DANIEL CHAPTER ONE

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Job 12:20,21

- We may think we are important but anything can happen in our life and remember we are nothing!

- Anything can happen to bring us back to reality!

- It doesn't matter when!

- Job got into trouble because of the devil but he remained faithful and his life returned to normal!

- We can imagine that he was humble enough to use what happened to him to live a better life!

- We must grow and develop our personality and try to be better in every way!

- Of course, it is not an easy journey but it can be fruitful!

- Let us not dream, all those who oppose Yah.weh will come to a bad end!

- Let's not dream, everyone who does not work for Yah.weh will come to a bad end!

- Let's not dream, there are only two paths, the one that goes towards Yah.weh and the one that leads away from Yah.weh!

- Start by thinking about the true meaning of Yah.weh and all that it implies!

- And I'm not talking about God or Lord, all-purpose words that don't mean much!

- Isn't the devil the god of this world who is heading towards his ruin?

- A loss which will be final and without return!
 
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Job 12:22

- God is definitely the source of knowledge, the creator of everything!

- We can verify this every day if we open our eyes and ears to look and listen to nature!

- We can learn a lot from the Bible if we take the time, patience and effort!

- But you have to make an effort to get closer to God!

- We must open our minds!

- And it's not easy in this modern and superficial world!

- In history, we talk about dark ages!

- Are we far from today where everything is superficial and confusing?

- Yah.weh is the God of the living and he does not forget his faithful servants who are dead!

- He can bring the dead back to life!

- And above all it will put an end to death!

- On the other hand, those who must disappear will disappear forever!

- Including demons!

- There is a time for everything and the time will come when all those who oppose his will will disappear!

- We always come back to the two paths that can be chosen!

- Either we are for Yahweh, or we are against him!

- It is not possible to remain neutral!

- You have to choose your side!

- There is nothing under the sun!

- If we don't move forward, we go backward!
 
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Job 12:23

- We have good examples in the Bible!

- But they opposed God!

- Especially Israel who was special in the eyes of God because of Abraham!

- And it was revealed so many times that it ended up completely rotten!

- But it was their choice!

- Throughout the Bible, Yah.weh used the nations to serve his interests in connection with Israel!

- He also used kings or political leaders to help his faithful servants!

- Nothing is impossible for Yah.weh!

- Anything is possible for him!

- He can destroy but each time with the aim of rebuilding!

- And his goal has always been to transform the earth into a paradise where humans can live in peace and in good conditions!

- We don't know what he has planned for the universe!

- What is certain is that he designed us with a brain of unlimited capacities!

- Until today, we can only use a very small part of it because our life is very short!

- Our brains were designed so that we live forever!

- Everything is possible, everything is possible!

- With our limitations today, we are incapable of projecting ourselves forward as it will be possible to do in the near future for those who will enter the new promised land!
 
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Job 12:24,25

- First of all, the case of Nebuchadnezzar comes to mind!

- But we can think of all the great empires that the Bible talks about and how they were crushed and their powerful men with them!

-And all history is full of these powerful and proud men!

- All that for that!

- Poor humanity!

- History is the testimony of humanity and its inability to learn anything!

- This is why we are on the verge of collapse!

- But what has to happen will happen!

- It’s a blessing in disguise!

- This must be so that Yah.weh is recognized as the universal sovereign of the universe and no one can challenge his authority!

- It will only be an accident of history!

- The journey will really begin when Yah.weh does the big cleaning to move on to the next step!

- What a relief to be able to live in a new society where everything will have to be rebuilt!

- We can remember the departure of the Hebrew people from Egypt!

- It wasn't easy, they wanted to return to Egypt!

- They preferred to be slaves to free men!

- In fact, they always remained slaves!

- They were never free!

- It will be the same in this new world, there will be no place for slaves who want to return to the old world!
 
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Job 13:1,2

- Job knows himself!

- He knows he is faithful to God!

- He's not a young boy anymore!

- He is wise!

- God says so!

- His words show it!

-And he will continue to fight!

- Job has a fighting spirit!

- And his loyalty is the source!

- May we follow his example and let him strengthen us!

- And constantly develop our knowledge of the Bible to know Yah.weh better and prepare ourselves for the new world!

- We must develop the right condition of heart to be accepted!

- We must constantly keep in mind what awaits the faithful servants of Yah.weh so as not to remain at the gates like the unfaithful Hebrews!

