Job 28:7-10 "7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: 8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing."
This is not that path the eagles soar in nor do the young lions trod there because it is subterranean; it is in the depths of the earth where it is cold and dark. In one’s life there are the high places, triumphs where they soar as overcomers above the trials of life then there are the deep dark experiences where they shiver from the cold and cling in desperation to hope. This latter description is the path that is being described in Job 28 and it represents a place where one is forced to go beyond the superficial realms in their relationship with God.
But it is in this deep dark place where every precious thing is buried. The gold, the silver and all the precious stones are not found in the clouds but in the depths of the earth. It is in the hidden mines and in the darkness that they are found. When God takes us through painful and dark experiences we have opportunity to see these gems (if we do not become bitter or resentful). This is what is being spoken of when it is said "...and his eye seeth every precious thing."
What is it like in this dark place? There are many who suffer in silent darkness and few discern they are there. They alone hope in Gods mercy and they alone bear the weight of the darkness and they alone will emerge with the gems of the earth as the fruit of their trial. Life goes on around them and people are many times oblivious to their struggle (not that people are intentionally unkind or mean; God simply has not opened their eyes to see). Take hope in this dark place dear one because like Job you will come forth to the light with great treasures from your darkness. Did you ever meet anyone who has suffered? Many times they possess some richness of character, some depth of compassion that others can only admire. Where did they get that depth from? It was from the darkness they experienced.
This is the place Job is in; his friends are around him they see his trial from a different vantage point and they cannot offer him kind words of hope to ease the pain because they do not see it is of God. He is in full light of his friends and yet they are oblivious to the dark trial he is in. Standing right in front of him they cannot comfort him with one word.
This is not that path the eagles soar in nor do the young lions trod there because it is subterranean; it is in the depths of the earth where it is cold and dark. In one’s life there are the high places, triumphs where they soar as overcomers above the trials of life then there are the deep dark experiences where they shiver from the cold and cling in desperation to hope. This latter description is the path that is being described in Job 28 and it represents a place where one is forced to go beyond the superficial realms in their relationship with God.
But it is in this deep dark place where every precious thing is buried. The gold, the silver and all the precious stones are not found in the clouds but in the depths of the earth. It is in the hidden mines and in the darkness that they are found. When God takes us through painful and dark experiences we have opportunity to see these gems (if we do not become bitter or resentful). This is what is being spoken of when it is said "...and his eye seeth every precious thing."
What is it like in this dark place? There are many who suffer in silent darkness and few discern they are there. They alone hope in Gods mercy and they alone bear the weight of the darkness and they alone will emerge with the gems of the earth as the fruit of their trial. Life goes on around them and people are many times oblivious to their struggle (not that people are intentionally unkind or mean; God simply has not opened their eyes to see). Take hope in this dark place dear one because like Job you will come forth to the light with great treasures from your darkness. Did you ever meet anyone who has suffered? Many times they possess some richness of character, some depth of compassion that others can only admire. Where did they get that depth from? It was from the darkness they experienced.
This is the place Job is in; his friends are around him they see his trial from a different vantage point and they cannot offer him kind words of hope to ease the pain because they do not see it is of God. He is in full light of his friends and yet they are oblivious to the dark trial he is in. Standing right in front of him they cannot comfort him with one word.
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