Elihu. Eliwho? Elihu comes out of nowhere. He’s only mentioned in these passages, but his speech adds a new layer to Job’s friends’ words, so…
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How to understand Job Chapter 29-31 and Joel 2:12
Job Completes His Words One more time! Yep, more lamenting. Job isn’t happy with the pain and embarrassing nature of his position. He reminisces about…
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Wisdom Interlude Getting tired? Good. It’s time to shake things up. In this unsigned interlude, the speaker riffs for a while about where the seeker…
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Job Maintains His Position, Divine Justice In verses 1-7, Job refuses to back down from his earlier position. Yeah, it’s a little repetitive, but hey,…
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Job Replies With Belief Job’s ready with an answer. He declares that of course God is the master of the universe, but it doesn’t matter.…
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Bildad Poses a Question This chapter is short but punchy. Bildad asks Job, “How can a mortal be righteous?” A white-tailed deer drinks from the…
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What Talking to God Might Look Like Job reflects on what he would do if he were actually allowed to present his case to God.…
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One More Time, Eliphaz Eliphaz won’t back down. He tells Job that he definitely messed up somehow to merit such a crazy punishment. According to…
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Job Refutes Zophar Job sticks to his guns. The wicked, he says, go unpunished all the time. Not that he’s cool with that. He prays…
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Zophar & His Asps Zophar decides to beat a dead horse. Not literally. He tells Job that the wicked get what they deserve from God.…
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