In Job, chapter seven, verse sixteen, he spoke honestly to God about how he felt about the unfairness, rejection, and doubt. The servant of God wished God would leave him alone, as in verses sixteen through nineteen, though at other times, he yearned for God to speak with him, as in chapter fourteen, verse fifteen, …
In Job, chapter seven, verse eleven, he often spoke of the anguish and bitterness of his spirit and soul. In chapter ten, verse one, and twenty-seven, verse two gives more of Job’s expression. Job had become a man who suffered deeply in every aspect of his life. Physically, he had lost his wealth, children, and …
In Job, chapter seven, verse one, he continues his reply and addresses God regarding the situation he is experiencing. Job turned from his friends, who did not seem to understand, and prayed instead to his Lord. Job’s primary concern throughout all his discourses was with God. Even when he spoke about God in the third …
In Job, chapter six, verse ten, in all his suffering, Job’s consolation was that he did not turn from his Lord, nor did he conceal (deny) God’s words. Unaware of conscious or accidental sins, he affirmed his innocence throughout the book in chapters sixteen, verse seven, and twenty-seven, verse six, respectively, convinced that he had …
In Job, chapter six, verse four, he recognized that his suffering is at least with God’s knowledge and permission. Job’s anguish was this: God seemed to be against him, and he did not know why. When you experience hardship while sincerely endeavoring to please God, you must not give in to the thought that God …
In Job, chapter four, verse thirteen, it is not said that Eliphaz’s visions were from God: In fact, they were not from God, for they described Him as unconcerned about humankind, as in verses seventeen through twenty-one. To build theology on dreams and visions that cannot be supported by God’s written revelation is unrighteous and completely …
In Job, chapter four, verse seven, the theology that the righteous will not perish and the wicked punished is valid from an eternal viewpoint. Ultimately, justice will be present. However, retribution here on earth does not always occur, and the innocent suffer. Failure to recognize this truth was a fundamental error in the thinking of …
In Job, chapter three, verse twenty-five, Job’s greatest desire had been for the presence and favor of God. Now, the thing he dreaded the most had happened. God seemed to have forsaken him, and he had no idea why. However, Job did not curse God. He still prayed to Him for mercy and relief, as …
In Job, chapter three, verse thirteen, the servant of God conceived the grave as a place of rest. He did not see it as extinction but as a place of continuing personal existence, as verses thirteen through nineteen. The theme verse comes from the Speech of Job section in chapter three, where his friends Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad …
