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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

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