Job Protests To Creation.Job 16:18-22 NKJV [18] “O earth, do not cover my blood, And let my cry have no resting place! [19] Surely even now my witness is in heaven, And my evidence is on high. [20] My friends scorn me; My eyes pour out tears to God. [21] Oh, that one might plead for a man with God, As a man pleads for his neighbor! [22] For when a few years are finished, I shall go the way of no return. This passage is one of the most moving cries in the Book of Job. Here, suffering reaches its emotional and spiritual climax—but so does hope. This passage is Job’s cry for vindication (vv. 18–19).Job appeals to the earth and heaven as witnesses. In ancient thought, and in Africa, especially , spilt blood cries out for justice (Gen. 4:10). Job insists that his suffering is not deserved and asks that his innocence not be buried or silenced. When human courts fail, the righteous still has a heavenly witness. So Job declares, “Even now my witness is in heaven.” Though misunderstood by friends and seemingly opposed by God, Job believes there is One who knows the truth. This is faith under pressure—not faith that feels good, but faith that refuses to let go of God’s justice. Job does not suppress his pain. His tears become a form of prayer. He does not rant away from God; he weeps toward God. The lesson is that lament is not unbelief. Lament is wounded faith still reaching up. The verse legitimizes holy vulnerability—especially when wounds come from people close to us. In the final verses (vv. 21–22), Job yearns for someone who can plead his case before God—“as a man pleads for his neighbor.” This is remarkable. Job senses his need for an intercessor. He desires a bridge between God and humanity. He knows his time is limited (“I shall go the way from which I shall not return”). Job’s cry anticipates Christ—the true mediator (1 Tim. 2:5), Advocate (1 Jn. 2:1), and Righteous Intercessor. What Job longed for, believers now have in Jesus Christ. Your story may be misread on earth, but it is fully known in heaven. Good morning.