me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs
of my flock." Hmm... me thinks ol' Job was feeling kinda' frustrated.
Simply put, Job felt as low as you can go... lower than a snake's belly if you
please. When you feel like the outcasts, dregs of society and bums of the world
are looking down on you, well, you know you're low for sure.
Without repeating all of the specifics from this section of
Job's complaint, it is sufficient to point to his summary from verse 21. Job
felt like life had become cruel and that his days were saturated with
opposition. And, with that backdrop he remembered how he had helped others when
they were down, so he anticipated that he too would soon get relief. But, that
was not to be (Job 30:26); at least, not yet.
And no surprise. The kindnesses
we show to others are not rightly aimed with reciprocation in mind, so when it
is us in need, kindness shouldn’t be expected.
In other words, if you think that because you have been kind to others
you will automatically receive kindness from them, then you are going to be
greatly disappointed.
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