Joe | August 31, 2009
Job’s friend Bildad, the “voice of tradition,” accused Job of being a sinner and that is why he is suffering so. We looked at this last time.
Two of my favorite chapters in Job are next. We’ll look at Job’s reply to Bildad. What’s so exciting is that Job asks questions that can only be fulfilled [...]
Joe | August 28, 2009
At the end Job’s first reply to Eliphaz, he’s starting to show signs of breaking down.
Who could blame him? His first friend, Eliphaz, was of no help to him at all. In spite of being the “voice of experience,” his experiences only served to make Job more miserable!
Now it’s Bildad’s turn. Bildad is the “voice [...]
Joe | August 26, 2009
After Eliphaz’s first speech to Job, it’s now Job’s turn to respond to his assertions and accusations.
The Book of Job – Part V: Job’s first reply to Eliphaz
Then Job answered, “Oh that my vexation were actually weighed and laid in the balances together with my calamity! For then it would be heavier than the sand [...]
Joe | August 24, 2009
We ended last week with Job crying out that he had never been born. From the depths of his despair and pain, he wishes that he had been stillborn or died at birth.
Yet, in spite of all his frustration, never once did he renounce God.
Today, we’ll look at the first response by his friend, Eliphaz, the [...]
Joe | August 21, 2009
In the last post, we looked at Satan’s second round of calamity against Job. We saw how Satan even used Job’s wife to come against him and yet, Job held fast and “did not sin with his lips” (Job 2:10).
We then were introduced to his three friends: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar.
Today, let’s see what Job [...]
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