Job 38-40 Twice in these chapters, God says to Job: prepare yourself as a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. Then God reviews the history of His creation day by day, beginning with the earth was without form, and from that point on, God reveals to Job what He has done. […]
Job 35-37 Dear, dear Elihu, you know much, but you know so little. Both are true; he knows much about God and reminds Job and us to magnify the Lord. So far, so good. However, he tarnishes what he knows with words that show his weakness in truth. “I still have words to speak on […]
Job 32-34 and Luke 18 Self-Righteous Hypocrisy For the first time, we hear from the young man Elihu. In reading this, one NT story comes to mind: the story of the self-righteous Pharisee and the humble Publican in Luke 18:9-14. It is amazing how the OT and the NT mirror each other. Enter Elihu, who […]
Job 28-30 That was then; this is now Job continues his soliloquy, and now he remembers what life was like when all was well. How often do men return to the past and resonate with memories of how well life was like “then.” But, now Job continues to try to understand the why of all […]
Job 25-27, James 3 Two kinds of wisdom Bildad reveals that his wisdom is, as James says: earthly. Jam 3:15 Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic. I don’t know if I would characterize Bildad’s wisdom as demonic, but as James says, it is natural that it is not coupled […]
Job 21-24 Men are blind to the ways of God Job and Eliphaz spar off once again. Job understands that God leaves the wicked for a season but one day will call them to account. Eliphaz says you are just as wicked and you know how that turns out. HA! Job says don’t you realize […]
Job 18-20 God is My Redeemer Although Bildad and Zophar continue on their way to distance themselves from Job’s righteousness in words, Job stands firm with one statement: I know that my Redeemer lives and at the last he shall stand on the earth.[Job 19:25-27] No matter the number of “word bullets” sent into his […]
Job 11-13 When you have friends like Zophar, who needs enemies! Zophar is caustic and uncaring. He thinks he is the expert and proceeds to tell Job that he is NOT! With a friend like Zophar who needs enemies is an age-old saying that fits here. Poor Job! I can relate, and I am sure […]
Job 5-7 God reveals that He is faithful to us from beginning to end. We are left to walk with Job, and experience his pain, anguish, and questions while Satan accuses and challenges God. He charges God that if Job’s body were touched “skin for skin,” he would curse God to His face. His wife […]
Job 1-4 A Blameless Man God takes our worldview and our way of life seriously. Job is a central character that epitomizes his faith-filled life that not only lived by faith but was an example of that to the surrounding community and his family. Although his story is one of multiple tragedies, he excelled in […]
