Job 9:28 Meaning and Explanation
“I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.”
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Read Full Chapter →Job's attempt at self-comfort collapses under dread, certain that God will not declare him innocent.
What Does Job 9:28 Mean?
The brave resolve of the previous verse crumbles at once. Job is afraid of all his sorrows, dreading what more may come, and convinced that God will not acquit him no matter what. His fear is that there is no verdict of innocence to be had.
Here Job touches the deepest human dread, the fear of standing condemned before God with no hope of acquittal. It is precisely this fear that the gospel was given to answer. The verdict Job despairs of, the declaration of innocence he cannot imagine, is exactly what God offers through the One who bore our guilt and clothes us in His own righteousness.
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What does Job 9:28 mean?
Job's attempt at self-comfort collapses under dread, certain that God will not declare him innocent.