1-3Listen, God! Please, pay attention! Can you make sense of these ramblings, my groans and cries? King-God, I need your help. Every morning you’ll hear…
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What is Psalms 4 and Luke 9:23?
When I call, give me answers. God, take my side! Once, in a tight place, you gave me room; Now I’m in trouble again: grace…
Continue Reading....What is Psalms 3 and Philippians 1:6?
1-2 God! Look! Enemies past counting! Enemies sprouting like mushrooms, Mobs of them all around me, roaring their mockery: “Hah! No help for him from…
Continue Reading....How to understand Psalms 2 and Psalms 91:1
Why the big noise, nations? Why the mean plots, peoples? Earth-leaders push for position, Demagogues and delegates meet for summit talks, The God-deniers, the Messiah-defiers:…
Continue Reading....How to understand Ephesians 1:7 and Psalms 1
How well God must like you— you don’t walk in the ruts of those blind-as-bats, you don’t stand with the good-for-nothings, you don’t take your…
Continue Reading....How to understand Job Chapter 42 and Proverbs 18:24
All’s Well That Ends Well Get ready for a happy ending. Job is humbled and pledges his loyalty to God. And don’t worry, Job’s friends…
Continue Reading....How to understand Job Chapter 40 and Hebrews 12:2
God: Take Two Job splutters a mere two verses in response to God’s line of questioning. Wouldn’t you be a little freaked out, too? And…
Continue Reading....How to understand Job Chapter 38-39 and Philippians 4:7
Enter God. He comes down in a whirlwind and poses a number of rhetorical questions to Job, all of which are designed to show Job…
Continue Reading....How to understand Job Chapter 32-37 and John 8:32
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…
Continue Reading....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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