And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Though worms destroy the body after death, yet in flesh the speaker shall see God himself with his own eyes, and not another or as a stranger. That hope rests on the living Redeemer who shall stand upon the earth at the latter day, at the last. It is spoken in severe affliction and weariness of life and desire for death, rising from discouragement and despondency to steadfast and unshaken trust in God's mercy and saving power. It testifies to the resurrection to live again and be made immortal and stand before the Judge of the living and the dead, and presents the glorious coming of Christ as the fulfillment of the hope of God's people and the completion of redemption. Such confidence and courage are the fruit of faith and are essential to perfect service for God, supporting trust that He remains faithful to His promises and will give strength for test and trial.
Words and Context of Hope
Though after the skin worms destroy this body after death, yet in flesh the speaker shall see God, living again to behold Him even after the body is destroyed. That seeing will be personal, for he himself shall behold God for himself with his own eyes and not another. It will not be as a stranger, but face to face as one's own sight of God.
The hope rests on the living Redeemer who shall stand upon the earth at the latter day, at the last. Those who seek to carry out His will in the earth shall stand with Him when He stands there. It is spoken in severe affliction and trial, in the midst of steadfast endurance, rising from the depths of discouragement and despondency to the heights of implicit trust in God's mercy and saving power. Though weary of life and desiring death and with hope seeming dim, it declares unshaken, steadfast trust.
That triumphant trust prepares the way for God to reveal His power, to bring repentance in dust and ashes, and to bless abundantly so that the last years are the best.
Resurrection and Redeemer's Coming
The verse testifies to resurrection, that though worms destroy the body after death the speaker will live again and in flesh see God. That seeing will be personal, for he himself will behold God with his own eyes and stand before the Judge of the living and the dead, resurrected and made immortal. This hope is grounded in the knowledge that the Redeemer lives and will stand upon the earth at the latter day. It is the hope of one who spends this short life seeking the higher, eternal life.
It presents the glorious coming of the Messiah, the coming of Christ, as the fulfillment of the hope of God's people and the completion of redemption. That great coming is joined to the personal hope of seeing God in flesh though the body is destroyed, held with unshaken hope and steadfast trust in affliction. The living Redeemer who will stand upon the earth at the latter day stands to make intercession before the Father for the believer. Destruction of the body does not end the hope of seeing God personally after death, so martyrdom can be faced with joyful expectation of beholding God without a veil between.
Those who seek to carry out His will in the earth shall stand with Him when He stands on the earth at the latter day. Those who chase phantoms and sow to the flesh, reaping only corruption in the end and having no more part in anything done under the sun, cannot speak this hope.
Trust and Faithful Living
The verse is confidence and hope in God in the midst of severe trial, holding fast that even after the body is destroyed the believer will see God, and that confidence upholds trust that God remains faithful to His promises. That hope and courage are the fruit of faith and are essential to perfect service for God. Despondency is therefore sinful and unreasonable, since God is able and willing to bestow more abundantly upon His servants the strength they need for test and trial. He can overthrow the strongest plans of enemies in His own time and way when the faith of His servants has been sufficiently tested.
It is a confession parents are to make without delay as they sanctify their powers to God. It is reached by wrestling with God with a strong hold upon Him and with hearts in harmony with His Holy Spirit. Those who so seek to carry out His will on the earth shall stand with the living Redeemer when He stands on the earth at the latter day.
In the midst of most severe suffering, when hope seems dim and pain is almost beyond endurance, earnest struggling prayer lays hold of this truth that the Redeemer lives to make intercession before the Father for the believer. That laying hold brings light and blessing into the heart. It gives refuge in Christ as a wall of fire about the sufferer and increases love to Jesus and the heavenly Father in depth and breadth. The verse is thus a personal longing to see the Redeemer and to tell Him gratitude for giving His life, giving every reason to magnify the name of Jesus.
Though worms destroy the body after death, yet in flesh the speaker shall see God himself with his own eyes, and not another or as a stranger. That hope rests on the living Redeemer who shall stand upon the earth at the latter day, at the last. It is spoken in severe affliction and weariness of life and desire for death, rising from discouragement and despondency to steadfast and unshaken trust in God's mercy and saving power. It testifies to the resurrection to live again and be made immortal and stand before the Judge of the living and the dead, and presents the glorious coming of Christ as the fulfillment of the hope of God's people and the completion of redemption. Such confidence and courage are the fruit of faith and are essential to perfect service for God, supporting trust that He remains faithful to His promises and will give strength for test and trial.
Words and Context of Hope
Though after the skin worms destroy this body after death, yet in flesh the speaker shall see God, living again to behold Him even after the body is destroyed. That seeing will be personal, for he himself shall behold God for himself with his own eyes and not another. It will not be as a stranger, but face to face as one's own sight of God.
The hope rests on the living Redeemer who shall stand upon the earth at the latter day, at the last. Those who seek to carry out His will in the earth shall stand with Him when He stands there. It is spoken in severe affliction and trial, in the midst of steadfast endurance, rising from the depths of discouragement and despondency to the heights of implicit trust in God's mercy and saving power. Though weary of life and desiring death and with hope seeming dim, it declares unshaken, steadfast trust.
That triumphant trust prepares the way for God to reveal His power, to bring repentance in dust and ashes, and to bless abundantly so that the last years are the best.
Resurrection and Redeemer's Coming
The verse testifies to resurrection, that though worms destroy the body after death the speaker will live again and in flesh see God. That seeing will be personal, for he himself will behold God with his own eyes and stand before the Judge of the living and the dead, resurrected and made immortal. This hope is grounded in the knowledge that the Redeemer lives and will stand upon the earth at the latter day. It is the hope of one who spends this short life seeking the higher, eternal life.
It presents the glorious coming of the Messiah, the coming of Christ, as the fulfillment of the hope of God's people and the completion of redemption. That great coming is joined to the personal hope of seeing God in flesh though the body is destroyed, held with unshaken hope and steadfast trust in affliction. The living Redeemer who will stand upon the earth at the latter day stands to make intercession before the Father for the believer. Destruction of the body does not end the hope of seeing God personally after death, so martyrdom can be faced with joyful expectation of beholding God without a veil between.
Those who seek to carry out His will in the earth shall stand with Him when He stands on the earth at the latter day. Those who chase phantoms and sow to the flesh, reaping only corruption in the end and having no more part in anything done under the sun, cannot speak this hope.
Trust and Faithful Living
The verse is confidence and hope in God in the midst of severe trial, holding fast that even after the body is destroyed the believer will see God, and that confidence upholds trust that God remains faithful to His promises. That hope and courage are the fruit of faith and are essential to perfect service for God. Despondency is therefore sinful and unreasonable, since God is able and willing to bestow more abundantly upon His servants the strength they need for test and trial. He can overthrow the strongest plans of enemies in His own time and way when the faith of His servants has been sufficiently tested.
It is a confession parents are to make without delay as they sanctify their powers to God. It is reached by wrestling with God with a strong hold upon Him and with hearts in harmony with His Holy Spirit. Those who so seek to carry out His will on the earth shall stand with the living Redeemer when He stands on the earth at the latter day.
In the midst of most severe suffering, when hope seems dim and pain is almost beyond endurance, earnest struggling prayer lays hold of this truth that the Redeemer lives to make intercession before the Father for the believer. That laying hold brings light and blessing into the heart. It gives refuge in Christ as a wall of fire about the sufferer and increases love to Jesus and the heavenly Father in depth and breadth. The verse is thus a personal longing to see the Redeemer and to tell Him gratitude for giving His life, giving every reason to magnify the name of Jesus.