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Job 14:14-15
Job knew what was happening, that God was creating in him. He knew that a transformation was to come into his life after he had died—"if a man dies."
God has a desire to be reunited with those who have died, with those in whom He has been working. He has a desire to finish His work!
As long as the person is in the grave, God's creative powers and efforts are not yet concluded! What He wants to do is to match the spiritual character He has created within the person while alive as a human being with a glorious spiritual body that He will give them upon resurrecting them from the dead!
Job understood this. Thousands of years ago, he knew it! Do we know it today as well as Job did then?
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Job 14:13-15
Job did not fear death; in fact, he felt death would be a relief from the struggles, infirmities, and trials of physical life. He knew that God would raise him at the appointed time, the first resurrection. He was sure in his redemption; he trusted God to forgive, save and resurrect him. Further, he understood that his life in the Kingdom would be so much superior to his physical life (Job 19:25-27).
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Time and LifeRelated Topics: Death | Death, Contemplation of | Death, Fear of | Death, Redemption from | Job | Job's Hope of the Resurrection | Resurrection | Resurrection, First | Resurrection, Hope of theOther Forerunner Commentary entries containing Job 14:14:
Job 14:1-2
Isaiah 64:8
Ephesians 2:10
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What Does Job 14:14 Mean?
Job understood that even after death, a transformation awaits. As expressed in Job 14:14, "If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, Till my change comes," there is hope for renewal. God desires to reunite with those who have died, to complete the work begun in them. While a person remains in the grave, God's creative efforts are unfinished. The aim is to unite the spiritual character developed during life with a glorious spiritual body at resurrection. Job, thousands of years ago, grasped this profound truth about God's plan for those who die, awaiting their ultimate change.