‘Though He Slay Me’ — Why the Silence on This Verse?

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🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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“Though he slay me, I will hope in him.” Why has Pastor John barely mentioned these remarkable words of Job throughout his decades of preaching and teaching?

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0:00.0	God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
0:12.9	That's what you just heard in Portuguese from our friend Vinnie.
0:15.3	What a voice.
0:16.4	Vinnie brings this podcast.
0:18.6	He had a host of Desiring God Books and Resources to the people of Brazil.
0:23.0	You'll hear more about his work in just a moment.
0:24.8	But first, today's question.
0:27.2	It comes to us from a podcast host by the name of Tony.
0:30.9	From me, I've got a question, Pastor John.
0:33.3	It's been on my mind and it's something I'm trying to figure out.
0:36.6	It's about one of the most remarkable statements in the Bible when it comes to this topic about
0:43.2	God's sovereign design and our suffering.
0:47.8	Job 1315 is the text I'm thinking about.
0:50.2	Job says, quote, though he slay me, I will hope in him.
0:56.0	A remarkable line made famous in more recent times by Shane and Shane in their incredible
1:06.8	and powerful song by that title, though you slay me, years back Desiring God partnered
1:12.9	with them to record a new edition of the music video that featured a Cirmic clip of yours
1:16.8	remix that we published in ABJ 639.
1:20.8	The music video version of that song now has a whopping 9 million views on YouTube and
1:27.1	counting.
1:28.1	That's incredible.
1:29.1	Huge response.
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