
How to understand Job Chapter 2 and Isaiah 41:10
No, Not More… God gets back to bragging about Job, and Satan, once again, doesn’t buy it. This time, God gives Satan permission to hurt Job physically, something he wouldn’t let him do last time.
No, Not More… God gets back to bragging about Job, and Satan, once again, doesn’t buy it. This time, God gives Satan permission to hurt Job physically, something he wouldn’t let him do last time.
Family, Divine Dealings, & Death We are introduced to Job right off the bat. He’s pretty much the coolest guy alive and life is good. Job has a big family, lots of property, 7,000 sheep
Double Check the Annals This super-short chapter ends the book, stating that King Ahasuerus continued to have great power, exacting tribute money from many different lands. If anyone wants to know more about the story
My God will meet your every need out of his riches in the glory that is found in Christ Jesus. A Massacre and Mellowing Out Now, on the day when the Jews were going to
Switcheroo With Haman’s plan to kill Mordecai and all the other Jews almost fully foiled (they just need to officially reverse his orders), everything else starts to look up for the heroes too. King Ahasuerus
Haman and the Hang Man The second banquet is in full swing. As they’re sitting around, drinking wine, the king asks Esther if she’d like another gift. Esther reveals her true identity as a Jew,
Read the Annals, or Count Sheep? Fortunately, that night the king has insomnia. He asks his servants to read to him from his annals and they end up reading him the story of how Mordecai
Let’s Do Olive Garden At the end of the three days, Esther goes to visit the king. He holds out his golden scepter to her, meaning that he’s giving her permission to be in his
We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up
Sackcloth Chic When Mordecai hears about this evil plot, he reacts the way any decent Biblical character would react: he puts on sackcloth and ashes and walks around the city, wailing, before finally winding up
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