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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 […]

In Job, chapter nine, verse two, the servant of God acknowledged that he could not be perfectly righteous before God. He understood that he inclined toward self and sin and that he was not faultless in the sight of God, as in chapter seven, verse twenty-one. Yet, with all his heart and soul, he had

In Job, chapter eight, verse six, after the reply of the servant of God in the previous two chapters, the argument of Bildad was essentially the same as Eliphaz’s. If Job were upright, he would prove his innocence to God. However, from the perspective of Bildad, Job did not receive vindication. Therefore, he must be

In Job, chapter seven, verse twenty, the servant of God considered the possibility that his counselors were right, that God had loosed His anger toward him because of some unknown transgression. However, Job did not know that God was watching. Not for displeasure but in compassion and admiration: Though tempted to the limit, Job consistently

In Job, chapter seven, verse sixteen, he spoke honestly to God about how he felt about the unfairness, rejection, and doubt. The servant of God wished God would leave him alone, as in verses sixteen through nineteen, though at other times, he yearned for God to speak with him, as in chapter fourteen, verse fifteen,

In Job, chapter seven, verse eleven, he often spoke of the anguish and bitterness of his spirit and soul. In chapter ten, verse one, and twenty-seven, verse two gives more of Job’s expression. Job had become a man who suffered deeply in every aspect of his life. Physically, he had lost his wealth, children, and

In Job, chapter seven, verse one, he continues his reply and addresses God regarding the situation he is experiencing. Job turned from his friends, who did not seem to understand, and prayed instead to his Lord. Job’s primary concern throughout all his discourses was with God. Even when he spoke about God in the third

In Job, chapter six, verse ten, in all his suffering, Job’s consolation was that he did not turn from his Lord, nor did he conceal (deny) God’s words. Unaware of conscious or accidental sins, he affirmed his innocence throughout the book in chapters sixteen, verse seven, and twenty-seven, verse six, respectively, convinced that he had

In Job, chapter six, verse four, he recognized that his suffering is at least with God’s knowledge and permission. Job’s anguish was this: God seemed to be against him, and he did not know why. When you experience hardship while sincerely endeavoring to please God, you must not give in to the thought that God