Job 38 Job has repeatedly complained that God has been silent. He wants his day in court, an audience with the Judge, so that he can present his impeccable record and stupendous case before Him. Be careful what you wish for, Job! Today God shows up and breaks His so-called silence: Who is this that …
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March 9 / Job 37
Job 37 Elihu completes his discourse today. He again extols God’s great power proclaimed in creation and in His command of the weather. (Job 37:1-13) Whether for correction or for His land or for love, He causes it to happen. (v. 13) I find it very interesting that Elihu would list love as one of …
March 8 / Job 36
Job 36 Elihu continues, saying, Bear with me a little… 🙂 In Job 36:5-16 Elihu reminds Job of God’s wisdom and how He deals with the wicked, the afflicted, the righteous, and kings. He declares God’s justice and His righteousness in dealing with men. He says that God opens their ears to instruction and commands …
March 7 / Job 35
Job 35 Elihu continues, asking Job: Do you think this to be just?Do you say, “It is my right before God,”that you ask, “What advantage have I?How am I better off than if I had sinned?” Job 35:2-3 Elihu answers with the observation that Job’s sins do not hurt God, and his righteous acts do …
March 6 / Job 34
Job 34 Elihu continues: Hear my words, you wise men,and give ear to me, you who know;for the ear tests wordsas the palate tastes food.Let us choose what is right;let us know among ourselves what is good. Job 34:2-4 Some may consider Elihu to be somewhat arrogant in his assessment of his own wisdom, but …
March 5 / Job 33
Job 33 Having chastised the friends for their failure to answer Job, Elihu shifts gears to address Job directly. He tells Job to listen up (v. 1) and that his words are sincere. (v. 3) He puts Job on alert, saying, Answer me, if you can; set your words in order before me; take your …
March 4 / Job 32
Job 32 Today we meet Elihu, a younger man who has been sitting by quietly, listening to the debate between Job and his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. Out of respect, Elihu has been deferring to the older men, but now that the friends have no further answer, Elihu can no longer keep silent. He …
March 3 / Job 31
Job 31 Job makes his final appeal and closes his argument today. He continues to maintain his innocence, declaring that, were he guilty of any of various evils, he would accept his due punishment. But since he knows himself not to be guilty of those things, he remains defiant. Although Job has argued against his …
March 2 / Job 30
Job 30 Yesterday, Job looked back at his glory days. Today he laments his current miserable condition: What a contrast between Job’s former glory (Job 29) and his current plight! He is now utterly insecure. He is bereft of his children. He feels that God has abandoned him and afflicted him. He is an outcast …
March 1 / Job 29
Job 29 Job continues his discourse, reminiscing about (or, rather, longing for) “the good ol’ days”, before everything he enjoyed was ripped away from him: Oh, that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me… (v. 2) Given Job’s integrity, I think we can accept at …