What is the meaning of Job 8:10? Will they not teach you Bildad appeals to the wisdom of earlier generations, assuming their words align with God’s truth. Scripture repeatedly encourages listening to faithful forebears: • Deuteronomy 32:7: “Remember the days of old… ask your fathers, and they will inform you.” • Psalm 78:2-4 reminds parents to “tell the next generation the praises of the LORD.” • Proverbs 1:5 shows the wise person “increases learning.” When God-fearing teachers open their mouths, we are to receive instruction, confident that genuine wisdom never contradicts the literal Word. and tell you The phrase highlights testimony—passing along what has been seen and proven. • Exodus 10:2 charges Israel to recount God’s acts “so that you may know that I am the LORD.” • Joel 1:3: “Tell your children about it, and let your children tell their children.” • 1 John 1:1-3 models how eyewitnesses “proclaim… what we have seen and heard.” Hearing such testimony guards against isolated interpretation and anchors us in the community of faith. and speak from their understanding? Bildad assumes the elders’ “understanding” is rooted in reverence for God, not mere opinion. • Proverbs 2:6: “For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” • Psalm 119:99 links understanding to God’s precepts: “I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.” • James 3:13 asks, “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct.” True understanding is measurable: it aligns with Scripture and produces godly character. summary Job 8:10 presses us to value time-tested, Scripture-saturated counsel. God intends that earlier generations teach, tell, and speak from Spirit-shaped understanding, guiding us to remain firmly grounded in His unchanging Word. |
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