What is the meaning of Job 24:15? The eye of the adulterer • Scripture spotlights the very “eye” of the wrong-doer. Sin often begins with a look (Genesis 3:6; 2 Samuel 11:2). • Job’s wording shows personal intent and desire, not mere accident. Compare Matthew 5:28: “Everyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” • God records even the glance; nothing escapes Him (Job 34:21, “His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step”). Watches for twilight • Darkness is chosen to cloak evil. Proverbs 7:9 describes the seducer “at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of night and deep darkness.” • The phrase exposes deliberate planning. Ephesians 5:11 urges, “Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” • Twilight symbolizes moral compromise—neither full day nor full night—hinting at a conscience still aware of right and wrong yet pushing boundaries. Thinking, “No eye will see me” • The sinner convinces himself of secrecy, echoing Psalm 10:11, “He says in his heart, ‘God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.’” • This is willful self-deception. Hebrews 4:13 counters, “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.” • Such thinking also underestimates human discovery. Numbers 32:23 warns, “Be sure your sin will find you out.” He covers his face • Ancient criminals veiled themselves; modern sinners erase texts or clear histories. The impulse is the same—concealment. • Psalm 139:11-12: “If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me…’ even the darkness is not dark to You.” • Face-covering hints at shame that still testifies to God’s moral law written on the heart (Romans 2:15). summary Job 24:15 paints a vivid portrait of deliberate, secretive sin: the lustful gaze, the strategic timing, the self-deluding logic, and the futile attempts at concealment. While the adulterer believes night hides him, Scripture insists God sees every motive and act. The verse calls readers to reject the false security of darkness, live transparently before the Lord, and embrace His light that frees from hidden sin (John 3:19-21). |
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