1. Job 9:32-35

2. KJV “Daysman” “Mediator” NKJV “Umpire” ASV/NASV
“one who has the authority to appoint a day in which the arbitration will take place”
“lay his had on us both” v.33
No man could act in this capacity between him and God

3. Cry of Job For A Mediator

4. Continuing Need Of Mankind
Psalm 42:1-3 David
Job 9:4-10 Recognition of his own insignificance
Job 9:28 Confesses his own sinfulness
Job 9:20 Even if he was righteous his own mouth would condemn him

5. Continuing Need Of Mankind
Job 9:15 Inability to answer God
Job 9:14 “How then can I answer Him”
Job 9:3 Could not answer Him
Job 9:32 He is not a man
Psalm 8:3,4 “What is man”
Acts 17:28 “live and move”
Isaiah 59:1,2 “iniquities have separated you from your God

6. Same Need In New Testament
Romans 7:24 “O wretched man that I am”
1 Timothy 2:5 “one God and one Mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ

7. To Be a Mediator, You Must:
NOT be a party to the difference – neutrality a must
Be adapted to both parties
Be acquainted with ALL of the facts
Be AUTHORITATIVE

8. ONLY CHRIST MEETS THESE REQUIREMENTS
Colossians 2:9 “in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily”
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself”
1 John 1:7 “blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us for all sin”
Hebrews 8:12 “I will be merciful to their unrighteousness”

9. Means of Our Reconciliation Is:
Mediator Jesus The Christ Through Inspired Men We Receive The Word Of Reconciliation The Bible The Word of God

10. Where Does Reconciliation Take Place?
In Christ – Ephesians 2:14-16 “One Body” in which all are reconciled to God Ephesians 1:22,23 “the church, which is His body” BODY = CHURCH Ephesians 4:4 “There is one body”

11. Conditions Of Reconciliation
Hear – Romans 10:17 Believe – Hebrews 11:6 Repent – Acts 17:30 Confess – Matthew 10:32,33 Baptism – Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21 Continue Faithfully – Revelation 2:10

12. Do You See Your Need For a Mediator?
Do You Recognize Your Own Sinfulness, and Your Inability to do Anything About it be Yourself? Why Not Comply With The Terms of Reconciliation While Time is Still Yours?