Job 6 Job first opened the conversation in Job 3, but today is the first time Job responds to one of his friends. Does he heed Eliphaz’s advice, turn from his wicked ways and commit himself to God in order to secure all those blessings Eliphaz pointed him to in Job 5:8-27? Not exactly. Knowing …
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February 5 / Job 5
Job 5 Eliphaz continues speaking today. Job 5:1-7 sounds very bleak, offering little hope whatsoever. Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? (v. 1) In other words, “Don’t bother looking for any help. Nobody is coming.” And then in vv. 6-7: For affliction does …
February 4 / Job 4
Job 4 Today we meet the first of Job’s friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, who wastes little time on niceties or saying anything to cheer or comfort Job. Instead, he chides Job as being impatient (even though we now speak of “the patience of Job”). He recognizes that Job has previously instructed and advised others (from …
February 3 / Job 3
Job 3 Today we get the first inkling of the depths of Job’s misery, and the first verse reveals his sentiment: Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. He feels it would have been better to die unborn than to live in this evil existence. Down through the ages millions have …
February 2 / Job 2
Job 2 Fred has sporadic internet service while traveling so you are stuck with me for a few days. Unfortunately, my morning routine is not as consistent as Fred’s, so I offer no guarantees with regard to getting posts out before noon on any given day… Today we get the rest of the “back story” …
Introduction to Job
Today we’re shifting gears and turning from the Psalms to the Book of Job for a while. In today’s reading we get the “back story”, the context that explains what is really going on. But Job — and his friends who show up shortly — are unaware of what is going on “behind the scenes” …
Rearranging II Corinthians
The text that we know as the Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians has come down to us through the centuries in its current form as a single letter. However, as Fred mentioned last year, many — perhaps most — scholars believe that 2 Corinthians is not really one single letter but an amalgamation …
January 2021 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jan John 1:1-18 18 02-Jan Luke 1:1-25 25 03-Jan Luke 1:26-56 31 04-Jan Luke 1:57-80 24 05-Jan Matt. 1:1-25 25 06-Jan Luke 2:1-20 20 07-Jan Luke 2:21-38 18 08-Jan Matt. 2:1-23 23 09-Jan Luke 2:39-52 14 10-Jan Matt. 3:1-17 17 11-Jan Mark 1:1-13 13 12-Jan Luke 3:1-20 20 13-Jan John 1:19-34 16 …
January 2019 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Jan John 1:1-18 18 02-Jan Luke 1:1-4 4 03-Jan Luke 1:5-25 21 04-Jan Luke 1:26-38 13 05-Jan Luke 1:39-56 18 06-Jan Luke 1:57-66 10 07-Jan Luke 1:67-80 14 08-Jan Matt. 1:1-17 17 09-Jan Matt. 1:18-25 8 10-Jan Luke 2:1-20 20 11-Jan Luke 2:21-38 18 12-Jan Matt. 2:1-12 12 13-Jan Matt. 2:13-21 9 …