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19:25 redeemer Job expresses hope in his redeemer—the Hebrew word used here is go'el. Job has been pleading for an advocate before God, believing that he is unjustly suffering (16:11–21; 19:6), and now expresses hope in a redeemer who is alive and who will surely come to his rescue (compare 16:19, 21; 1 John 2:1). Elsewhere in the ot, God redeems His people from slavery (Exod 6:6) or exile (Isa 41:14). As a redeemer, He defends people’s causes (Psa 119:154; Prov 23:11; Jer 50:34) and delivers them from death (Psa 103:4).
In the law, a go'el (or kinsman-redeemer) had several responsibilities: buying back family land that had been sold (Lev 25:25), buying back family members who had sold themselves into slavery (Lev 25:47–49), and marrying a childless widow of a family member (Deut 25:5–10; Ruth 4:5–6; see note on Ruth 2:20).
Go’el Word Study
he will stand up The Hebrew term used here, qum, is sometimes used as a legal term for someone standing as a witness for another (Deut 19:15–16; Psa 27:12).
Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., … Bomar, D. (2012, 2016). Faithlife Study Bible (Job 19:25). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
19:25 The Hebrew term Redeemer reflects an ancient custom whereby a person’s nearest kinsman served as a guarantor of his rights and privileges (Lv 25:23–34, 47–54; Dt 19:6–12; Jos 20:2–5; Ru 4:1–17). Although Job had repeatedly described God as his enemy and persecutor (Jb 7:17–21; 16:7–14; 19:7–12), he had also expressed his confidence in God (12:13–16; 13:15–18; 14:14–17; 16:18–20). He said that in the end God was his only hope (17:3). Job’s underlying faith ultimately surfaced, breaking through his dark doubts about God. God was Job’s redeemer who alone could serve as a guarantor of his rights and vindicate his cause. If Job were to die, he was confident that the living God would stand on the dust of his grave and testify on his behalf.
Patterson, R. D. (2017). Job. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.), CSB Study Bible: Notes (p. 787). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.