The Allegories in the Book of Job (continued)

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “The Allegory in the Book of Job” – The dispensation of The Law tried to reprove Job through the spoken judgments of his friends. This was obviously of no help to him – otherwise, God would not have had to reprove Job Himself through a “whirlwind” (Job 38:1). This teaches us through allegory that Isaiah was right when he said that “the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear” (Isaiah 59:1). God can handle being the Judge over His people without any assistance from man!

Precious Ones, please do not misunderstand; there are times when God uses men to stand as His representatives to judge men’s sins. The sudden appearance of Elihu (the youngest of Job’s friends, Job 32:2), who silenced the arguments of Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, is an allegory (image) of Christ Jesus coming “suddenly” to this earth as a “daysman” or mediator between God and man. (Take the time to read Malachi 3:1; Luke 2:1-14; and Matthew 3:13-17).

Chosen Ones, as Elihu was in God’s stead to judge the reproaches of Job and his friends (Job 32:6), even so was Christ made like unto sinful flesh to take away our reproach and sins. Elihu was gentle with Job, and told him “my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee” (Job 33:7). These words are an allegory of the words of Jesus when He said, “For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:30). Jesus does not desire to make us afraid of Him or to make it hard on us. His desire is simply to cause us to repent (change our way of thinking).

I will write more on this subject next week. Until then, know this…

I love you all SO very much.
In His Love,

Pastor William L. McCoy