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Job 23:12 Cross-References

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Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up my: or, my appointed portion

Job 23:12 (KJV)

Commentary on Job 23:12

Job's testimony reaches devotional heights: "I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food (chukqi, חֻקִּי)." The noun choq refers to that which is decreed or prescribed—Job's portion, his daily sustenance. The verb tsaphan (צָפַן, "esteemed") means to treasure, hide, or store up. Job hasn't merely valued God's word intellectually—he has treasured it as more essential than physical nourishment. This anticipates Christ's declaration, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). Reformed spirituality emphasizes...

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