Job 14:2 - Homiletics

Man as a flower.

I. IN HIS ORIGIN . He springeth from the ground.

II. IN HIS CONSTITUTION . He is composed of dust.

III. IN HIS STRUCTURE . His physical organism is as beautiful and delicate as that of a flower.

IV. IN HIS FRAILTY . He is as easily destroyed as a flower.

V. IN HIS EVANESCENCE . He is as short-lived as a flower.

VI. IN HIS END . Like a flower, he returns to the dust.

LESSONS .

1 . Lowly thoughts of self.

2 . Care of the body.

3 . Preparation for the end.