The early church was filled with Gentile believers who only had the Old Testament Jewish scriptures which spoke of them as if they were dogs.
In addition to this the Jewish believers were slow to let go of their trained prejudice. So God sent a servant Apostle to them in the person of Paul to tell them they belonged and were no second rate citizens of heaven but were one with the Jews who are IN CHRIST!
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The escalating disagreement between Job and his friends takes another turn here in chapters 20-22. Job begins to express his frustration at God, Who – in Job’s opinion – not only fails to judge the wicked, but in many instances actually blesses them in their sin.
His friends Eliphaz and Zophar agrue to the contrary and continue to insist that if Job were not in sin, or if he would humble himself and repent this obvious judgment of God over him would end.
Job and his friends are BOTH right AND wrong as we discover from other scriptures which place these arguments into a context which reveals God’s actions and intentions.
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In the later part of the first chapter, Paul reveals that he often prays for these saints, that in the enlightened condition they enjoy IN CHRIST, that the Spirit would reveal to them three things.
In this lessone we touch on the first two of these eternal truths which are SO essential for a heart trained towards a proper response to the blessings of position and privlege we all have IN HIM!
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These are some interesting chapters from which we get some common phrases such as “gnashing teeth”, “Skin of teeth” & “I know my Redeemer lives”.
In regard to this last phrase, this original context bares little in common with its typical usage, but reveals a deeper side to Job’s thoughts on God.
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Ephesians is a lovely book which more than not mirrors the letter to the Colossians, only with a lot more depth!
In the first 3 chapters we learn of all of our blessings of position and privilge we have and that they are all found IN HIM!
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