We have been watching and listening to Job and his three friends discuss his situation. But there is a fifth man who has been present all along. It’s his turn to speak. I did not remember this man being in the stories I heard, learned or even read previously. I have no idea why he […]
Job finishes his defense. He poses his final defense of himself to his friends and to God. And he also added a LOT of ‘ifs’ in his defense. When I first glanced at this chapter I noticed the ‘ifs’ spread all over the pages. Without reading it I assumed that Job was covering his bases […]
Job is spent. He looks back at how things were back ‘then’; when he was walking in victory. And he compares it to ‘now’ when he is in the agony of defeat. The things Job says he did for others is impressive. He lists several for us in chapter 29.
In all the arguments back and forth between Job and his friends, Job sees that one thing is lacking. “Where is wisdom and how can you obtain it?” I’m pretty sure Job’s friends believed they were speaking from wisdom as they admonished him time and time again to repent of his evil ways. They had […]
Job continues his response to Bildad. No matter what his friends say, Job will NOT admit to doing wrong. “I hold fast to my righteousness” (verse 6a). All the arguments thrown at Job have done nothing to his confidence. He has searched his own heart and finds nothing there to condemn him. He will NOT […]
