Job 24:14

"“These are of those who rebel against the light. They don’t know its ways, nor stay in its paths."

Key Reflection

This verse describes individuals who reject the guidance and truth that comes from God's light, choosing instead to live in darkness and罪孽。他们不明白光明的道路,也不遵循它的途径,象征着那些拒绝上帝真理和光照的人,选择在罪恶和无知中生活。这种行为不仅远离了救赎与恩典,也导致心灵的迷茫与堕落。

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The murderer -One of the instances, referred to in the previous verse, of those who perform their deeds in darkness. Rising with the light -Hebrewלאורlā'ôr. Vulgate “Mane primo- in the earliest twilight.” The meaning is, that he does it very early; by daybreak. It is not in open day, but at the earliest dawn. Killeth the poor and needy -Those who are so poor and needy that they are obliged to rise early and go forth to their toil. There is a double aggravation - the crime of murder itself, and the fact that it is committed on those who are under a necessity of going forth at that early hour to their labor. And in the night is as a thief -The same man.

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