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21:12Job 21:12
They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
Job 21:12 belongs to Job's side of his debate with his three friends over his afflictions and over the cause and purpose of human suffering. The account in the book is to be accepted as factual and its lesson is to be studied as a whole. In his answer Job teaches that the wicked prosper here in this life while their punishment remains future.
The verse describes the children of the wicked growing up and the wicked families rejoicing with musical instruments and dancing for amusement. That dancing and music are worldly amusement that does not promote piety. That dancing for amusement stands in contrast to dancing as a religious expression of joy for God's mercies.
Job 21:12 belongs to Job's side of his debate with his three friends over his afflictions and over the cause and purpose of human suffering. The account in the book is to be accepted as factual and its lesson is to be studied as a whole. In his answer Job teaches that the wicked prosper here in this life while their punishment remains future.
The verse describes the children of the wicked growing up and the wicked families rejoicing with musical instruments and dancing for amusement. That dancing and music are worldly amusement that does not promote piety. That dancing for amusement stands in contrast to dancing as a religious expression of joy for God's mercies.