The Book of Job
Book of Job, 9
A Cure for Unsavory Meats; or,
Salt for the White of an Egg
Job 6:6
Pastor’s Opening
THIS is a question which Job asked of his friends, who turned out to be so unfriendly. Thus he battles with those “miserable comforters” who inflamed his wounds by pouring in verjuice and vinegar instead of oil and wine. The first of them had just opened fire upon him, and Job by this question was firing a return shot. He wanted the three stern watchers to understand that he did not complain without cause. If he had spoken bitterly, it was because he suffered grievously. He was in great bodily pain; he was enduring great mental depression; and at the same time he had been smitten with poverty and bereavement; he had, therefore, reason for his sorrow.
Scripture Citation and Verse(s)
Job 6:6
“Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the
white of an egg?”
Main Theme(s)
I. The first point will be this, that A WANT OF SAVOUR IS A VERY GREAT WANT in anything that is meant for food.
II. . Our second remark is this. I find a rendering given to the text, which, if it be not absolutely accurate, nevertheless states an important truth, namely, that THAT WHICH IS UNSAVOURY FROM WANT OF SALT MUST NOT BE EATEN.
III. The third point is, that THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IN THE WORLD WHICH NEED SOMETHING ELSE WITH THEM. “Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?”
