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Scripture Index
Ellen White & Bible Cross-Reference
Job 5:7
"Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward."
"Meeting Life's Discipline Beyond the discipline of the home and the school, all have to meet the stern discipline of life. How to meet this wisely is a lesson that should be made plain to every child and to every youth. It is true that God loves us, that He is working for our happiness, and that, if His law had always been obeyed, we should never have known suffering; and it is no less true that, in this world, as the result of sin, suffering, trouble, burdens, come to every life. We may do the children and the youth a lifelong good by teaching them to meet bravely these troubles and burdens. While we should give them sympathy, let it never be such as to foster self-pity. What they need is that which stimulates and strengthens rather than weakens. Ed 295"
Both passages touch on the theme of suffering and trouble being inherent to human existence. While Job 5:7 is a general statement about the nature of life, the EGW passage connects this to the consequences of sin and the need to prepare for life's burdens.
Job 5:17-19
"Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee."
"“Happy is the man whom God correcteth: ... He maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and His hands make whole. He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.” Job 5:17-19 . To every stricken one, Jesus comes with the ministry of healing. The life of bereavement, pain, and suffering may be brightened by precious revealings of His presence. MB 12.1"
Ellen White directly references Job 5:17-19 in this passage.