BIBLE SECRETS AND MYSTERIES
 

   "DARK SAYINGS" or  SECRETS   REVEALED

 SECRETS KEPT UNTIL NOW, ESPECIALLY FOR YOU 

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The Bible really does hide secrets or mysteries, which are referred to within its own pages as "God's secrets," "dark sayings" and  "words of the wise."  But even so, many people think of the Bible as only ancient history and a waste of time.  Surely, it is ancient history but not a waste of time, because embedded in the history are literary devices such as parables, allegories, metaphors, archetypes and other symbolisms that reveal higher spiritual messages that we call "dark sayings."   Stay, and learn about some of these dark sayings that were lost to men long ago and have remained unknown until the days of the "restoration of all things," or in other words, "our days." As a bonus, you will also see a clear answer in the scriptures from God to the evolutionists who can't find any intelligent design in the world.  We will begin with the Book of Job, the greatest treasure of all.
 

Believe it or not, the Book of Job contains proof that Jesus Christ was and is the Messiah, the very Messiah the Jews expected to come anciently (and still do).  Really,  it's true, and to prove it the Book of Job was recorded by the Jews long before Jesus was crucified, forestalling any claims that it came forth after the fact; and also proving that God does see into the future. The story of Job disguises the intimate thoughts of Jesus while he was on the cross suffering with open sores (boils) from his "head to his feet."  This means the story of Job is a misdirecting cover story which disguises the greater story of Jesus, who also suffered  with  problems paralleling Job's.  And as we proceed the cover story of Job slowly fades away while the real story of the suffering Jesus comes to the forefront.  There are many excellent verses to open this discussion but the following lines are especially good examples that something more than the obvious story of Job  is going on in this book. First is the punishment that Job/Jesus suggests he should receive if he were actually guilty of any sin; that is, the description of the great pain in the bones and sinews of his arms, even causing him to suggest that they be broken from their sockets. He said,  "Then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade. And mine arm be broken from its channel bone." (Job 31:22); and (second), is the statement about the iron weapon (spear) being drawn out of his body:  "He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.   It is drawn; and cometh out of his body" (Job 20:24,25).  These verses could be easily understood if Job were hanging on a cross with his arms and shoulders being torn apart by  the weight of his body, not to mention the spear slashing into his side. In other words, if he were being crucified on a cross like Jesus was.  But for the story of Job these lines simply don't belong, and they leave us confused as to what they could possibly mean, especially since Job didn't die for another hundred and forty years (Job 42). 

And these lines are only the beginning of the confusion;  another really great verse that is troublesome to Job and most revealing about Jesus is Job 13:27.    The King James Version  reads: "Thou settest a print upon the heels/soles of my feet."  What that could mean to Job? But read  the explanation of the original Hebrew  words in Keil and Delitzsch's commentary and  these lines come alive with meaning.  Their commentary explains that "the Hebrew means much more than the English translation conveys, such as wounds "digged" into the soles of his feet,  even circular wounds filled with metal and blood" (See K&D, Vol.4, pgs.220-222).  It's hard to understand why Keil and Delitzsch failed to make a connection between Job and Jesus when it is plain to see that this line describes the condition of Jesus' feet with the nails driven through them.  What would a "print" on Job's feet have to do with anything? Still another big problem is trying to think of Job being pinned up like a target with nails or tacks, or more precisely in the language of Job, a  "mark" (a target) "plastered or stuck up" by "arrows in array" (Job 6:4); or, being "lifted up to ride on the wind"  (Job 30:22), very much like a shirt on a clothes line pinned up by the cuffs to dry--or "die."

These are new and interesting images are they not? but again they have no relevance to the story of Job.   Many scholars have said that most of the Book of Job makes very little sense, and if we had to explain the above verses only in terms of Job we would have to agree.   Some have even suggested that the fault lies with too many "cooks,"  that many errors have crept in over the years from all the hand copying done by scribes or overzealous copyists who made changes where they thought there were errors.  Morris Jastrow Jr., Ph.D., LL.D., actually rearranged the book verse-by-verse, freely swapping verses and even chapters around in an attempt to fix what he thought were errors (mouse over text box).  Happily however, when we put aside these kinds of opinions and search more diligently ourselves, and just as it is, we find that it can be read on a second, deeper level. This deeper level of understanding reveals that the Book of Job does have more to do with Jesus than it does to the cover story of Job as the above verses suggested,  and then with this new understanding the rest of the confusion and contradictions fall into place.  In the end, the Book of Job turns out to be two stories in one, which makes it an allegory (an allegory being a long parable), even a most extraordinary allegory that has remained hidden from our understanding for thousands of years.  Think about the story of Job for a moment and surely you will see several parallels between Job and Jesus for yourself, very much like the following:

         1. Both lost everything, friends and position, in virtually one day.
         2. Both had to endure great physical pain, including open wounds or sores.
         3. Both lived perfect, upright, god-fearing lives (verse 1).
         4. Both felt that they had been forsaken by God, and said so over and over.
         5. Both questioned the unfairness of their predicament on the basis of their purity.
         6. Both were absolutely sure of their purity from any transgression.
         7. Both in the end "were raised" to much greater things.  
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Hopefully, by now you are beginning to see the similarities between Job and Jesus and realize how the story  of Job, at the very least,  is an excellent choice for an allegory for the suffering Jesus and will continue reading; because later on, in the Introduction to Job, you will see fifty more eye opening verses from Job where the relevance to Jesus is fairly easy to see.   You will also see many internal contradictions to the story of Job cleared up and explained, all in terms of Jesus.  For example the following verse from the Hebrew translation reads:

                "Yet shall he be brought to the grave,
                while a watch is kept at his tomb" (Job 21:32 Hebrew version).

