Job 14:13 says, O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!  I believe that Job was asking God to let his body die, or hide him in the grave, until God's wrath had passed and then at the appointed time to restore him.  Job did not believe that all of life ended at death, but that the soul lived on.  He also believed that at the appointed time the soul would be returned to the body.  He also believed that God's wrath was not forever.  We know that through Christ we will one day, a day appointed by God, be resurrected and free from the wrath of God. Those who do not accept Christ as their Savior and Lord will not be so fortunate, as they will face God's wrath, or judgment.  Verse fourteen adds, If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. As followers of Christ, we can answer that question with a resounding yes.  Job was still looking ahead to the coming Messiah, but I believe he had faith in Him as evidenced by his saying he would await his days until the change came.  I cannot tell you what the resurrected body will look like, but I can say that it will be perfect.  Verse fifteen continues, Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.  Job believed that beyond the grave that one day God would call him again.  This is the hope and the certainty that we have in Christ.  The grave is but a transition point from this earthly life to the everlasting one to come.  Verse sixteen states, For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?  Our days on this earth are indeed numbered, no matter how long we may live.  Job asked if God watched over his sins.  We know that God does know all our sins, but also that through Christ He forgives all of them.  Verse seventeen adds, My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.  Job knew that when God forgave him for his sins that God sealed them away.  We today say more accurately that our sins are washed away.  The good news is that God remembers them no more.  Verse eighteen continues, And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.  Job said that even the mountains would not endure forever.  We hear of avalanches and landslides today and know the truth of this statement.  God created man to have dominion over and care for the world, but often the greed of mankind causes even the mountains to crumble.  Though Job was speaking of natural occurrences, we cannot discount our part in the destruction of the earth.  Verse nineteen says, The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.  I believe that Job was saying that floods not only washed away the mountains, but they also washed away the crops that people planted.  When our crops, our source of food, are destroyed, we may lose hope.  To answer Job's question of where our hope is, it should still be in God.  Unlike material things, our faith in God should remain when all else fails.  Verse twenty adds, Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.  Job declared the truth of the relationship between God and people.  Every person will be changed by death or in the twinkling of an eye at Christ's return, but God is the same forever.  Verse twenty-one continues, His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.  Once we die and pass from this world, we no longer know of the success or failure of our children.  Verse twenty-two concludes, But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.  Job could have been speaking of our children suffering when we die, but I believe that he was also saying that they will have their own struggles in life. There is no generation that is or will be exempt from the sufferings caused by sin.