Job 27:10

"Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?"

Key Reflection

In the ancient Near East, divine favor was often seen as conditional and dependent on one's moral character. When Job 27:10 states, "Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?" it speaks directly to the idea that a wicked man’s prayers for help during times of suffering might go unanswered. This reflects a common belief among Job's contemporaries that true piety and righteousness were prerequisites for divine intervention and support in times of distress.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? -A truly pious man will delight himself in the Almighty. His supreme happiness will be found in God. He has pleasure in the contemplation of his existence, his perfections, his law, and his government. Coverdale renders this, “Hath he such pleasure and delight in the Almighty that he dare alway call upon God?” The idea of Job is that a hypocrite has not his delight in the Almighty; and, therefore, his condition is not such as he would defend or choose. Job bad been charged with defending the character of the wicked and with maintaining that they were the objects of the divine favor. He now says that he maintained no such opinion.

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