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Themes in Job 31

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Themes in Job 31

Job 31:1 (show verse)

I have made a covenant with my eyes.
How then could I look at a young woman?

Chastity » Required in look
Covenants » Illustrative » Of good resolutions
Eyes » A guard to be set on
Purity » Sexual
Social duties » Brotherly love » Chastity
Vows » Instances of » Of job, not to entertain thoughts of fornication

Job 31:2 (show verse)

For what portion would I have from God above,
or what inheritance from the Almighty on high?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:3 (show verse)

Doesn’t disaster come to the unjust
and misfortune to evildoers?

Judgments » Different kinds of » Destruction

Job 31:4 (show verse)

Does He not see my ways
and number all my steps?

Attributes of God » Power of God » Wisdom
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Omniscience » Of God
The righteous » Saints » Steps of
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Steps of
Saints » Steps

Job 31:5 (show verse)

If I have walked in falsehood
or my foot has rushed to deceit,

Deceit » Saints » Avoid

Job 31:6 (show verse)

let God weigh me in accurate scales,
and He will recognize my integrity.

Balances » Figurative
Balances » Used for weighing
Weights » Were frequently used in scales or balances

Job 31:7 (show verse)

If my step has turned from the way,
my heart has followed my eyes,
or impurity has stained my hands,

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:8 (show verse)

let someone else eat what I have sown,
and let my crops be uprooted.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:9 (show verse)

If my heart has been seduced by my neighbor’s wife
or I have lurked at his door,

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:10 (show verse)

let my own wife grind grain for another man,
and let other men sleep with her.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:11 (show verse)

For that would be a disgrace;
it would be a crime deserving punishment.

Punishments » Power of inflicting, given to magistrates

Job 31:12 (show verse)

For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon;
it would destroy my entire harvest.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:13 (show verse)

If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants
when they made a complaint against me,

Business life » Employers » Consideration for employees
Contempt » Sin of
Duty » Masters' » Consideration for employees
Employers » Duties of » Consideration for employees
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » Servants
Man » Equality of
Master » Good master, instances of » Job
Masters' » Duty of, toward servants » To act justly
Master's duty » Consideration for employees
Respect of persons » God does not have
Social duties » Masters' duties » Consideration for employees

Job 31:14 (show verse)

what could I do when God stands up to judge?
How should I answer Him when He calls me to account?

Business life » Employers » Consideration for employees
Contempt » Sin of
Duty » Masters' » Consideration for employees
Employers » Duties of » Consideration for employees
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » Servants
Man » Equality of
Master » Good master, instances of » Job
Master's duty » Consideration for employees
Respect of persons » God does not have
Social duties » Masters' duties » Consideration for employees

Job 31:15 (show verse)

Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them?
Did not the same God form us both in the womb?

Man » Equality of
Man » Made by God in his successive generations
Master » Good master, instances of » Job
Masters' » Duty of, toward servants » To act justly
Respect of persons » God does not have

Job 31:16 (show verse)

If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job
Widow's » Saints » Disappoint not

Job 31:17 (show verse)

if I have eaten my few crumbs alone
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:18 (show verse)

for from my youth, I raised him as his father,
and since the day I was born I guided the widow—

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:19 (show verse)

if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing
or a needy person without a cloak,

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Duty toward the Afflicted » To relieve them
Garments » Called » Clothing
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:20 (show verse)

if he did not bless me
while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,

Beasts » Supply clothing to man
Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Duty toward the Afflicted » To relieve them
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job
Sheep » Wool of, made into clothing
Sheep » Described as » Being covered with a fleece

Job 31:21 (show verse)

if I ever cast my vote against a fatherless child
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:22 (show verse)

then let my shoulder blade fall from my back,
and my arm be pulled from its socket.

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c

Job 31:23 (show verse)

For disaster from God terrifies me,
and because of His majesty I could not do these things.

Beneficence » Instances of » Job

Job 31:24 (show verse)

If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,

Gold » Refined
Hope » Of the wicked
Hope » Of the wicked » Is in their worldly possessions
Riches » They who possess, should » Not trust in them
Riches » Guilt of trusting in
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
Trust in riches » The folly of
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Job 31:25 (show verse)

if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great
or because my own hand has acquired so much,

Riches » Guilt of rejoicing in
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
Trust in riches » The folly of
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Job 31:26 (show verse)

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining
or at the moon moving in splendor,

Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By kissing the hand to them
Moon » Its light
Moon » Worshiped
Moon » Worshipping of » Condemned as atheism
Moon » Described as » Bright
Sun » Worshiped
Worship » Divinity of Christ » Of heavenly bodies
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Heavenly bodies
FALSE » Other objects of worship » Heavenly bodies

Job 31:27 (show verse)

so that my heart was secretly enticed
and I threw them a kiss,

hands » Kissed in idolatrous worship
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Idolatry » Other customs of » Kissing
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By kissing the hand to them
Moon » Worshiped
Sun » Worshiped

Job 31:28 (show verse)

this would also be a crime deserving punishment,
for I would have denied God above.

Hope » Of the wicked
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Moon » Worshipping of » Condemned as atheism
Riches » Guilt of rejoicing in
Riches » Guilt of trusting in
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
Sun » Worshiped
Trust in riches » The folly of
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Job 31:29 (show verse)

Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress,
or become excited when trouble came his way?

Duty » To brethren » To enemies
Enemies » Duty to enemies
Enemies » Rejoice not at the misfortunes of
Hatred » Saints should » Not rejoice in the calamities of those who exhibit
Love » Maternal » Of enemies
Malice » Saints avoid
Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » In evil forbidden
Social duties » Compassion » Duty to enemies
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Duty to enemies

Job 31:30 (show verse)

I have not allowed my mouth to sin
by asking for his life with a curse.

Enemies » Curse them not
Hatred » Saints should » Not rejoice in the calamities of those who exhibit
Malice » Saints avoid

Job 31:31 (show verse)

Haven’t the members of my household said,
“Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:32 (show verse)

No stranger had to spend the night on the street,
for I opened my door to the traveler.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:33 (show verse)

Have I covered my transgressions as others do
by hiding my guilt in my heart,

Adam » The first man. Creation of » Temptation and sin of
Sin » Guilt of concerning

Job 31:34 (show verse)

because I greatly feared the crowds,
and the contempt of the clans terrified me,
so I grew silent and would not go outside?

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:35 (show verse)

If only I had someone to hear my case!
Here is my signature; let the Almighty answer me.
Let my Opponent compose His indictment.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:36 (show verse)

I would surely carry it on my shoulder
and wear it like a crown.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:37 (show verse)

I would give Him an account of all my steps;
I would approach Him like a prince.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:38 (show verse)

If my land cries out against me
and its furrows join in weeping,

Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:39 (show verse)

if I have consumed its produce without payment
or shown contempt for its tenants,

Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:40 (show verse)

then let thorns grow instead of wheat
and stinkweed instead of barley.

The words of Job are concluded.

Agriculture » Products of » Barley
Grain » Barley
Poor » Kindness to » By job
Thistle » A noxious plant