Job 22: 1 – 14
Preaching To The Choir
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 2 “Can a man be profitable to God, though he who is wise may be profitable to himself. 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless? 4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, and enters into judgment with you? 5 Is not your wickedness great, and your iniquity without end? 6 For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 You have not given the weary water to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But the mighty man possessed the land, and the honorable man dwelt in it. 9 You have sent widows away empty, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed. 10 Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden fear troubles you, 11 or darkness so that you cannot see; And an abundance of water covers you 12 “Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are! 13 And you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness? 14 Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, and He walks above the circle of heaven.’
Yesterday I had in my office a man who is going blind. They say that out of our 5 senses the one most feared of being lost is eyesight. As a result of having condition that man has fallen into a manic deep depression. It has gotten so bad that now he believes that he is not a Christian. I was informed that he is going to a Psychiatrist who has issued him medication, ie drugs to deal with this problem. This type of sought out relief is not working.
I see this type a situation a lot. I like to call it ‘overriding symptoms’. People are not satisfied with the medication to solve their problems so then they seek out spiritual help. This is truly the cart before the horse outcome.
I see a good example of this in the book of 2 Kings Chapter 1. King Ahaziah suffered an accident and sought out worldly help as his first choice for help. Let us see how our Holy Creator thinks about this type of action.
1 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.” 3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’ 4 Now therefore, thus says the LORD: ‘You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” So Elijah departed. 5 And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, “Why have you come back?” 6 So they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ 7 Then he said to them, “What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?” 8 So they answered him, “A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.” 9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ ” 10 So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. 11 Then he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men. And he answered and said to him: “Man of God, thus has the king said, ‘Come down quickly!’ ” 12 So Elijah answered and said to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. 13 Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight. 14 Look, fire has come down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your sight.” 15 And the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king. 16 Then he said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” 17 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. Because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
That did not turn our well for Ahaziah did it?
For this troubled man his outcome was higher doses of medication along with the introduction of additional drugs to alleviate his deep distress. My attempts to encourage this guy fell on deaf ears.
Now you might be asking yourselves how this all relates to today’s study. Stop and take a look around the world. In Job we see an important fact brought out. All these guys are talking about God. Even though they are incorrect on many issues they are still thinking about The Lord Most High. Most people today including Christian are not coming together to discuss all the great attributes of our Maker.
I like to often say that I am preaching to the choir when I come into these situations. The majority of the world is going about their lives without even the slightest thought about our Holy Master and Ruler. It is quite amazing to me that people who have been living their lives in relationship with God when they fall upon hardships begin to feel from the enemy’s charges that they probably weren’t God’s son or daughter at all. The enemy starts to have them think that perhaps all their belief in God was just playing make believe. They get so low in their thoughts that they circulate in their minds the idea that God doesn’t even exist. Do you know anyone who has fallen to this depth of despair?
In truth as you know to be a son or daughter is not anything that we do. It was all done by The Precious Lamb of God – our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He Is the Perfect Lamb Who shed His Blood and gave His life for each one of us. Our action is just to ‘Believe’ all this. God loves us so much that He does not want to make things complicated for us to come back to Him. If he opens our hearts and minds to the Great Sacrifice of His Holy Son and we respond as He requires then we are forgiven and adopted back into his family as sons and daughters. God Is not out to trick us. What He has said and promised will be done.
Let’s get back to today’s word of God and see how this point ties in together.
We see that Eliphaz leads a third attack upon poor Job, in which Bildad will then follow him, but of interesting note we will find out that Zophar ends his arguments. I want you to look for, see, and understand the points of truth brought out in this chapter.
