If
only there were someone to arbitrate between us, to lay his hand upon us both. (Job 9:33)
Some
critical scholars see Job as an amalgam of writings. There is the original
account of a good man beset by horrible misfortune – one of the oldest stories
in the Bible; and then there is the long poetic conversation between Job and
his friends, which is of more recent vintage. Wisdom literature – Job is classified
among the wisdom writings – was the last part of the Old Testament to arrive at
its present form and become canon, whereas the setting of Job is more congruent
with the time of Abraham.
Regardless
of when it was written, this passage has always caught me off guard. It is a
poignant cry for a bridge between man and God. While I in no way want to imply
that the writer of Job had any Messianic thoughts going here; from this side of
the cross I cannot help but see this cry fulfilled in Jesus as our High Priest,
our bridge between God and man.
Job,
there is someone.
Jesus Christ is our bridge – our connection to God. One hand on God – one hand
on humanity.
My
dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody
does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense – Jesus Christ,
the Righteous One. (1
John 2:1)
What
would you want Jesus to say to the Father on your behalf?
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