Job 27:11 | MHM | STEP | Heritage of the Wicked In this section, Job answers his friends about what happens to wicked people. He agrees that those who do evil and oppress others will suffer in the end. Job’s friends believed that God punishes the wicked quickly and openly. Job, however, points out that sometimes punishment comes slowly, but it is always certain. Even if the wicked seem to prosper for a while, their final reward is misery and ruin. Job wants to show that just because evil people sometimes succeed, this does not mean they escape God’s justice. v. 11–12 : Job says, I will teach you by the hand of God (Job 27:11 ). He will share what he has learned about God’s ways with the wicked. He reminds his friends that they themselves have seen how wicked people end up. So, they should not judge Job wrongly just because he is suffering. The real lesson is about the portion of a wicked man with God (Job 27:13 ). Even if the wicked have success in the world, their true reward from God is disaster.

‏ Job 27:11

Heritage of the Wicked

In this section, Job answers his friends about what happens to wicked people. He agrees that those who do evil and oppress others will suffer in the end. Job’s friends believed that God punishes the wicked quickly and openly. Job, however, points out that sometimes punishment comes slowly, but it is always certain. Even if the wicked seem to prosper for a while, their final reward is misery and ruin. Job wants to show that just because evil people sometimes succeed, this does not mean they escape God’s justice.

v. 11–12: Job says, I will teach you by the hand of God (Job 27:11 ^a). He will share what he has learned about God’s ways with the wicked. He reminds his friends that they themselves have seen how wicked people end up. So, they should not judge Job wrongly just because he is suffering. The real lesson is about the portion of a wicked man with God (Job 27:13 ^b). Even if the wicked have success in the world, their true reward from God is disaster.