His Eyes Are on Their Ways

Job asks, Why aren't times laid up by the Almighty? Why don't those who know him see his days? He wonders why God's judgment is not seen on a clear schedule. This is an honest question that many believers ask, and Job brings it to God rather than turning away from Him.

Job describes the suffering of the poor in detail. There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks. They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow's ox for a pledge. They turn the needy out of the way. The poor lie all night naked without clothing and have no covering in the cold. From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out.

Job then describes those who rebel against the light, who do evil in the dark and say, No eye will see me. For them the morning is like thick darkness. Yet Job affirms that God sees: God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways. They are exalted for a little while, then they are gone. Job does not deny God's justice. He says it often comes later than people expect.