Chapter 28:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Esther Psalms
Job 28
Concise Complete
Concerning wordly wealth. (1-11) Wisdom is of inestimable
value. (12-19) Wisdom is the gift of God. (20-28)
Verses 1-11 Job
maintained that the dispensations of Providence were regulated by the highest
wisdom. To confirm this, he showed of what a great deal of knowledge and wealth
men may make themselves masters. The caverns of the earth may be discovered, but
not the counsels of Heaven. Go to the miners, thou sluggard in religion,
consider their ways, and be wise. Let their courage and diligence in seeking the
wealth that perishes, shame us out of slothfulness and faint-heartedness in
labouring for the true riches. How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
How much easier, and safer! Yet gold is sought for, but grace neglected. Will
the hopes of precious things out of the earth, so men call them, though really
they are paltry and perishing, be such a spur to industry, and shall not the
certain prospect of truly precious things in heaven be much more so?
Verses 12-19 Job
here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and enjoying of God and
ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all the riches in this world. It is
a gift of the Holy Ghost which cannot be bought with money. Let that which is
most precious in God's account, be so in ours. Job asks after it as one that
truly desired to find it, and despaired of finding it any where but in God; any
way but by Divine revelation.
Verses 20-28 There
is a two-fold wisdom; one hid in God, which is secret, and belongs not to us;
the other made known by him, and revealed to man. One day's events, and one
man's affairs, have such reference to, and so hang one upon another, that He
only, to whom all is open, and who sees the whole at one view, can rightly judge
of every part. But the knowledge of God's revealed will is within our reach, and
will do us good. Let man look upon this as his wisdom, To fear the Lord, and to
depart from evil. Let him learn that, and he is learned enough. Where is this
wisdom to be found? The treasures of it are hid in Christ, revealed by the word,
received by faith, through the Holy Ghost. It will not feed pride or vanity, or
amuse our vain curiosity. It teaches and encourages sinners to fear the Lord,
and to depart from evil, in the exercise of repentance and faith, without
desiring to solve all difficulties about the events of this life.
Chapter 28:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Esther Psalms
Genesis
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Titus
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