In Job, chapter thirty-one, verses one through thirty-four, Job reviewed his firm spiritual integrity, adherence to God and His ways, and goodness to others. Job’s declarations about God’s redemptive work in him embraced every aspect of life. He spoke of his innocence in the sins of the heart, including sexual lust and impure thoughts in …
In Job, chapter thirty, verse twenty, all God’s people have this experience at some point in their walk with God, a time in which they cry out to God for help, and He does not seem to answer. Even the Lord Jesus experienced this in Matthew twenty-seven, verse forty-six. Through this experience, faith will be …
In Job, chapter twenty-nine, verse two, the servant of God persevered in his desire for the communion with God that he had once known. Job longed for God’s special care and protection, as in Numbers six, verses twenty-four through twenty-six, Psalms ninety-one, verse eleven, and chapter one-hundred and twenty-one, verses seven to eight, respectively. God’s …
In Job, chapter twenty-eight, verse twenty-eight, the fear of and reverence for God are fundamental to the believer’s relationship with God, as in Psalms sixty-one, verse five, and Proverbs one, verse seven, respectively. Fearing the Lord makes us concerned and alert that we do not offend our holy God. Without this foundation, no true wisdom …
In Job, chapter twenty-seven, verse four, the servant of God is among the finest examples of endurance in conviction, adherence to righteousness, and perseverance in the faith, as in James five, verse eleven. His unswerving determination to maintain his integrity and remain faithful to God is unparalleled in the salvation history of the faithful. No …
In Job, chapter twenty-three, verses ten through twelve, the servant of God felt confident that the Almighty One still cared about his life. God knew that no adversity would turn Job from faithful adherence to Him. Job saw his suffering as a test of his faith in and love for the Lord. His test was …
In Job, chapter twenty-three, verse three, throughout the whole experience of Job’s suffering, his greatest longing was for the presence of his Lord. He rarely mentioned the loss of prosperity, and he barely alluded to his deep sorrow because of the loss of his children. However, it was the loss of God’s presence that he …
In Job, chapter twenty-two, verses twenty-one through thirty, Eliphaz, the first of the three friends, gave his speech previously in chapters four and five, accusing the servant of God yet again. In Chapter twenty-two, under Eliphaz’s Accuses Job again section, he appealed to the servant of God with a traditional, yet simplistic, doctrine of repentance. …
In Job, chapter twenty-one, verse seven, Job questioned the inequities of life, especially the prosperity, success, and happiness of many wicked. Psalms seventy-three addresses this theological problem. At times, those “of a clean heart” are “plagued” in verses one and fourteen of the same chapter, while the wicked prosper and “are not in trouble as …
In Job, chapter nineteen, verse twenty-seven, the servant of God longing to see his Redeemer God far outweighed all other desires expressed in this book. Job yearned to see the Lord’s face in full redemption. Likewise, New Testament believers long for the coming of their Savior as in First Corinthians one, verse seven, and Second …
