Job 32-34 Elihu speaks. We wonder what God thinks of Elihu and in turn about us when we speak many words? There is a little verse stuck in Ecclesiastes that reads: “Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven, […]
Job is in isolation just as we are in quarantine. We can relate to his isolation because of coronavirus isolation. Are you frustrated? Do you want to see an end to this pandemic? Imagine yourself as Job sitting in dust and ashes. What is your view of God? But Job rises to the occasion and […]
Job 18 to 20 Are you feeling that God has abandoned you? Do you call and heaven is silent? Do others blame you for where you are spiritually or physically or emotionally? Then you will relate to Job. When we are suffering, we need compassion; do we not? But, Job’s three comforters are anything but! […]
Job 14 “Is There Life After Death?” Job asks the age-old question: “man dies and is powerless, he expires – and where is he?” Then he continues asking, “if a man dies, will he live again?” Research has shown that down through the centuries, no matter where you go and with whom you talk, you […]
Do you assume something without concrete evidence? How would others label you? Zophar is what we call a “know-it-all.” He presumes without evidence and is an example for all of us. Job 11 – 13 Have you ever met someone who is what we call a “know-it-all?” That would be a fitting description of Zophar. […]
Job 8 to 10 Job is facing a severe trial, and at his initiative, he has chosen to quarantine from his home and wife. His friends come to visit and sit six feet apart for seven days without a word for the sight of Job in his distress is so severe. Then, one by one, […]
Job 5-7 When we get discouraged, it helps to remember that we know how this story will turn out, but as we walk with Job, we begin to experience his pain, anguish, and questions. Satan had accused and challenged God that if Job’s body were touched “skin for skin,” he would curse God to His […]
Job 1 – 4 As God and Satan dialog, we find that God speaks of Job as His servant. Twice God asks Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?” God wants Satan to see that he has missed the mark while Job has not. Job is faithful because he has a righteous fear of God. […]
Esther 8 to 10 The world, it seems, has stopped all because of this coronavirus. The world may not know what to do, but God knows all about it, and He has placed His chosen officials in place. We should be praying that they are “filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual […]
All three books, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, tell us stories of life under Persian rule. They depict Jewish prominence as well as Anti-Jewish sentiment. As believers, like the Jews throughout history, we are pilgrims and strangers on planet earth. God will use both those who honor him, and those who do not to bring about […]
