Job 31:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?”
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Read Full Chapter →Job grounds his justice toward servants in their shared origin: the same God formed both master and servant in the womb.
What Does Job 31:15 Mean?
Job gives the deepest reason for honoring his servants' rights. The very God who 'made me in the womb' also made them; 'one' fashioned both in the same way. Master and servant share a single Maker and a common humanity.
This is a profound vision of human dignity. Differences of station do not change the fact that all are formed by the same hand and bear the same value before God. The reader is drawn to see every person — however lowly in the world's eyes — as God's own handiwork, and to treat them accordingly. In Christ this kinship is fully revealed: one Father, one family.
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What does Job 31:15 mean?
Job grounds his justice toward servants in their shared origin: the same God formed both master and servant in the womb.