What sense does this make when we know Job was not "brought to the grave," at least not concurrently with the story?  And  there is nothing in the story to explain the need for a watch at his tomb when he finally did go to his grave-- one hundred and forty two years later (Job 42:16).  Really confusing isn't it, especially since we read that Job was destitute and abandoned by everyone including his close friends (See Job 19)?  But for Jesus, we not only know that his body was placed in a tomb but also why Roman solders were assigned by Pilate to "watch" it, saying: "Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can" (Matt. 27:65). Furthermore, it was Jesus who was abandoned by everyone including his close friends, not Job.  In the obvious story, Job's friends came to visit him, namely Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar and Elihu.  Easily seen contradictions like these are the reasons why so many scholars have been so critical of the book.

Do you need more evidence that these claims are not the imaginations of a misguided fanatic and should be studied more carefully?  Read how Jesus hung naked and blinded by his tears because his hands were nailed down, preventing him from wiping his eyes.  Many people think Jesus died of a broken heart, and according to the Book of Job it's true;  but what could have disappointed him so much that it would break his heart, and I mean literally?  Was it because God really did forsake him,  just as he suggested himself with his dispiriting question from the cross?   "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?"  Oh, but what reason could there have been for God to do such a thing, to his Only Begotten Son, especially since we know he completed his mission perfectly?  Think for a minute, how a broken heart could explain his death and what it would mean in terms of an infinite sacrifice and atonement.  What else but disappointment could have broken his heart?  Think of what this means in terms of proof of his love for us if he died of a broken heart because he thought he had failed us. The eternal ramifications would be staggering if he had failed, which would certainly be enough to break his heart.  What else could take his life, especially when we know his life was completely in his own hands?  He could lay it down or he could take it up as he chose, but there was no reason to prolong his life if he had failed in his all important mission.  This view also explains just how long he had to suffer to qualify for an infinite atonement.  Answers to these questions and more are brought to light by this amazing little book. 

Later you will see more than one hundred verses in the Book of Job that parallel verses in the Book of Psalms, all of which have to do with Jesus.  And we know the Psalms are about Jesus; Jesus told us so himself (see Luke 24:44).  Martin Buber, a German scholar, also knew this very well; for he said: "We read Psalms that seems to be nothing but the cry for help lifted upwards by a man in torment: yet we need only listen carefully to see that the speaker is not just any man but a man standing in the presence of revelation, and witnessing revelation even in his cries and shouts."  Dr. Buber  is suggesting that King David witnessed the crucifixion through revelation and his words reflect what he saw, especially during Jesus' final trials. A prime example supporting this conclusion is Psalm 22, not to mention Psalm 17 and 35 (follow this link for a reminder).  Everyone should see the obvious parallels to Jesus in these well-known Psalms. If you approach the Book of Job in the same way, with Jesus in mind, little by little, verse by verse, the pieces fall into place. And like any puzzle, it is only after one piece is in place that you can see where the next one fits--precept upon precept, if you will.  

Continue on, and you will also see several more verses explained (like the tomb one discussed above), which are more clear in the Hebrew version of the Bible than they are in the Christian versions, which is a little surprising and at the same time ironic, since the Jews fail to see Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God (but that should soon change).  Also included in this site is a complete verse-by-verse commentary on the Book of Job, with nearly every verse explained in terms of Jesus. A side note: All along the way in this site you will see the most astounding  patterns in the length of the lines of the scriptures (probably a form of chiasms), which I  first discovered in the books of Job and Isaiah, and then later in all the other scriptures. These patterns seem to authenticate the revealed word of God and certainly will confound the evolutionists that fail to find intelligent design in any of the creations of God.  Talk about Intelligent Design or Divine Design, it's even found in all of God's revealed words . Now they will never be able to claim that it just took millions and millions of years of time for the scriptures to come into existence with these "intelligent designs,"  as they have claimed in the past. Maybe they will claim that all the prophets of old were part of a great conspiracy but kept it a secret for thousands of years. (see Patterns) God is wonderfully amazing!

For sure, with so much evidence that the story of Job is really allegorical for Jesus Christ, any counterclaims of "reaching" or "coincidence" can easily be dismissed.  But you might be wondering why you haven't heard of this before, especially if you have been an ardent student of the Bible.  The answer is not perfectly clear yet, but an early conclusion would be that the deeper meanings of the Book of Job have been kept hidden from our understanding until these last days, at the time of the promised "restitution of all things") when this powerful testimony that Jesus is the Christ will be instrumental in turning God's  children back to the truth, meaning all mankind, both the wayward Jews and the wayward Gentiles. 

 Isaiah spoke about such a thing being "shewed" to the Jews at a time when there was "no strange god among them"  and why it was given to them before they "turned away backward," clearly indicating that there would be an apostasy (which was later lamented by Jeremiah, Ezekiel and others), during which time the words of their false prophets could not be trusted; and then finally a time of restoration  or "gathering" of the Jews, which in my view will be accelerated by "this thing" that was "shewed" them anciently, before they lost the truth and went astray;  "this thing," being the Book of Job.             

              I have even from the beginning declared it to thee: 
             before it came to pass I shewed it thee:
             lest thou shouldest say,  Mine idol hath done them,
             and my graven image, hath commanded them." (Isaiah 48:5)