旧约 - 约伯记(Job)第23章

Then Job answered and said,
Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
约伯记第廿三章   第 23 章 

  伯 23:1-24:25> 约伯真的像以利法说的那样欺压过穷人吗? 

  23:1-24:25 约伯继续质疑,他表示若知道为什么而受苦,那么他就更有能力承受。如果他有罪可以忏悔的话,他一定会这样做。他知道什么是恶事,也知道恶人受惩罚的结果。他知道神若愿意必会证明他是清白的。他所举世上恶人的例子的用意,是希望神澄清他的名声,证明他是公义的,并解释他受到这些灾难的原因。约伯试图让他的朋友看到,关于神、生命和公义的问题并不像他们所想的那么简单。 

  伯 23:10> 这件事我虽然已求神赦免,为何内心仍有罪咎感? 

  23:10 在 22 章中,以利法试图寻找约伯可能犯的某些隐密的罪,用来责备他。这里约伯声明,他相信自己的诚实和神的正义。即使我们察觉不到,在日常生活中我们都可能有隐藏的罪,因为神的标准很高,而我们的行为又那么不完美。但我们若是真正的信徒,所有的罪就都因基督在十字架上为我们所做的一切而得到赦免了(参罗 5:1 ; 8:1 )。圣经也教导我们,就是我们的心责备我们,神比我们的心还大(参约壹 3:20 )。祂的赦免和洗涤是充分的,它们压倒了那些困扰我们的疑虑。尽管我们可能有罪咎感,在我们里面的圣灵可以证明我们在神里得了赦免。若我们像约伯一样真心寻求神,我们便可以承受得起别人的谴责,以及那些困扰我们的疑虑。如果神已赦免、接纳了我们,我们就真正得到赦免了。──《灵修版圣经注释》