Job 28:1
III. Job’s Search for Wisdom(28:1-28)No Known Road to Wisdom“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.
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- Gen 2:11-12 : 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 (The gold of that land is pure; pearls and lapis lazuli are also there).
- Gen 23:15 : 15 “Hear me, my lord. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.”
- Gen 24:22 : 22 After the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold wrist bracelets weighing ten shekels and gave them to her.
- 1 Kgs 7:48-50 : 48 Solomon also made all these items for the LORD’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence, 49 the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary(five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs, 50 the pure gold bowls, trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary(the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
- 1 Kgs 10:21 : 21 All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.
- 1 Chr 29:2-5 : 2 So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster. 3 Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple. 4 This includes 3,000 talents of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, 5 for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the LORD today?”
- Ps 12:6 : 6 The LORD’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.
- Prov 17:3 : 3 The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.
- Prov 27:21 : 21 As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person must put his praise to the test.
- Isa 48:10 : 10 Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.
- Zech 13:9 : 9 Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say,‘These are my people,’ and they will say,‘The LORD is my God.’”
- Mal 3:2-3 : 2 Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. 3 He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the LORD a proper offering.
- 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
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- Job 28:2-32 verses86%
2 Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper.
3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness.
- Job 28:5-73 verses80%
5 The earth, from which food comes, is overturned below as though by fire;
6 a place whose stones are sapphires and which contains dust of gold;
7 a hidden path no bird of prey knows– no falcon’s eye has spotted it.
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4 Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;
- Job 28:12-176 verses75%
12 No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?
13 Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says,‘It is not with me.’ And the sea says,‘It is not with me.’
15 Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.
17 Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.
- Job 22:24-252 verses74%
24 and throw your gold in the dust– your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines–
25 then the Almighty himself will be your gold, and the choicest silver for you.
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4 if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,
- Job 28:19-202 verses74%
19 The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold.
20 God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
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3 The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.
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9 Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Ufaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.
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21 As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person must put his praise to the test.
- Job 27:16-172 verses72%
16 If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,
17 what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
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10 He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing.
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10 But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.
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27 then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely.
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4 to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,
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4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
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14 For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.
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15 or with princes who possessed gold, who filled their palaces with silver.
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10 Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
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24 “If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold,‘You are my security!’
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32 to design artistic designs, to work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,
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12 (The gold of that land is pure; pearls and lapis lazuli are also there).
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5 for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the LORD today?”
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14 He gave him the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the LORD’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service,
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9 a land where you may eat food in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can mine copper.
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15 There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.
- Prov 8:18-192 verses69%
18 Riches and honor are with me, long-lasting wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than the purest gold, and my harvest is better than choice silver.
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23 God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.
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8 “The silver and gold will be mine,” decrees the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
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13 We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.
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39 About seventy-five pounds of pure gold is to be used for it and for all these utensils.
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19 A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.
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16 How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
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14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the LORD’s temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!
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22 ‘Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
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16 in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Get up and begin the work! May the LORD be with you!”
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2 So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.
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34 “Is this not stored up with me?” says the LORD,“Is it not sealed up in my storehouses?