The word is only used 3 times in the Old Testament, in the King James Version anyway. Twice translated "escheweth" and once "eschewed," a verb every time. It's a translation of a Hebrew verb spelled "sur." But that verb appears a lot in the Bible, … [Continue reading]
UNUSUAL VERSES, THE BOOK OF JOB, QUESTIONS
Years ago now, Dr. George Campbell Morgan of London wrote a Book about Job. He entitled it "The Answers of Jesus to Job." This great Preacher actually searched the whole Book of Job, gleaning various question the Patriarch asked, then allowed Jesus … [Continue reading]
UNUSUAL VERSES, THE BOOK OF JOB, THE “SPEECHES”
Job as a Book of Scripture is largely composed of "speeches." Orations, both in the form of dialogues and soliloquies. And I've noticed a general trend in them, too. Job's 3 "friends" (who in reality become his "enemies," his "critics") each … [Continue reading]
UNUSUAL VERSES, THE BOOK OF JOB, ITS REAL SUBJECT
Of course, everyone knows the "subject" of the Book of Job! Right? It's about "suffering!" Especially the suffering of a good man, one who had done no (major) wrong! The Book has often been nicknamed: the Saga of the "Innocent … [Continue reading]
UNUSUAL VERSES, THE BOOK OF JOB, REPENTANCE
There is so much I do not know about the Book of Job. I am almost overwhelmed by its scope. And among the most puzzling verses in the whole Corpus are these words of Job: "Then Job answered the LORD, and said, Behold, I am vile; what shall I … [Continue reading]
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