I am not endorsing any type of legalism, but God’s Word speaks today, and we are to kill the members of our body which lead us into sensuality or promote covetousness, which our text calls “greed, which is idolatry.” (Colossians and Philemon: the supremacy of Christ), Kent Hughes - Men and young men, guard your eyes and your hearts. There is an old sermon by Thomas Chalmers (1780-2847) which emphasizes the principle of first saying YES to an affection which is godly and good as a way of supplanting an old affection. Job 31:1 Context. Another word is legalism. Joseph Caryl - The eye is apt to make a stand, or fix itself, when we come in view of an ensnaring object; therefore it is our duty to hasten it away, or to pray that God would make it pass off from it… He that feareth burning must take heed of playing with fire: he that feareth drowning must keep out of deep waters. Add to my study list. Adrian Rogers writes making his covenant is "One big decision - wholehearted - will make an incredible difference. as in the days when God watched over me,. You can flex it with vehemence. Hospitable to strangers, Job 31:31,32. The Hebrew word biyn includes the concept of distinguishing that leads to understanding. This is accomplished through highly sensitive microphones that are so small they can easily be hidden. Bible Commentary Job 31:1-32:1. What a profound effect this should have on the way we live! God does business with those that mean business. Apologetics Study Bible - Some critics attempt to link the “young woman” that Job mentioned with either the Ugaritic virgin Anat or the Mesopotamian Ishtar, thus suggesting the worship of fertility goddesses. What the resolutions were which, in this matter, he kept to (Job 31:1): I made a covenant with my eyes, that is, "I watched against the occasions of the sin; why then should I think upon a maid?'' So much for Wanton’s assault on Faithful. From all this we must turn away. I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin? Wycliffe Bible Commentary: Old Testament - Protestation of innocence has been Job’s main burden all along. Job wisely recognized that the eye is the main avenue for temptation (see Job 31:7, 9, 26, 27). As the eye is the great source of danger (comp. 1. “Avoiding” is a Biblical strategy. Then she railed on me, and I went my way.”, Spurgeon comments: THE first of Faithful’s temptations was very gross. I. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor and this was my reward for all my labor. Guys, you must make a covenant with your eyes (Job 31:1), so that you stop checking out every attractive girl who walks by. N – Say NO to every lustful thought within five seconds. 10. Fly, for this foe is not to be parleyed with. think—rather, "cast a (lustful) look." Job Chapter 31 אִיּוֹב א בְּרִית, כָּרַתִּי לְעֵינָי; וּמָה אֶתְבּוֹנֵן, עַל-בְּתוּלָה. 1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? If the eyes do not see, perhaps the heart may not desire: at any rate, one door of temptation is closed when we do not even look at the painted bauble. We can’t help being tempted, but we can certainly help tempting ourselves. The eyes are so powerful that the Job had to pray; pray for power outside himself (the Holy Spirit) to turn his eyes from worthless things (as did the Psalmist - Ps 101:3). Does holiness and moral purity mean that much to you? An awareness of God’s presence will help you not only flee from sin, but also endure suffering. We are all different. The verb used here does not mean to “glance briefly,” but rather to “gaze, stare or look intently.”. “In the name of Jesus, NO!” You don’t have much more than five seconds. Do all that you can to protect yourself from being seduced by temptation to be immoral. Note, Those that would keep their hearts pure must guard their eyes, which are both the outlets and inlets of uncleanness. Job determined in his heart to exercise the will power necessary not to think lustful thoughts about young maidens. Job 31:1-8. Job 31 Commentary 1-4 Lust. Develop modest eyes. If you have little taste for Jesus, competing pleasures will triumph. As in the twenty-ninth chapter, he showed his uprightness as an emir, or magistrate in public life, so in this chapter he vindicates his character in private life. "Chapter 31 is Job's Sermon on the Mount, for in it he touches on many of the same issues of spiritual ethics that Jesus covers in Matthew 5-7, including the relationship between lust and adultery (Job 31:1, 9-12), loving one's neighbor as oneself (Job 31:13-15), almsgiving and social justice (Job 31:16-23), and the love of money and other idolatries (Job 31:24-28)." No one, no one, no one has ever won a moral victory half-heartedly. Did you ever stop to think that God sees everything we do and hears everything we say every moment of the day? It is not just "Let go and let God." But as Driver-Gray observe, Job differs from Jesus, for he does not consider the gaze a sinful act but acknowledges that it is liable to result in wrongdoing. Job’s Final Defense - Job continued his discourse: “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness! If your TSC command is not found in MacOS after proper installation of TypeScript (using the following command: $ sudo npm install -g typescript, then ensure Node /bin path is added to the PATH variable in .bash_profile. While you think how to resist the attack of the serpent, you are caught in its folds. Hold it! Thank God you have escaped her: ‘The abhorred of the Lord shall fall into her ditch.’ (Prov. If Job found it necessary to make this kind of commitment in the day in which he lived, how much more do we need it in today’s society—where sexual lust is exploited even to advertise spark plugs! And make a covenant with your mind that you will not allow an immoral thought to reside in your heart. God's Word does not fail. (John Trapp). Be careful what you look at! The need for warfare against the bombardment of visual temptation to fixate on sexual images is urgent. With a UCG.org account you will be able to save items to read and study later! In simplest terms, this forbids a second look. v. 92, &c. (u) Aelian. They lived up to their convictions. Then look, look, look at the most magnificent Person in the universe until you see him the way he is. LOG OUT. Then you will NOT fulfill the desires of the flesh! Is it not destruction for the wicked, And disaster for the workers of iniquity? The eyes, says a Talmudic proverb, are the procuresses of sin (סרסורי דחטאה נינהו); "to close his eyes, that they may not feast on evil," is, in Isaiah 33:15, a clearly defined line in the picture of him on whom the everlasting burnings can have no hold. After Job has described and bewailed the harsh contrast between the former days and the present, he gives us a picture of his moral life and endeavour, in connection with the character of which the explanation of his present affliction as a divinely decreed punishment becomes impossible, and the sudden overthrow of his prosperity into this abyss of suffering becomes to him, for the same reason, the most painful mystery. Now after you do this, it doesn't mean the battle is over. When lustful thoughts assail your mind To play with immorality, Remember that God’s will for you Is holiness and purity. Job’s wisdom will stand you well: “I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?” (Job 31:1). Develop the discipline of never taking that second look. Women will know if you do. Like Job, make a covenant with your eyes (Job 31:1)—or with your ears, or with whatever sensations lead you into evil thoughts. “FAITH. Bibliography . If my step hath turned out of the way] sc. While you look, the fruit is plucked. E – ENJOY a superior satisfaction. Seeing I was obliged, and accordingly took care, to guard mine eyes, I was upon the same reason obliged to restrain my imagination. No, not to defile myself; for I remembered an old writing that I had seen, which said, ‘Her steps take hold on hell.’ (Prov. And then the dogs would hunt the ermine and the ermine would run as fast as he could to the hole to get away. Adulterium reale, and in fact two-sided, is first spoken of in the third strophe, here it is adulterium mentale and one-sided; the object named is not any maiden whatever, but any בּתוּלה, because virginity is ever to be revered, a most sacred thing, the holy purity of which Job acknowledges himself to have guarded against profanation from any lascivious gaze by keeping a strict watch over his eyes. Matthew Poole comments: Whatsoever mine eyes desired; whatsoever was grateful to my senses, or my heart desired. Get up and do something. A maid; which is emphatically added, to show that that circumstance which provokes the lust of others had no such power over him, and that he restrained himself from the very thoughts and desires of filthiness with such persons, wherewith the generality of men allowed themselves to commit gross fornication, as deeming it to be either none, or but a very little sin. Bad Advertisement? What ever we focus our eyes upon, our mind gives it attention and processes what is seen. indulge myself in filthy and lustful thoughts? John MacArthur - Avoid evil attractions. 31° 1/13/2021 Good Evening. (Powerful principles from proverbs: Study guide), Terry Muck - G. K. Chesterton once likened this world to the desert island site of a shipwreck. Opinion Commentary. He rose one night, walked on the rooftop, and looked on the houses below. David’s sin began with simple sight. Not covetous, nor idolatrous, which ought to be punished by the magistrate, Job 31:24-28. Commentaries, history books, and more are linked to this page. And being forewarned is to be forearmed. Main idea of this Hebrew word is commit illicit sexual intercourse, especially with prostitutes), 40 in order that you may remember to do all My commandments, and be holy to your God. In form, this is a retroactive oath of covenant allegiance (cf. The eyes are the portholes that sin and Satan creep in at. Job 31:1-40. It means that when you come across seductive pictures of women, you must turn the page quickly without scrutinizing the details. We can't switch to another channel!" He disciplined himself not to take the second look that leads to lust. Yes, we ultimately have to make the choice to turn our eyes, but we can only do so in the liberty and freedom provided by the enabling power of the Holy Spirit Who indwells every believer (Ro 8:13-note). (Comp. A gaze is avoidable. (KJV), I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid? Attack the promises of sin with the promises of Christ. Post a verse on your computer screen, television, or the dashboard of your car, and remember, “God did not call us to uncleanness” but to holiness (1Th. H – HOLD the promise and the pleasure of Christ firmly in your mind until it pushes the other images out. Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, Furthermore, God above looks down and sees both our actions and “the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb. “I made a covenant.” Making a covenant is serious business. Some would move it closer to Job 31:9, which addresses adultery. 22:12). While some want to debate the boundaries of morality, the Bible says, “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Mt 5:28-note). There is much emphasis in the expression used here by Job. Observe that, although Faithful did not yield to Wanton’s tempting, he says, “I know not whether I did wholly escape her or no.” The probability is, that the temptations of the flesh, even when resisted, do us an injury. To Chesterton, fallen humanity is in such a covenant, was to … read Job 31 and are! 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