# Job 14 đź“–: Job Laments Life's Brevity
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Brevity of Life
[[#Verse 01.]] “Man, born of woman,
lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.
[[#Verse 02.]] He grows up like a flower and then withers away;
he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
[[#Verse 03.]] Do you fix your eye on such a one?
And do you bring me before you for judgment?
[[#Verse 04.]] Who can make a clean thing come from an unclean?
No one!
[[#Verse 05.]] Since man’s days are determined,
the number of his months is under your control;
you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.
[[#Verse 06.]]Â Look away from him and let him desist,
until he fulfills his time like a hired man.
### The Inevitability of Death
[[#Verse 07.]] “But there is hope for a tree:
If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
and its new shoots will not fail.
[[#Verse 08.]] Although its roots may grow old in the ground
and its stump begins to die in the soil,
[[#Verse 09.]] at the scent of water it will flourish
and put forth shoots like a new plant.
[[#Verse 10.]] But man dies and is powerless;
he expires—and where is he?
[[#Verse 11.]] As water disappears from the sea,
or a river drains away and dries up,
[[#Verse 12.]]Â so man lies down and does not rise;
until the heavens are no more,
they will not awake
nor arise from their sleep.
### The Possibility of Another Life
[[#Verse 13.]] “O that you would hide me in Sheol,
and conceal me till your anger has passed!
O that you would set me a time
and then remember me!
[[#Verse 14.]]Â If a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my hard service I will wait
until my release comes.
[[#Verse 15.]] You will call and I—I will answer you;
you will long for the creature you have made.
### The Present Condition
[[#Verse 16.]] “Surely now you count my steps;
then you would not mark my sin.
[[#Verse 17.]] My offenses would be sealed up in a bag;
you would cover over my sin.
[[#Verse 18.]] But as a mountain falls away and crumbles,
and as a rock will be removed from its place,
[[#Verse 19.]]Â as water wears away stones,
and torrents wash away the soil,
so you destroy man’s hope.
[[#Verse 20.]]Â You overpower him once for all,
and he departs;
you change his appearance
and send him away.
[[#Verse 21.]] If his sons are honored,
he does not know it;
if they are brought low,
he does not see it.
[[#Verse 22.]]Â His flesh only has pain for him,
and he mourns for himself.”
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. "Born of woman" (14:1) is a Hebrew way of emphasizing human frailty.
2. Job compares life to a flower that blossoms and withers and a shadow that does not last (14:2).
3. Job says God has set limits on human life that cannot be passed (14:5).
4. Job compares a person to a hired worker waiting for the end of his day (14:6).
5. The image of a tree stump sprouting (14:7-9) is used later of the Messiah as a shoot from the stump of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1).
6. Job notes that water wears away stones (14:19), an image of slow, steady loss.
7. Job imagines God hiding him in Sheol until His anger passes (14:13).
8. The word for "release" or "renewal" in 14:14 can describe a change of guard or a relief from duty.
9. Job pictures God sealing up his transgressions in a bag (14:17), like a sealed pouch.
10. Chapter 14 closes the first cycle of speeches between Job and his friends.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the answer to Job's question, "If a man dies, will he live again?" (14:14). Jesus is the resurrection and the life (John 11:25), and His resurrection is the firstfruits of those who have died (1 Corinthians 15:20).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Job says human life is short and full of trouble (14:1-2). How should that reality shape our priorities?
2. Job notes that even a cut-down tree can sprout again (14:7-9). Where do you need hope that God can bring new life?
3. Job asks if a person who dies will live again (14:14). How does the resurrection of Jesus change how you face death?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verses 1-2: People born of woman live few days full of trouble, like a flower that withers.
- đź“– verse 5: God has determined the number of a person's days.
- đź“– verse 14: Job asks if a man who dies will live again, and says he will wait for his release.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[John 11#Verse 25.|John 11:25-26]] - I am the resurrection and the life.
- đź”— [[1 Corinthians 15#Verse 20.|1 Corinthians 15:20-22]] - Christ, the firstfruits of the resurrection.
- đź”— [[Isaiah 11#Verse 01.|Isaiah 11:1]] - A shoot from the stump of Jesse.
- đź”— [[Psalm 90#Verse 10.|Psalm 90:10-12]] - Teach us to number our days.
- đź”— [[1 Peter 01#Verse 24.|1 Peter 1:24-25]] - All flesh is like grass, but the word of the Lord endures.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Job 14 - SOAP|God Knows It All]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes