6/24/14 Job 27:8 The Hope of the Godless Is Cut Off!

Job 27:8 (NAS)

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life?

Job 27:8 (NIVUS)

For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

 
 
The godless, profane, and the hypocritical have no ties to Adonai, the Holy One.  They are defiled, polluted, and corrupt; they are not able to stand in the presence of the Lord.  Unlike them, you are tied to God with cords of hope and trust.  Your expected outcome will be good. The evil and wicked, however, do not have any grounds on which to hope. Even though they eagerly wait for certain events to take place, their hope is fleeting as a vapor, while your hope is everlasting.
 
The unrighteousness are covetous and greedy.  It may seem that they have great gain, but it all came wrongfully through violence.  In the end, however, they will be cut off from the wealth they created through their criminal activity.  The Lord will plunder them, taking away their spoils.  He will bring them to an end and will clear them completely away.

You, however, will continue to gain, for the Lord will continue to bless you abundantly.  Therefore, maintain your trust and hope in Him.  Unlike the wicked, your end will be better than your beginning.

 

 

(Originally written and posted 10/7/2005)