November 18 Job 16

November 18 Job 16 (ESV) Job Replies: Miserable Comforters Are You 16:1 Then Job answered and said: 2 “I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all. 3 Shall windy words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? 4 I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could … More November 18 Job 16

November 18 Ezekiel 45-47

November 18 Ezekiel 45-47 (ESV) The Holy District 45:1 “When you allot the land as an inheritance, you shall set apart for the Lord a portion of the land as a holy district, 25,000 cubits [1] long and 20,000 [2] cubits broad. It shall be holy throughout its whole extent. 2 Of this a square plot of 500 by 500 cubits shall … More November 18 Ezekiel 45-47

J.C. Ryle: It was doubtless as easy for Him to command the stone to roll away untouched as to call a dead body from the tomb.

John 11:38-41 Then Jesus, deeply moved again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.  Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to … More J.C. Ryle: It was doubtless as easy for Him to command the stone to roll away untouched as to call a dead body from the tomb.

Job’s friends “comfort” him with condemnation instead of compassion

    Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself,         for emptiness will be his payment.     It will be paid in full before his time,         and his branch will not be green.     He will shake off his unripe grape like the vine,         and cast off his blossom like … More Job’s friends “comfort” him with condemnation instead of compassion

November 17 Job 15:17-35

November 17  Job 15:17-35 (ESV) 17 “I will show you; hear me, and what I have seen I will declare 18 (what wise men have told, without hiding it from their fathers, 19 to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them). 20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, through all the … More November 17 Job 15:17-35

November 17 Ezekiel 42-44

November 17   Ezekiel 42-44 (ESV) The Temple’s Chambers 42:1 Then he led me out into the outer court, toward the north, and he brought me to the chambers that were opposite the separate yard and opposite the building on the north. 2 The length of the building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits, [1] and the … More November 17 Ezekiel 42-44