This question was asked by Job, and has been asked by every person who has walked upon the face of the earth and who believes in God. The non-Christian sees the trials as mere annoyance or pointless suffering, often resulting in… Read More ›
Job
Survey of Job
Job is a book of the Old Testament. 1 – The title of the book It is Job in all texts. The word Job may be derived from an Aramaic word meaning “to repent” or “one who comes back”. The… Read More ›
Where Is God When I Need Him? – Job 22-24
The friends of Job sent letters to Job. Their letters were scathing, untrue and scandalous. They should never have been sent but they were. They did not hold their anger but unloaded it. Job is reeling under this constant barrage…. Read More ›
When Trials Become Our Teacher – Job 2:1-13
In Job’s story the question is, “can a man lose everything and still follow God?” 1 – Accused by Satan (vs. 1-8) Satan’s persistence (vs. 1-3) – God initiates the conversation with Satan. Satan does not give up easily. He… Read More ›
The Suffering Of Job
While God might use sufferings as punishment for sins, (See 1 Corinthians 11:30) sufferings can also be used as correction when a believer errs or for chastisement to draw the godly person closer to God. This last one is what… Read More ›
The One Way Conversation – Job 13:1-28
When we pray to the Lord we usually just talk one way. We talk and God listens. God also wants us to listen and He mostly talks back to us through His Word. We need to pray and read God’s… Read More ›
The Gospel According To Job – Job 8-9
Job’s friends present to the mind of Job a distorted image of God. God is a god who is torturing Job for crimes he doesn’t realised he has committed. Job’s three friends are letting fly their poison arrows. Eliphaz is… Read More ›
The Final Exam – Job 38-40
Job is about to subjected to an exam to which he does not have any answers. God is going to put to an exam by God. Job finally gets what he wanted, an audience with God to state his case…. Read More ›
How to Stand When You Don’t Understand – Job
As you go through life, you will find many things that will not make sense to you. You may turn to God and ask why. And that just might be the time when heaven will be absolutely silent. Job was… Read More ›
How Great Is Our God – Job 25-28
The consistent theme throughout the book of Job is God. The three friends of Job are trying to use God for their own purposes. They have decided that God needs to be defended and they need to defame Job. Job… Read More ›
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