Vanity of Earthly
Life
La Vanité de la Vie Terrestre
Job starts on an interesting thought stating that “man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble” (v. 1). He
thereby reminds us the basis of the human condition - shortness of life
implying the certainty of death, and sinfulness. As man is impure, can anything pure come out of him (v. 4)?
Why would a perfectly righteous and pure God consider an imperfect and
unrighteous man?
So what hope does man
have?
Man has this hope in the Redeemer
of this world (Job 19:25-27) who was
from the beginning and in Him all
things were made whether visible or invisible in all of creation (Colossians 1:15-17) and in Him we have life (John 1:4).
Job predicts the future led by the Holy
Spirit (2 Peter 1:20-21) that heavens will pass away and men will be roused
from their sleep (v. 12) and be
changed (v. 14), the regenerate to everlasting life and the unregenerate to shame and everlasting
contempt (Daniel 12:2-3).
We will live because
our Redeemer lives.
Dans ce passage, Job nous révèle la
condition de la vie humaine: l’homme est pécheur et impur, et les jours de sa
vie sont bien déterminés. Dans ce contexte, Job établit le seul lien possible
entre Dieu qui est pur et parfait et l’homme qui est impur: la nécessité d’un
Rédempteur (Job 19 :25-27). Job sait que l’homme « ne se réveillera
pas tant que les cieux subsisteront » (Job 14 :12). Ayant donc
confiance que nous vivons et allons vivre car notre Rédempteur est vivant.
Dr Anu & Marika David
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