Job Issues His Reply to His Amigos Now that he knows all his friends are kind of jerks, he talks back. After all, he says,…
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How to understand Job Chapter 11 and Hebrews 4:12
Zophar Gets All Up In Job’s Face Time for more thoughts from the peanut gallery. Zophar says that Job must have done something wrong; God…
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Job Hates His Life Job continues his bumming out session, asking God why he would oppress the people who love him. Doesn’t really seem like…
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Job Regrets the Man-God Connection Job wants a mediator. Can’t someone just judge who’s right—him or God? Because really, if God is omniscient and omnipotent,…
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Enter Bildad, Stage Left Bildad (friend #2) tells Job to repent. Why? He thinks it could have been his kids who sinned and brought this…
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The Pained Spirit Job decides he won’t take this lying down. This is his “why me?” moment. He asks God why he specifically has become…
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Job Hits Back Job isn’t buying it. He’s in pain, he’s covered with sores and ashes, and he wants some answers. His complaint is valid,…
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Eliphaz Decides God’s Punishment is Good for Job Eliphaz is still chatting away. Now he says that God doles out both good and bad, and…
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Eliphaz Calls Angels “Bad Flyers” Breaking the silence, Eliphaz throws his two cents in. He says that Job must have done something wrong to merit…
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Job Calls His Birthday a “Crummy Holiday” Suddenly, the text moves from prose to poetry. Job cries out that he is in pain, and rues…
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