What does Job 31:15 teach about God's role in human creation? Setting the Scene Job 31 is Job’s final self-defense. He lists ways he has walked uprightly and then calls God to weigh him. In verse 15, Job reminds his listeners why he cannot mistreat a servant or any person: every human shares the same divine Craftsman. Job 31:15 “Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us both in the womb?” One Maker, One Molding • “He who made … the same One” – Job names God as the single, personal Creator for every individual. • “In the womb” – Creation is not abstract; God’s hands are involved from conception onward. • “Form us both” – God’s intentional artistry extends equally to the powerful and the powerless, the master and the servant. What This Reveals about God’s Role in Human Creation • God is the direct, active Agent behind each life. • Human life begins under His craftsmanship, not merely biological process. • No person is an accident; each is the result of divine purpose and design. Supporting Passages • Psalm 139:13-14 – “For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” • Jeremiah 1:5 – “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I set you apart.” • Genesis 1:27 – “So God created mankind in His own image.” • Isaiah 44:24 – “I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who alone spreads out the earth, who forms you in the womb.” Equal Dignity Flowing from a Shared Creator Because one Creator fashioned all: • Every person bears God’s image and therefore possesses inherent worth. • Social status, ethnicity, and wealth do not alter that worth. • Mistreating another is, in effect, showing contempt for the Creator’s workmanship. Practical Takeaways 1. Value every life, born or unborn, as God’s handiwork. 2. Treat coworkers, employees, family members, and strangers with the respect due to fellow image-bearers. 3. Stand against injustice; to oppress is to deny the shared Creator proclaimed in Job 31:15. 4. Rejoice in personal identity and purpose, knowing the same God skillfully formed you. |
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