What is the meaning of Job 27:10? Will he delight in the Almighty? “Will he delight in the Almighty?” (Job 27:10a) • In context, Job contrasts himself with the hypocrite whose outward piety masks a heart far from God (Job 27:8-9). The question exposes a deficiency: the wicked may talk about God, yet they take no real pleasure in Him. • Genuine delight means God Himself—not merely His gifts—is our joy. Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Compare also Psalm 1:2; Isaiah 58:14; Philippians 4:4. • Such delight springs from a living faith grounded in the reality of who God is—holy, sovereign, good. If Scripture is true in every detail (Psalm 19:7-9), then delighting in the Almighty is the only reasonable response. • The rhetorical form expects a negative answer: the hypocrite will not delight in God. His religion is duty without affection, ritual without relationship. Will he call upon God at all times? “Will he call upon God at all times?” (Job 27:10b) • “At all times” underscores constancy. True believers “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) because they depend on God moment by moment. • The wicked call only in crisis, if at all. Psalm 50:15 records God’s invitation—“Call upon Me in the day of trouble”—but verse 16 rebukes the wicked who recite statutes while rejecting obedience. • Luke 18:1 urges that “men always ought to pray and not lose heart,” illustrating persevering prayer as the normal rhythm of faith. The hypocrite lacks this perseverance because his heart is unmoved by God’s worthiness. • Constancy in prayer evidences a real relationship grounded in redemption. Hebrews 4:16 invites believers to “approach the throne of grace with confidence,” a privilege purchased by Christ’s atoning work (Hebrews 10:19-22). The unbeliever, still alienated, has neither confidence nor desire to draw near. summary Job’s two probing questions expose the emptiness of hypocritical faith. The wicked talk about God but have no heartfelt pleasure in Him and no steady practice of prayer. In contrast, those made righteous delight in the Almighty, finding in Him their supreme joy, and they call on Him continually, resting in His unfailing truth and literal promises. |
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