The Staying Power of Certitudes
William H. Green, D. D. Job 19:25-27 For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day on the earth: Job's triumphant assertion of his confidence in God is deservedly ranked as the most important passage in all his discourses. The flukes of his anchor have taken bold of the immovable Rock of Ages; and the rage of the tempest, and the dashing waves and the heaving sea, cannot tear his vessel from its moorings. Held by the strong grasp of the invisible, he can defy all that is visible, and on the surface; and Satan's most furious assaults have no power to dislodge him, or unsettle his well-grounded persuasion. My Redeemer shall arise last. Job and his friends had been contending first. My Redeemer shall arise last; and He shall enter latest on the scene. And He shall settle the matter unresisted, in His own way. And this shall be the final settlement of this muchdisputed case. And none shall come after Him to change what He has done. Abraham saw Christ's day; and Job rejoiced to see Christ's day; and he was glad. It was the seed of Abraham to whom the "Father of the faithful" looked forward. It was his Divine Redeemer that gladdened the believing soul of the man of Uz. (William H. Green, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: WEB: But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.