Job 25-31

TRUE HUMILITY

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied…(Chapter 25)
1. God is great (v. 2-3)
2. Man is not righteous (v. 4-5)
3. Man is comparable to a worm (v. 6)

Then Job replied…(Chapter 26)
1. Dismisses Bildad with sarcasm (v. 2-4)
2. Affirms God’s greatness (v. 5-14)
a. In hell (v. 5-6)
b. In space (v. 7)
c. In the sky (v. 8-11, 13)
d. In the seas (v. 12)
And these are but the out fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power? (v. 14)

And Job continued his discourse…(Chapters 27-28)
1. Defends his integrity (v. 2-6)
2. Affirms the fate of the wicked (v. 7-23)
3. Affirms that wisdom belongs to God (chapter 28)

Job continued his discourse…(Chapters 29-31)
1. The greatness of his past (29)
a. He longs for his former spiritual, social, and physical prosperity (v. 2-6)
b. He longs for the respect and honor that was given him (v. 7-17)
c. He didn’t expect anything to change (v. 18-25)

2. The agony of his present (30)
a. He no longer is respected. He is mocked instead (v. 1-15)
b. He no longer thrives spiritually, socially, or physically (v. 16-31)

3. He invites any just punishment (31)
a. He has been serious about holiness (v. 1-4)
b. He has avoided falsehood (v. 5-8)
c. He has avoided sexual sins (v. 9-12)
d. He has avoided unfairness to his servants (v. 13-15)
e. He has avoided denying the needy (v. 16-23)
f. He has avoided trusting in possessions (v. 24-28)
g. He has avoided hypocrisy (v. 29-37)
h. He has avoided greed and cruelty (v. 38-40)

The words of Job are ended

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. ~Charles Haddon Spurgeon

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us. ~L.J. Peter

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are ~M. Forbes

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. ~Benjamin Whichcote

Psalm 25:9
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation

Isaiah 2:17
The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

Isaiah 66:2
Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares the LORD. "This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.

Matthew 18:4
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 23:12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.


In heaven,
Some little blades of grass
Stood before God.
"What did you do?"
Then all save one of the little blades
Began eagerly to relate
The merits of their lives.
This one stayed a small way behind,
Ashamed.

Presently, God said,
"And what did you do?"
The little blade answered, "Oh my Lord,
Memory is bitter to me,
For, if I did good deeds,
I know not of them."
Then God, in all His splendor,
Arose from His throne.
"Oh, best little blade of grass!"
He said