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Job 31:1

Job 31:1. I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? Covenant - agreement, decision, contract Decision made in the past Dominant Manner of Living Reactionary : life happens to them, no forethought, no choices made

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Job 31:1

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  1. Job 31:1 • I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? • Covenant - agreement, decision, contract • Decisionmadein the past • Dominant Manner of Living • Reactionary: life happens to them, no forethought, no choices made • Revolutionary: many decisions, changes • Resolutionary: marked by a firm decision

  2. Job 31:1 • I made a covenantwith mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? • Covenant between two: me and my eyes • First Sin: Eve saw the forbidden fruit Gen. 3:6 • Flood Came: Women were seen Gen. 6:1-2 • What if they made a decision before? Ps 101:3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:… • The decision is made and followed through by me and my eyes

  3. Job 31:1 • I made a covenantwith mine eyes; why then shouldI think upon a maid? • RSV “how then couldI” • Rhetorical Question: Decision has been made • No alterations after the choice: • But everyone does it! • But she’s pretty! Prov. 6:23-25 • But I’m lonely! Psalm 119:37 • But my wife doesn’t appreciate me! 1 Jn. 2:15-16

  4. Job 31:1 • I made a covenantwith mine eyes; why then should Ithink upon a maid? • think (KJV), look lustfully(NIV), look (ASV), gaze (NAS), fix my regard (Darby) • biyn - to separate mentally (distinguish) • translated: consider, discern, mark, regard… • We see before we think: Matt. 5:27-28 • We think before we act: 2 Sam. 11:1-4 • Mind holds memory long after she is gone

  5. Most Men’s Challenge • Many men struggle with pornography (magazines, internet, commercials,…) • Many women use their dress, manners, speech, and movement to allure men • Many people present immorality as acceptable (Politicians, Hollywood, Co-workers…) • Many Christians have never made a decision about what to do with such temptations

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