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Why hide you your face, And hold me for your enemy?
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The Pain of God's Absence
Commentators explain that Job's cry, "Wherefore hidest thou thy face?" expresses one of the deepest pains a believer can feel: the withdrawal of God's felt presence and love. For someone who has walked in fellowship with God, this divine silence can be more grievous than any physical affliction, a lament echoed by other righteous figures in Scripture.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wherefore hidest thou thy face - To hide the face, or to turn it away, is expressive of disapproval. We turn away the face when we …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore hidest thou thy face Not from his cry, because of his sore and grievous afflictions, as Bar Tzemach; nor f…
Job begs to have his sins revealed to him. A true penitent is willing to know the worst of himself; and we should all desire to know what our trans…
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13th Century
Catholic
After correcting the reasoning of his friends, who tried to defend divine justice with lies, Job now proceeds to dismantle their false dogmas in th…