The Book of Job
Book of Job, 55
The Way of Wisdom
Job 28:7-8
Pastor’s Opening
IN this chapter, Job is speaking of the hidden treasures that are to be found deep down in the bowels of the earth. The keen eyes of the vultures, though they see their prey afar off, have never seen the gold, and silver, and other precious metals which lie in the dark places of the earth; and the lions, especially the young lions hungering for their prey, though they will lie in wait in their lairs in the dens and caves of the earth, have never been able to descend into places so deep as those that are opened up by men who seek after gold and silver.
Scripture Citation and Verse(s)
Job 28:7-8
“There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen; the lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.”
Main Theme(s)
I. First, then, IN REFERENCE TO THE WAY OF GOD. His way, in dealing with men, is past our power to find out.
II. I have not much time left for the second part of my discourse, which is IN REFERENCE TO THE TRULY WISE, that is, to those who are wise according to Job’s declaration in the 28th verse of this chapter: “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.”
