Job 23 Study Notes
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23:10 As dross is removed from gold in the crucible, leaving a shining surface, so when God finished dealing with him, Job would appear as a shining example of righteousness (Pr 17:3).
23:11-12 The word translated daily food (Hb choq) means “portion” (Ex 29:28). A related word (Hb chuqqah) means “statute” (Ex 29:9), suggesting that Job had prized God’s precepts more than his own natural inclinations (Rm 7:23). The reading found in the Septuagint (LXX) and the Latin Vulgate adds the phrase “in my bosom” after treasured. This pictures something close to Job’s heart (Ps 119:11).
23:13-14 Job acknowledged God’s unchangeableness (lit “in/as one”; cp. Mal 3:6). God does what he desires, and his will is irresistible (Rm 9:19). God would yet finish what he had decided to do in testing Job.
23:15-17 Job was terrified (7:19; 9:34; 13:25) by God’s omnipotence and presence. He lived in constant fear of the darkness of death that seemed near (16:16; 17:11-16).