Mark A. Copeland
f. Such will happen to the wicked, to those who know not God

B. JOB'S REPLY (19:1-29)
1. He responds to his critics (19:1-6)
a. "How long" will you torment my soul? - cf. 18:2
b. They continue to reproach him, but have not pointed out his error
c. While they magnify themselves against him, he feels God has wronged him!
2. Job again directs his complaint to God (19:7-12)
a. God does not seem to hear his cry for justice
b. God has broken him down, uprooted any hope that he had
c. God treats him as an enemy
3. He bewails his loneliness (19:13-22)
a. Abandoned by relatives, close friends, even his servants
b. He is repulsive to both wife and children, those he loves have turned against him
c. He cries for pity from his friends
4. He affirms his faith (19:23-29)
a. In his Redeemer who lives, and who shall stand at last on the earth
b. In that after death, in the flesh, he shall yet see God (i.e., the resurrection?)
c. In the judgment, in view of which he warns his friends

III. ZOPHAR SPEAKS AND JOB RESPONDS (20:1-21:34)

A. ZOPHAR'S REBUTTAL (20:1-29)
1. He describes the short-lived triumph of the wicked (20:1-11)
a. Irritated by Job's reproof, Zophar responds
b. What joy or triumph the wicked experience is only momentary
c. The wicked will soon be no more, their children dependent upon the poor
2. The sweetness of sin will become a bitter curse (20:12-19)
a. It will be like the poison of cobras, making him vomit
b. What he has gained through oppression, he will not be able to enjoy
3. God will sweep away the wicked into darkness (20:20-29)
a. The wicked will not be at peace, his well-being will not last
b. God's anger will come upon him, like an iron weapon
c. Losing all, terror and darkness is the portion God has appointed for the wicked

B. JOB'S REPLY (21:1-34)
1. The wicked don't always suffer, but often prosper in this life (21:1-16)
a. Job asks that they listen carefully, and then continue their mocking
b. Some wicked do prosper in this life, even though they reject God and His ways
2. The wicked often die in comfort (21:17-26)
a. They don't always experience God's wrath in this life
b. Some even say that God lays up the iniquity of the wicked for his children (though Job
wishes God would recompense the wicked one directly)
c. The fact is, some people die at ease, while others die in bitterness
3. He rejects their answers as false (21:27-34)
a. They've asked him "Where is the dwelling place of the wicked?"
b. He asks them "Have you not asked those who travel?" (implying that the wicked are
everywhere)

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