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NASB | Psalm 8:4 What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 8:4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of [earthborn] man that You care for him? |
Bible Question:
Job 7:17 is reminiscent of Psalm 8:4 and 144:3 (both written by David). It is surmised that Job is the oldest book in the Bible in that it was probably written before the Law of Moses (thus way before David). I wondered if David had any access to the book of Job, since the Psamls were obviously written much later. |
Bible Answer: Dear Ladyborg, I do not know of any explicit evidence that David knew the book of Job. Nevertheless, I am very certain that he did. Let me see if I can explain my reasoning: God's revelation is "the only sufficient, certain and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith and obedience" [1]. Obviously, there are periods in history in which the whole revelation of God was not given -- God's word has been what we call a "progressive revelation" (cf Hebrews 1:1-2). Nevertheless, at each point in history, the revelation to that point was sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith and obedience for that time. [2] (Adam, Abraham, and Moses were saved by faith in Christ, just as we are, but we have the added benefit of knowing Him by name.) Since God's word is eternal (Isaiah 40:8), none of it ceases to be His word. Therefore, the book of Job, if it predates Moses, as it most certainly does, will have been familiar to those who God used to pen the Scriptures. That has certainly been true of Samuel, David, Solomon, Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, etc. Sometimes they were even contemporaries yet knew of God's revelation through the other [3]. Furthermore, since all Scripture is inspired by God, we see the common thread of truth through the writings of David, of those things first expressed in Job. I hope that helps you, and provides you with further food for thought on the subject. In Him, Doc [1] "The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith and obedience (2 Tim. 3:15-17; Isaiah 8:20; Luke 16:29, 31; Ephesians 2:20), although the light of nature and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and His will which is necessary unto salvation (Romans 1:19-21; 2:14-15; Psalm 19:1-3). Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times and in divers manners to reveal Himself, and to declare that His will unto His church (Hebrews 1:1); and afterwards for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan, and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing; which maketh the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary, those former ways of God's revealing His will unto His people being now ceased (Proverbs 22:19-21; Romans 15:4; 2 Peter 1:19-20)." (1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, chapter 1, paragraph 1) [2] Consider, for example, 1 Peter 1:10-13; Galatians 3:8; Hebrews 11:39-40; Luke 10:25-29; John 5:39; etc. [3] See explicitly Daniel 9:6 and 2 Peter 3:15-16. There are, no doubt, other examples. |
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