Job asked it from the depths of his heart. "How should man be just with God?" Job 9:2 All Job's acquaintances (Eliphaz and Bildad and Zophar) have accused Job of being "not right" with God. Of having blatant sin in his life. Of experiencing … [Continue reading]
UNUSUAL VERSES, THE BOOK OF JOB, BILDAD’S FIRST SPEECH
Today we meet Bildad, the second of Job's "miserable comforters." That's exactly what Job called his three "friends" later in the dialogue, at Job 16:2. Out "text" this morning is Job chapter 8, with only 22 verses, some of which I will … [Continue reading]
UNUSUAL VERSES, THE BOOK OF JOB, JOB’S BURDEN
Today I am wondering how Job really "felt" during the long months of his ordeal, his hardship, his virtual season of "persecution" from Satan. And, thankfully, throughout the whole Book the man details (nearly catalogues) his feelings. For … [Continue reading]
UNUSUAL VERSES, THE BOOK OF JOB, TRUTH MISAPPLIED
His name was Eliphaz, one of Job's "friends" or "comforters." They are called by both names. This sounds "good" at first. "Now when Job's three FRIENDS heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz … [Continue reading]
UNUSUAL VERSES, THE BOOK OF JOB, HIS LOWEST MOMENT?
Lowest moment? Yes, in Job chapter 3 the Book's protagonist laments: "After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child … [Continue reading]
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