In this chapter the following ideas come forth;
I. In verses 2 – 4 we learn how Eliphaz corrects Job for his complaints of God, and of his dealings with him, as if he thought God had done him wrong
II. We see charges being brought improperly against Job for blaming God for undeserved punishment.
(1). Oppression and injustice – verses 5 - 11
(2). Atheism and infidelity – verses 12 - 14
III. In verses 15 through 20 we are taught how Eliphaz compares Job’s case to that of the old world
IV. In an interesting break in beating Job up we see in the rest of this chapter verses 21 – 30 that Eliphaz changes his remarks to give Job some good counsel, assuring him that, if he would take it, God would return in mercy to him and he should return to his former prosperity
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 2 “Can a man be profitable to God, though he who is wise may be profitable to himself. 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless? 4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you, and enters into judgment with you?
Eliphaz here insinuates that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but it was the wrong analysis of Job. Job wasn’t thinking or saying any such thing. What Eliphaz says here is therefore unjustly applied to Job
If this was in reality true of Job then Eliphaz’s correction in itself it is very true and properly stated. When our Holy God does us good it is not because He Is indebted to us; if He were, there might be some validity to say, “When He afflicts me, "He does not deal fairly with me.’’ We learn from the book of Romans chapter 11 verse 35 this, “who has first given to Him and it shall be repaid to him?” In harmony with this verse of scripture Eliphaz points out that the righteousness and perfection of the best man in the world is no real benefit or advantage to God, and therefore cannot be thought to merit anything from Him.
Eliphaz asks whether any man can possibly be profitable to God. It is certain that he cannot. He that is wise may be profitable to himself as our Precious Holy Spirit indicates in the book of Proverbs 9 verse 12. If we could by anything merit from God, it would be by our piety, our being righteous and making our way perfect. If that will not merit, surely nothing else will. If a man cannot make God his debtor by his godliness, and honesty, and obedience to His laws, much less can him by his wisdom, and learning, and worldly views. Stop and think about the perfection of God. What can be added to that Who Is Perfect and Infinite?
I am sure you have heard of the statement, “He thinks that he is God’s gift to the world.’ Well anyone who thinks this has to stop and think about verse 3,’Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
Verse 4 is very interesting. “Job because you fear God you think this is why he is judging and punishing you?’
We fear many bad things: Crime, auto accidents, devastating storms, chemical weapons, mass murderers, terrorists, earthquakes, demons and Satan himself! But stop and think But we need to fear our loving Heavenly Father? Why would God tell us to fear Him?
First, realize that there is a fear of God that doesn’t produce good results. This terrifying and paralyzing fear is likely the type of fear that comes to mind for many. The Bible shows several examples of fear gone wrong. Consider these passages:
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• “You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!” (James 2:19).
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• The unprofitable servant was corrected for being wicked and lazy after he made the excuse, “I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground” instead of using it productively (Matthew 25:25).
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Such fear does not have a positive end. Obviously this fear is not what God is looking for. So what type of fear does God want us to have?
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The main Hebrew and Greek words translated fear in the Bible can have several shades of meaning, but in the context of the fear of the Lord, they convey a positive reverence. The Hebrew verb ‘yare’ can mean “to fear, to respect, to reverence” and the Hebrew noun ‘yirah’ “usually refers to the fear of God and is viewed as a positive quality. This fear acknowledges God’s good intentions (Ex. 20:20). … This fear is produced by God’s Word (Ps. 119:38; Prov. 2:5) and makes a person receptive to wisdom and knowledge (Prov. 1:7; 9:10)”
The Greek noun phobos can mean “reverential fear” of God, “not a mere ‘fear’ of His power and righteous retribution, but a wholesome dread of displeasing Him” This is the type of positive, productive fear Luke describes in the early New Testament Church: “Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied” (Acts 9:31).
The fear of God is an attitude of respect, a response of reverence and wonder. It is the only appropriate response to our Creator and Redeemer
A healthy fear of God includes the fear of the consequences of disobedience. There may be times of temptation or trial when we may forget some of the better reasons for obeying God, and that is when we had better think of the consequences (Exodus 20:20).
