Behold, this we have searched out; it is true. Hear, and know it for your good.” —Job 5:27, part of our reading plan today. Dr. Kim Riddlebarger sheds some light on Job 5: The problem is not so much with Eliphaz’s theology, but his ineptness as a counselor. A sufferer not need to … More The last thing Job needs is a lecture
November 5 Job 5 (ESV) 5:1 “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? 2 Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple. 3 I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. 4 His children are far from safety; they are crushed … More November 5 Job 5
“Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off? As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same. —Job 4:7-8 Dr. Kim Riddlebarger preached a sermon series in Job, and here is an excerpt from Job 4-14, “Though He … More Job’s friends all infer that Job has committed some great sin
November 4 Job 4 (ESV) Eliphaz Speaks: The Innocent Prosper 4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 2 “If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? Yet who can keep from speaking? 3 Behold, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened the weak hands. 4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and … More November 4 Job 4
As we read Job 3 today, here are some thoughts from Doug Rumbold who opened an article at Desiring God with these words: Your daughter has cancer.” Those words still sting lemon juice on a paper cut. Tonight as I put Jada (six years old) to bed I asked her if she knew anyone who … More My Daughter’s Cancer, the Book of Job, and God’s Mercy
November 3 Job 3 (ESV) Job Laments His Birth 3:1 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said: 3 “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’ 4 Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor … More November 3 Job 3
But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. —Job 2:10, Job 2 in our reading plan today. John Piper, from Part 1 of a sermon series … More In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
November 2 Job 2 (ESV) Satan Attacks Job’s Health 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, … More November 2 Job 2
What can we learn about God this month as we read through the book of Job? In chapter 1 we read: Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan … More Trusting God through calamities
November 1 Job 1 (ESV) Job’s Character and Wealth 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 … More November 1 Job 1
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