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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

In Job, chapter twelve, verse thirteen, we believe that God is wise and powerful and that His ways with us are the best and the surest means of attaining our highest good, as in chapter nine, verse four, chapter thirty-six, verse five, Isaiah forty, verses twenty-six, and twenty-eight, Daniel two, verse twenty, and Romans sixteen,

In Job, chapter twelve, verse five, the servant of God condemned the way prosperous people often think. In contempt, they look down on the poor and needy and justify their lack of sympathy by assuming that the unfortunate have brought adversity on themselves. At the same time, prosperous are “at ease” with their lifestyle because

In Job, chapter eleven, verse one, Zophar harshly accused Job of self-righteousness, as in verses four to six, and stubbornness in verses thirteen through twenty, telling him that he deserved to suffer even more than he had in verse six. Zophar maintained that if Job would turn from sin, his sufferings would immediately cease, and

In Job, chapter ten, verse sixteen, because the servant of God was experiencing severe affliction, he felt God was against him. The New Testament provides a more complete revelation about hardship, with the result that the believer can even glory in suffering. Paul, in Second Corinthians one, verse eight, “For we would not, brethren, have

In Job, chapter ten, verse two, in none of the prayers of this servant did he pray for healing of his body. Job’s concern was the “why” of his suffering and God’s apparent abandonment of His servant: to know this was more important to Job than his actual adversity. Being accepted by God as one

In Job, chapter ten, verse one, the servant of God continued pouring out to God his bitterness and feelings of being unfairly treated. Even though Job felt that God had withdrawn His love from him, he still maintained trust in God’s justice and continued to wrestle with God regarding his dilemma.Job’s self-consciousness makes him desire

In Job, chapter nine, verse seventeen, for Job to accept God’s continuing silence amid a painful situation became difficult and seemed to have no purpose. God will sometimes allow us to pass through a dark time of trial when He remains silent and seemingly far away. Yet even amid the darkness of God’s silence, He