Reverence of God helps us to take Him and His beneficial laws seriously. Being in harmony with the spiritual laws that govern the universe has astounding benefits. This is what Hebrews 10:26-31 tells us: “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
The reverential fear of the Lord is designed to help us grow to become more like God—to grow in love. And this growth removes any need to be terrified of God’s judgment. As the apostle John put it:“Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love” (1 John 4:17-18).
So, rather than a paralyzing terror, the positive fear of the Lord taught in the Bible is a key element in change. It helps us have a proper, humble perspective of ourselves in relation to our awesome God; it helps us in times of temptation when we need to remember the serious consequences of disobeying God; and it motivates us to become more like our loving Creator.
5 Is not your wickedness great, and your iniquity without end? 6 For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 You have not given the weary water to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But the mighty man possessed the land, and the honorable man dwelt in it. 9 You have sent widows away empty, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed. 10 Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden fear troubles you, 11 or darkness so that you cannot see; and an abundance of water covers you
Eliphaz and his companions had condemned Job as a wicked man and a hypocrite; but none of them had descended to particulars until Eliphaz did so here, where he positively and expressly charges him with many high crimes and misdemeanors, which, if he had really been guilty of them, might well have justified them in their harsh censures of him.
"Come on guys,’’ says Eliphaz, "we have been too long beating about the bush, too tender of Job and afraid of grieving him, which has but confirmed him in his self-justification. It is high time to deal plainly with him. We have shared our thoughts about his condition by nice analogies, but that hasn’t worked; he has not accepted this correction. So, we must therefore plainly tell him. Job you are the man, the tyrant, the oppressor, the atheist, we have been speaking of all this while. Is not your wickedness great? Certainly it is, or else your troubles would not be so great. I appeal to your own conscience; are not your iniquities great in number and heinous?’’
There is a lesson in this for all of us. A man’s good name is more precious and valuable than his wealth. Eliphaz could produce no instances of Job’s guilt in any of the particulars yet he goes on and on in his vicious accusations against him. It is against all the laws of justice and human decency to raise or receive accusations concerning another person. Since when is a Pastor a Christian police officer. I often will have someone call and do not want to give his or her name but principally is calling just to tell on someone. You know what I do. Unless it is something dangerous I take the information and file it in drawer #9 that is the garbage can.
Have you been watching the news lately? You getting law suit after law suit of people who are devastated because they feel that they are not being treated like everyone else. I use to listen to this radio show in which the disk jockey would do various pranks. On one occasion he called various lawyer offices seeing if they handle cases where people are hurt at work. All the law firms said that they handle such claims so the radio guy tells them that he was hurt at work because his boss said something mean to him and ‘hurt’ his feelings. The sad part today is that these stupid complaints are getting serious play and attention from evil attorneys and judges.
Another thing to take away from this scripture is that innocence itself will not be any security against a false and deceitful tongue. Job, whom God Himself praised as the best man in the world, is here represented by one of his friends, as one of the greatest villains who ever lived. Let us not think it strange if at any time we are thus treated, but learn how to pass by evil lies as well as good, and commit our cause, as Job did his, to Him that judges righteously.
Let’s see the list of charges brought up against Job:
First of all he charged him with oppression and injustice, that, when he was in prosperity, he not only didn’t do anything good with his wealth and power, but did a great deal of hurt with them. This was utterly false, as appears by the account Job gives of himself in chapter 29 and the character God gave of him back in chapter 1.
Have you ever heard someone say to you, ‘A lot of people told me this about you?’ So you ask the names of these people who are spreading this gossip about you and you never get an answer. This is exactly what Eliphaz is doing. He can if necessary call witnesses to prove what he is saying are true. But as we all know this will never happen.
Look at verses 6 and 7 again with me. Do these verses remind you of some other lesson? – ‘6 For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 You have not given the weary water to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.’
In the Gospel of Matthew our Master and King Lord Jesus had this to say in chapter 25 regarding His return to earth as The Supreme Judge, “31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ 41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then they also will answer Him saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Our Lord Jesus’ half brother James understood these acts of kindness as proof that The Holy Spirit Is living in you. He has given us eyes to see and ears to hear. He notices when somebody is hurting and He stirs believers to do something about it. James said that an example that ‘faith’ is real is by the things you do in the Name of Jesus. If you say you are a believer in The Lord Jesus Christ and turn your back to people in need then you need to examine yourself to understand if you are really a believer or not.
A second charge Elephaz brings out against Job is that he had been partial to the rich and great. In the US we now see that there is two rules of law - One for the rich and powerful and the other for us. Even though the book of Job was written thousands of years ago it is right up to date in instructing us how things work out in a sinful world. We see on the news how certain men and women when they are guilty of a crime never pay the piper. Rarely do they have to deal with their consequences. When others came for justice they were punished for seeking justice. These wealthy and influential people did not themselves break the arm of a fatherless child – they had their cronies do the dirty work for them.
So, in his closing summation of Job’s supposed crimes against God and humanity he declares that Job’s present troubles are the proof of his guilt – wrong!
As a young child I had a near death drowning experience. I can relate to the description we read about in verse 11 - ‘or darkness so that you cannot see; and an abundance of water covers you.’ Going under possibly for the last time I can say first hand that all you see is darkness. The same outcome is described to happen to wicked men who deal badly with widows and orphans. They will lose their wits and grope around as someone in total darkness. This is a lesson that has to be shouted out as a warning. Those that have not shown any mercy can expect that they will not receive any mercy in their time of need.
In the book of 1 Samuel chapter 15 we see an example of this truth. There was an evil ruthless king who showed no mercy to captives. Our Holy God instructed Israel’s king Saul to something about this. Lets read what happened;
“1 Samuel also said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the LORD. 2 Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and attack Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ” 4 So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley. 6 Then Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart, get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt. 8 He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed. 10 Now the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying, 11 “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the LORD all night. 12 So when Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul, it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul went to Carmel, and indeed, he set up a monument for himself; and he has gone on around, passed by, and gone down to Gilgal.” 13 Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD.” 14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?” 15 And Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.” 16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.” 17 So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the LORD anoint you king over Israel? 18 Now the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.’ 19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the LORD?” 20 And Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and gone on the mission on which the LORD sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.” 22 So Samuel said: “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king.” 24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD.” 26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel.” 27 And as Samuel turned around to go away, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. 28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent.” 30 Then he said, “I have sinned; yet honor me now, please, before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God.” 31 So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD. 32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” So Agag came to him cautiously. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” 33 But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul. 35 And Samuel went no more to see Saul until the day of his death. Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
Did you notice in verse 32 how Agag is pleading for mercy – surly the bitterness of death’s is past.’ In other words, ‘Hey you got your victory so surely now you are not all stirred up to keep on killing. ‘However Samuel points out to him how he slew innocent women and children so now he is going to be treated in the same way.
12 “Is not God in the height of heaven? And see the highest stars, how lofty they are! 13 And you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness? 14 Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, and He walks above the circle of heaven.
Eliphaz in his smugness says, ‘You know Job there is one important truth you overlooked. If you would have considered that the Holy Creator watches all things from heaven and that He Is above the majestic stars which is above puny man then how can you even consider contending with The H0oly One. Do you think for a moment Job that He cannot see through dark or thick clouds snd see what is going on here?
Since I took to long we need to stop here and pick up the rest of this chapter next time. I do want to close with Psalm 19;
“1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices like a strong man to run its race. 6 Its rising is from one end of heaven, and its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat. 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. 13 Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.”
If the sun, an inanimate part of creation, can with its light and influence reach every part of this earth from so far away, how could anyone ever question that our Great and Magnificent Creator could not see everything. Remember, He Is Omnipresent. He Is everywhere at all times. This Is our God and He Is our Father.