- Each time the majority was not worthy of entry!

- We must learn the true value of things to make the right choice!

- This only concerns us, not others!

- Others can help us, encourage us!

- Lot and his daughters were saved, Lot's wife was transformed into a pillar of salt!

- May we always have this image etched in our memory!
 
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Job 13:3

- Job's only reference is Yah.weh!

- So he wants to defend himself before Yah.weh!

- He thinks that Yah.weh is responsible for his situation!

- He doesn't understand what he did wrong!

- Actually, he didn't do anything wrong!

- On the contrary, he is attacked because of his loyalty to Yah.weh!

- The verb desire shows a strong will on his part!

- When we read and study this chapter, we find nothing about his pain and suffering!

- Job is combative!

- He wants to speak with God, he wants to reason with him!

- He wants to defend himself before Yah.weh!

- Job never gives up!

- Nothing and no one can make him change course!

- He has an indestructible strength of character!

- May we develop such strength of character that allows us to always stay the course in the storm that awaits us!
 
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Job 13:4,5

- According to Job, they lie!

- When you lie, it is not a positive act but a negative one which consists of hurting someone!

- This is not the right way to help someone who is mentally and physically injured!

- On the contrary!

- He tells them to shut up!

- This does not come from Yah.weh but from the devil!

- The last words of Yah.weh at the end of the Book of Job are clear!

- They are good for nothing!

- Or rather they force Job to find the inner strength to continue fighting!

- May we learn from Job and cultivate this inner strength!

- May we ask Yah.weh to make us ever stronger in adversity!
 
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Job 13:6

- Despite what they say, Job keeps asking them to listen to him!

- What's the point?

- They don't want to listen to him!

- But no, Job continues to ask them!

- This again shows his strong will!

- It takes a lot before he stops!

- But we remember that he will finally stop talking to them!

- Because he wants to speak with Yah.weh!

- He thinks he's the only one who can understand it!

- It's something!

- Job knows how to adapt his response depending on the situation!

- He speaks when it is necessary to speak!

- He is silent when he should be silent!

- He's indestructible!

- He's tenacious!

- He never gives up!

- There is really no one like him on earth!
 
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Job 13:7-9

- Job tells them to tell the truth, not to lie!

- God knows what they are doing!

- He warns them and he is right because God has condemned them!

- But they don't care!

- They continue to act the same way!

- They definitely speak for the devil!

- Think of the religious leaders!

- We can deceive men, we cannot deceive Yah.weh!

- There are only two paths: life or death!

- Either we work for life or we work for death!

- But in any case, we work!

- When we do nothing, we work for death!

- It’s very simple to understand!

- To be passive is to work for death!

- It has always been like this!

- The Bible is clear on this!
 
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Job 13:10,11

- It is premonitory!

- Job knows God well!

- It tells about his special relationship with him!

- But they don’t care!

- Pride!

- Self-satisfaction!

- They are not afraid!

- They can be lucky that God put their destiny in Job’s hands!

- He could have struck them more severely!

- The religious leaders act the same way!

- The Hebrews acted the same way!

- Mankind has always acted the same way!

- They have always paid the price!

- But it is nothing compared to what is coming!

- And no one will save them this time!
 
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Job 13:12,13

- Job is clear: they are wrong!

- And God will say he is right and they are wrong!

- They will be condemned and he will be rewarded for his continuous faithfulness!

- They should keep silent!

- But the devil is pushing them continuously!

- And think about the fourth individual who is going to speak later!

- When we listen to God’s words, he doesn’t exist!

- He ignores him!

- Isn’t it worse than being condemned?

- It shows the importance of listening to people!

- It shows the importance of analyzing the facts before speaking!

- When we speak too fast, we close doors!

- Thus how do we want people to keep listening to us?

- It doesn’t matter we live in a time of deep ignorance and fakes!

- Superficiality is the rule!

- Completely the opposite of Yah.weh’s acting!

- How do we want to look like Yah.weh if we look for superficiality?

- How do we want to develop a strong relationship with Yah.weh if we look for superficiality?
 
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Job 13:14,15

- Job wants to control his life and destiny!

- I mean he knows who he is, he knows his faithfulness!

- He knows he hasn’t done anything wrong!

- He knows that God can kill him!

- He wants to defend himself in front of God!

- It is the only thing that counts for him!

- For him, there is only one way: faithfulness!

- He has no other option!

- FAITHFULNESS AND NOTHING ELSE!

