Job 13:26 Meaning and Explanation
“For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.”
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Read Full Chapter →Job feels that God is recording bitter charges against him and holding him accountable for the sins of his youth.
What Does Job 13:26 Mean?
Job describes his suffering in legal terms again. It is as though God writes out bitter accusations against him in a formal sentence, and makes him inherit and bear the iniquities he committed long ago in his youth.
Job feels the weight of a past he cannot escape, as if old sins have been summoned to account. This is a heavy burden any honest soul can recognize: the dread that former failures still hang over us. Yet the gospel speaks a better word over this very fear. In Christ, the bitter record written against us is not held forever; it is taken away, nailed to the cross. The sins of our youth need not define our standing before a God who delights in mercy.
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What does Job 13:26 mean?
Job feels that God is recording bitter charges against him and holding him accountable for the sins of his youth.