Quick quiz: where in the Bible is the famous quote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know that my Redeemer liveth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” occurs toward the end of Handel’s Messiah, a well-known soprano solo<\/a>, worth a listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So who said it in the Bible? <\/p>\n\n\n\n For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! (Job 19.25 – 27, NKJV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know it was our friend Job? It’s at the end of a speech denouncing his friends. Here’s a sample:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then Job answered and said: \u201cHow long will you torment my soul, And break me in pieces with words? These ten times you have reproached me; You are not ashamed that you have wronged me. (Job 19.1 – 3, NKJV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n He continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All my close friends abhor me, And those whom I love have turned against me. My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, And I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. \u201cHave pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, For the hand of God has struck me! Why do you persecute me as God does, And are not satisfied with my flesh? (Job 19.19 – 22, NKJV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There’s another phrase you might not remember comes from Job: “…the skin of my teeth.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then there’s this remarkable wish, which has come true:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! That they were engraved on a rock With an iron pen and lead, forever! (Job 19.23, 24, NKJV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are reading his words today. Inscribed in a book…forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then this startling statement of faith:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God, Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! (Job 19.25 – 27, NKJV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s a good word. Death comes for all of us. The body wears out, but the promise is, “I know that my Redeemer lives…in my flesh I shall see God.” Amen. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Quick quiz: where in the Bible is the famous quote: I know that my Redeemer liveth. “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” occurs toward the end of Handel’s Messiah, a well-known soprano solo, worth a listen. So who said it in the Bible? For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at … Continue reading My Redeemer Lives!<\/span>