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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

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

In Job, chapter thirty-nine, verse one, God continued to interrogate Job with questions he could not answer. By doing so, God showed that his desire to debate God was foolish. The servant of God was humbled and silenced yet reassured of the most important thing: God had not abandoned him. The Lord was there face

In Job, chapter thirty-eight, verse four, God’s speeches dealt entirely with the natural world of creation and nature. He described the mystery and complexity of the universe and revealed that His method of ruling the world is far beyond human comprehension. God wanted Job to understand that His activity in nature is analogous to His

In Job, chapter thirty-eight, verse one, God’s words to his servant are remarkable for what they say and do not say. Amazingly, Job never got an explanation for why he suffered this kind of calamity. He never learned that his suffering involved such grave matters as integrity and vindication of God’s redemptive work among the

In Job, chapter thirty-eight, verse one, God Himself now addressed Job. He revealed Job’s ignorance about the divine role in all that happened. He humbled Job by pointing out how little humans know and understand about the Almighty. However, God’s response came first-hand revelation to Job of God’s presence, mercy, and love. Job’s constant prayer