![]() He knew the truth of what Christ would say: “everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matt 5:28). Job lived as Isaiah would later describe: “He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly… shuts his eyes from looking on evil” (Isa 33:15). He will judge our evil and our good, whether seen by men or only Him (Ps 139:3 Prov 5:21 15:3 1 Tim 5:24). God sees our every way and numbers our every step (Job 31:4). A life of unrighteous lust would forfeit his portion from God who would give him calamity and disaster instead (Job 31:2–3). Job had made a covenant with his eyes not to look upon what would provoke his lusts (Job 31:1 in this case, “a virgin”-an unmarried, younger woman). We will consider just Job 31:1–12 in order to focus on sexual purity, dividing the passage into three sections. 31:40b), Job defended his moral integrity. In his last reply to his friends (Job 26–31 cf. Job did, and he saw God’s blessing, compassion, and mercy (Job 42 cf. Even in suffering, Job needed only to trust the wisdom of his sovereign God, patiently and without question. God contrasted their wrong explanation with no explanation at all (Job 38–41). Job suffered greatly (Job 1–2), and his friends repeatedly suggested sin as the cause for his woes (Job 3–37). Job tells us how he lived a life of moral integrity in Job 31:1–12. He was conscious of what Spurgeon implied-even the godliest of men can fall into sexual sin and need to take heed to themselves (cf. ![]() ![]() He was the godliest man of his time (Job 1:1, 8 2:3 cf. Job was a godly man who avoided this kind of sin. “The Book of Job” by Sir John Gilbert (1817–1897) “The best of men are conscious above all others that they are men at the best.” This quote by Charles Spurgeon reflected upon Psalm 51:1, David’s cry for mercy after his sin with Bathsheba (cf.
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