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Job 7:21

The Pulpit Commentary on Job 7:21

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

A sinner's inquiry.

I. A CONFESSION. My transgression, mine iniquity.

II. A RECOGNITION. Of:

1. The possibility of pardon.

2. The meaning of pardon—to take away sin.

III. AN INTERROGATION. "Why dost thou not take away mine iniquity?"

1. A question natural to ask.

2. A question easy to answer (see preceding homiletics).

HOMILIES BY E. JOHNSON

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