In Job, chapter forty-two, verse five, the servant of God had earlier prayed to see his Redeemer, as in chapter nineteen, verse twenty-seven: now that longing is complete. The Lord’s words and presence brought Job a greater revelation of God’s ways and character. Through this personal experience, Job’s transformation by a sense of forgiveness, a …
In Job, chapter forty-two, verse three, the servant of God admitted that God’s ways are beyond human comprehension and that the misunderstandings he had declared were unjust. Still, in the suffering and prayers, Job did not sin against God. Still, his misunderstanding and his complaints against God led him close to pride and to the …
In Job, chapter forty-two, verse one, Job’s final answer to God was of absolute humility and submission to His revelation. He confessed that God does all things well and that everything that God permits to occur does so in wisdom and with purpose, including the suffering of the righteous, has meaning and divine purpose. God …
In Job, chapter forty, verse fifteen, many identify the behemoth as the hippopotamus and the leviathan in chapter forty-one as a giant crocodile or a whale. Through these illustrations, God emphasized that if Job could not subdue the great creatures of the world, then he was in no position to question and counsel God, who …
In Job, chapter forty, verse eight, Job’s contention that he was innocent and that God had been unjustly punishing him brought him close to condemning God. The Lord asked Job specifically whether he would continue to assert his limited perspective of God’s administration of the world at the cost of rejecting His justice and goodness.Those …
In Job, chapter forty, verse six, God continues His argument to bring the servant of God to complete submission to His Lordship and ways. He wanted to overcome the resistance remaining in Job and lead him into a full realization of His love. This loving persistence on God’s part reveals His patience, mercy, and genuine …
In Job chapter forty, verse four, Job was overwhelmed by this new revelation of God. He understood how significant humans are before the hidden wisdom of God, as in First Corinthians four, verse seven, and he felt he could speak no more. Still, Job was not quite ready to give up his claim that something …
In Job, chapter forty, verse three, the servant of God decides whether to persist in believing God mistreated him. Given his years of faithful worship and obedience to His word, would Job maintain his trust in God despite circumstances suggesting that God was unjust and capricious, or would he hold on to the feeling that …
In Job, chapter forty, verse two, God once again challenged Job to prove his contention that God was improperly governing the world. Suppose Job could not comprehend the workings of God’s creation nor understand why things happen as they do. How did he think he could question God about His administration of the affairs of …
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In Job, chapter thirty-nine, verse two, if God could lead his servant to perceive his human limitations in understanding God’s ways in the world, then He could persuade Job that He is righteous and merciful, even when Job did not understand how God was working in his life. The Lord asks Job two questions in …
