I
KNOW!
Job
19:25-27
I
know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon
the earth:
26
And
though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
27
Whom
I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my
reins be consumed within me.
Those
who write commentaries on the Bible seem confused by this statement of
faith. Since Job is the oldest book in the Bible, it is amazing to think of
this declaration as referring to Messiah, they say. Some think it is a
statement of confidence that he will be one day healed of his diseases and his
farm and lands restored by a “kinsman redeemer.” Either way, it is an amazing
statement.
If
you subscribe to the notion that Job was talking about his near kinsman as the
redeemer, you have ample evidence for that in Deuteronomy 19:6-12; Leviticus
25; and in Proverbs 23. In the book of Ruth, Boaz is the kinsman redeemer who
was willing and able to rescue Ruth and give her a new life in a new land.
Perhaps, say some, that is what Job is saying but that explanation doesn’t
satisfy.
Verse
26 seems to indicate death and verse 27 seems to indicate physical
resurrection at which time Job would see his Redeemer and thank Him personally.
The
old English word “reins” is literally translated “kidneys” but refers to the
mind as the interior self; the soul. The idea is that the soul does not die.
We
encourage ourselves
with this verse because it says that “even if my body is consumed in death,
yet, in my resurrected body, I shall see God my Redeemer. I will see Him with
my own eyes even though my soul be consumed within me.”
Whatever
you are going through today, whatever your pain may be, think of Job’s
confidence in his redeeming God. Remember the well-worn promise to believers in
Romans 8:28 which says: “And we know that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose.”
Dear
Lord, though I may not be able to convince the doubters, yet I know that my
Redeemer lives and that the conclusion of my circumstances will be good. AMEN
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