Job 14:13
Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
English Standard Version (ESV)
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Job is in the depths of his suffering, feeling utterly forsaken and misunderstood by God, whom he perceives as hostile. He's been lamenting his difficult life and even questioning the nature of existence and the possibility of an afterlife. In this desperate state, he pleads with God to place him in the grave, not as an end, but as a hidden refuge until God's anger has subsided, with the hope that God will eventually remember and call him back.
Job cries out for the grave, not as an end, but as a refuge. What does this reveal about his desperate state and his understanding of death?
Job views the grave (Sheol) as more than just a burial site. He sees it as a place of concealment, a refuge from the overwhelming storm of his suffering and what he perceives as God's wrath.
A Sanctuary from Suffering
He's not just wishing for death, but for God to 'hide' him there. This suggests a desire for a place where the pain and affliction he's experiencing will cease to touch him. It's a desperate plea for respite, for a secret place where he can be 'kept' safe from the tempest of his life.
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Anticipating God's Timing
This hiding isn't permanent oblivion. Job asks God to appoint a 'set time' and to 'remember' him. This hints at a hope that his suffering, and God's perceived wrath, will eventually pass, and that he will be recalled from this state of concealment.
Job prays for God's wrath to 'pass' and for God to 'remember' him. What does this profound request reveal about his understanding of God's justice and mercy?
Job's plea is not for God to forget him, but to remember him after His wrath has passed. This speaks volumes about his deep-seated belief that God's anger, though currently fierce, is not eternal.
The Finite Nature of Wrath
Job acknowledges God's wrath but trusts in its eventual cessation. He isn't asking to escape judgment altogether, but to be hidden until the storm of divine displeasure subsides. This implies a hope that God's anger has limits and a purpose, not just endless punishment.
The Certainty of God's Remembrance
The final petition, 'remember me!' is the cornerstone of his hope. He believes that when the appointed time comes, God will not forget His creation, His covenant, or His servant. This remembrance isn't just a passive recalling, but an active intervention, a promise of restoration after the season of divine displeasure.
Understand the original words
she'ol · Hebrew Noun
The realm of the dead or the grave, the place where all humanity goes after death. In the Old Testament, it is often viewed as a place of darkness and silence, though in some contexts, it anticipates a future divine intervention.
apẖ · Hebrew Noun
Divine displeasure or judicial indignation directed against sin and rebellion. It refers to God's settled, holy opposition to evil.
choq · Hebrew Noun
A divinely determined point or limit in time. It implies that history and individual life are under the sovereign control of God, who marks the boundaries of human existence.
zakar · Hebrew Verb
To call to mind, to be mindful of, or to act upon a covenantal commitment. When God remembers, He initiates action to deliver, restore, or bless His people.
This passage echoes Job's longing for a hidden rest until God's judgment has passed, presenting a vision of the righteous hidden away like seeds awaiting resurrection.
Psalm 16:10Like Job's hope for God to 'remember' him after death, this Psalm expresses a firm trust that God will not abandon the speaker's soul in the realm of the dead, hinting at a future restoration.
Luke 23:42-43The thief on the cross, when facing imminent death, pleaded with Jesus, 'Remember me when you come into your kingdom,' mirroring Job's desire to be remembered by God in a future appointed time.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14This passage offers comfort regarding those who have died, assuring believers that God will bring them with Him at Jesus' return, which aligns with Job's hope that God would 'remember' him and call him forth from his resting place.
bensonJob 14:13: "O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!"
Job 14:13 . O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave — The grave is not only a resting-place, but a hiding-place to the children of God: Christ has the key of the grave to open and let in now, and to let out at the resurrection. God hides his people in the grave as we hide our treasure in a place of secrecy and safety; an…
pooleJob 14:13: "O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!"
In the grave; either, 1. In some dark vault under ground, such as good men hide themselves in times of persecution, Hebrews 11:38 . Lord, hide me in some hiding place from thy wrath, and all the intolerable effects of it, which are upon me; for I cannot be hid from thee, but by thee. Or, 2. In the grave, properly so called…
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Job is in the depths of his suffering, feeling utterly forsaken and misunderstood by God, whom he perceives as hostile. He's been lamenting his difficult life and even questioning the nature of existence and the possibility of an afterlife. In this desperate state, he pleads with God to place him in the grave, not as an end, but as a hidden refuge until God's anger has subsided, with the hope that God will eventually remember and call him back.
Job is in the depths of his suffering, feeling utterly forsaken and misunderstood by God, whom he perceives as hostile. He's been lamenting his difficult life and even questioning the nature of existence and the possibility of an afterlife. In this desperate state, he pleads with God to place him in the grave, not as an end, but as a hidden refuge until God's anger has subsided, with the hope that God will eventually remember and call him back.
"Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal me until your wrath be past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!" — { "references": [ { "reference": "Isaiah 26:20", "connection": "This passage also speaks of 'entering your rooms' and hiding until the indignation passes, mirroring Job's desire to…
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