Rather than Criticize
Encourage
Job 15 - 17
11.1.90, 02
Context:
Setting:
Trust of Passage: Begins negatively ends positively
Purpose of Passage: I want to convince my hearers not to criticize
suffers rather encourage them.
Outline:
DONT CRITICIZE THE SUFFERS ATTITUDE Ch 15
- By losing patience or denouncing the suffer v1-6
- By accusing them of having a monopoly on wisdom v7-10
- By accusing them of how they speak to you v11-13
- [You have give them few words of advice]
- By basing your advice on personal experience rather than divine revelation
v14-16
- By giving the wrong advice v17-35
Rather ........
ENCOURAGE THEM AND THEY'LL BE COMFORTED
- Like Job strength the suffer with words Job: 4:3-4Behold,
thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4:4
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened
the feeble knees.Job 4:3-4
- Give brief helpful advice rather than lengthy judgemental advice
Ch 16:2-5
- Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He will strengthen your heart
Ps 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he
shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.Ps 27:14
- Give earnest sharp counsel to the suffer Prov 27:9, 17
- Strengthen the sufferer with the promise of God's helpStrengthen
ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.Say to them that are of
a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold,your God will come with vengeance,
even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. Isa 35:3,4
- Restore the sufferer gently watching lest you be tempted to. Gal 6:1
Brethren,
if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such
an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself,lest thou also be
tempted. Gal 6:1