- There is no possible discussion!

- He has the map in his brain, in his heart!

- It is written in stone!

- The best image is when Yah.weh wrote His Law in stone!

- But it doesn’t happen by chance!

- It is necessary to study the Bible and learn the way from the faithful servants of Yah.weh!
 
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Job 13:16

- He knows God can’t condemn him!

- He knows his faithfulness to God!

- He knows he can stand in front of God!

- He has never done anything he could be ashamed of!

- How is it possible to read such words and criticize Job?

- Why so much ignorance?

- Why speak against Yah.weh?

- There is no one like him on earth!

- Why speak like the devil?

- It has always been so!

- It won’t help!

- Man can keep lying!

- At the end, Yah.weh will strike him!

- He will tell him: “I don’t know you, go away”!
 
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Job 13:17,18

- Job’s thoughts are clear!

- He has all his fighting spirit!

- His mind is so strong that it surpasses his pain and suffering!

- He has prepared his legal case meaning he has organized his personal defense!

- It is really important for him!

- And above all, he knows he is right!

- It is his compass which helps him to stay on course!

- He is a rock!

- He doesn’t care if people speak against him!

- He will keep being faithful to Yah.weh!

- No matter what happens!

- And finally Yah.weh asks him to decide what to do with the liars!

- When Jesus comes back, those who destroy the earth and oppose Yah.weh will pay the price!

- No pity!

- There is a limit of time to correct our attitude and make up our minds!
 
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Job 13:19

- Here we are: Job is ready to defend himself at any cost!

- There is nothing more valuable than his reputation in front of God!

- He will never keep silent!

- In fact, he will keep silent but only after having fought with all his strength!

- Then he can keep silent!

- But not before!

- What an example!

- He shows us the way!

- It is so clear when people want to watch carefully!

- But do we really want to do it?
 
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Job 13:20,21

- Wow, wow, wow!

- He wants God to stop striking him, we can understand that!

- Even if it is the devil and God will stop him!

- But the last verse is so powerful!

- In fact, he wants back his personal relationship with God, nothing else!

- It is vital for him!

- It is his root to life!

- He will keep respecting Yah.weh but his terror is unbearable!

- He says it is too much!

- But he keeps fighting!

- Where is the limit?
 
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Job 13:23,24

-Yes, Job wants to know his errors and sins!

- Because he knows he hasn’t done anything wrong!

- And he wants God to tell him!

- He wants a discussion with God!

- Meaning he is used to doing it!

- And he doesn’t know what is happening!

- Why can’t he speak with God?

- Of course he doesn’t know what’s on between God and the devil!

- He doesn’t know God can’t have a discussion with him!

- And it is unbearable for him!

- Imagine you can’t speak with somebody who is close to you!

- You can’t speak with this person because he or she refuses to speak to you because of something you don’t know and you are not responsible!

- Of course, it is better to speak and to clarify the situation!

- When it is not possible, it is hard!

- The majority doesn’t have any relationship with Yah.weh and they don’t care!

- Job wants his special relationship with Yah.weh back!

- Do you understand why there is no one like him on earth?

- Why is he so special to Yah.weh?
 
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Job 13:25

- A man is nothing compared to God!

- But Job knows the type of relationship he has with God!

- Or he thinks he knows!

- And in fact he is right!

- he has a special one!

- That’s why Job can’t stand the absence of communication!

- Once again we see the importance of communication!

- It doesn’t matter if sometimes it is hard to communicate!

- Otherwise it makes it more difficult!

- And the problem gets bigger!

- Or it can lead to incommunicability!

- Once again, Job doesn’t understand what is going on!

- It is crazy!

- It is pure nonsense!

- What is going on?

- He is calling for Yah.weh!

- But Yah.weh isn’t there!

- And these crazy men want to destroy him!

- They keep attacking him!
 
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Job 13:26

- Job doesn’t understand what’s on!

- And he tries hard to understand!

- He tries to go back to his past as far as he can!

- Thus he speaks about the sins of his youth!

- Of course, it has nothing to do with that!

- But when you don’t understand what’s on, you imagine any possibility!

- Even something which is not!

- And it brings more lack of understanding!

- It is a never ending story!

- You build on something which doesn’t exist for nothing!

- And stress brings on more stress!

- There is no way to get away from this infernal circle!

- it is necessary to evacuate part of the stress!

- Otherwise we may explode!
 
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