The Book of Job
Book of Job, 11
The Hand of God in the History of Man
Job 7:1
Pastor’s Opening
I WAS settling myself down yesterday to meditate upon the Word of God, and to prepare my mind to preach the gospel to you to-day, when, on a sudden, I had my subject marked out for me by a mournful messenger, for the angel of death pointed to it with his finger. There came into my chamber an honored elder of this church, who in broken accents told me “our beloved brother, Henry Olney, is dead.” He is my near neighbor, and I was in his house so lately that I could not realize the news.
Scripture Citation and Verse(s)
Job 7:1
“Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?”
Main Theme(s)
I. First, then, let us consider a truth which, I trust, none of us have ever denied, but have heartily accepted ever since we have been believers. THERE IS A DIVINE APPOINTMENT RULING ALL HUMAN LIFE.
II. Secondly, and briefly, THE INFERENCES TO BE DRAWN FROM THIS FACT.
