Job 9:1-35: If I Only Had an Arbiter

As Job responds to Bildad, Job knows that God is just—but he wonders how many can be just before God. He knows that God is the Creator who is far more powerful than any person, but Job cannot interact with God or see what He is doing. Job knows that God will win in a fight every time, and that is what Job feels God is doing against him at this very moment. Job longs for an arbiter to mediate between himself and God, but he does not know who the arbiter might be. In the fullness of time, God has given us this Mediator—Jesus Christ.

Rev. Andy Jagow, pastor at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Rehoboth Beach, DE, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Job 9:1-35.

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“There Is a Redeemer” is a series on Sharper Iron that studies the book of Job. The suffering of Job raises important questions. Does man fear God for no reason? Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil? Who can be an arbiter for man? As this book of wisdom literature wrestles with such questions, God reveals to us that He is our Living Redeemer whom we are right to fear, love, and trust above all things.

Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God's Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Pastor Appel serves at Faith Lutheran Church in Godfrey, IL. Learn more at flcgodfrey.org. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org