In Job, chapter nineteen, verse twenty-six, the servant of God expressed the conviction that after his body had decayed in the grave, he would be physically raised to life and see his Redeemer God in a resurrected body. The Spirit of God, at this time, seems to have powerfully wrought on the mind of Job. …
In Job, chapter nineteen, verse twenty-five, amid his suffering and despair, Job clings with great faith to God, believing the Lord would vindicate him in the end, as in chapter thirteen, verse fifteen, and chapter fourteen, verses fourteen through fifteen, respectively. Job viewed God as his “redeemer” or helper. In Bible times, a redeemer was …
In Job, chapter nineteen, verse eleven, the servant of God was now under the misconception that God directly caused his suffering, as in verses eight through thirteen. Job believed that God had become his enemy who delighted in bringing torment and agony upon his soul. However, Job was not aware that Satan was the cause …
In Job, chapter seventeen, verse one, as a broken man, Job firmly believed he would die soon. He saw himself as a man deserted by God and an object of his companions’ scorn. Job could do nothing but persevere in his conviction about the rightness of his cause, as in verse nine of this chapter, …
In Job, chapter sixteen, verse nineteen, in faith, the servant of God rose above the doubts about God’s goodness, for he declared God Himself would testify as a witness of his innocence. Job longed for God to plead his cause in the heavenly court of justice. The desire for a mediator to speak with God …
In Job, chapter sixteen, verse nine, Job’s terrible suffering made him feel that God was unmerciful rather than merciful. His conviction that he had lived justly and purely, as in verse seventeen, caused him to question God’s justice, as in chapter nineteen, verse six. Yet, Job held firmly to his belief that God was indeed …
In Job, chapter fifteen, verse one, Eliphaz is the first from chapters fifteen through twenty-one that continued their dispute, developing what they had said before, only with more tenacity. Job steadfastly clung to God while at the same time maintaining his innocence and insisting on the unfairness of his calamity, as in chapter sixteen, verses …
In Job, chapter fourteen, verse fourteen, the servant of God believed that after he died, as in verse thirteen, God would call him out again, as in verse fifteen, First Corinthians fifteen, verse twenty, and First Thessalonians four, verses sixteen through seventeen. In other words, Job expressed hope in a personal resurrection. The basis for …
In Job, chapter thirteen, verse fifteen, here is one of the most astounding declarations of faith in God’s goodness publicly. Whatever God allowed to happen to Job, whatever burden He laid upon Him, even though He should “slay” him, Job believed that God would not fail him. Paul similarly did express confidence in God’s love …
