Old Testament · Wisdom
Job 1:21
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And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
About Job 1:21
Job 1:21 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Mother Role and Return From Exile. Found in the wisdom of Job, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
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“The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.”
- Genesis 29:10
“And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.”
- Psalms 139:13
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.”
- Esther 2:7
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- Ezekiel 16:45
“Thou art thy mother’s daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.”
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How to Apply Job 1:21
Meditate on Job 1:21 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Mother Role applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.