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Job 15-16

Job 15 Eliphaz (Job’s friend) is tearing down Job’s hope in God. In 15:8, Eliphaz says, “Do you limit wisdom to yourself? What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not in is?” Eliphaz is confused because Job keeps bringing his case to the Lord, keeps pleading andContinue reading “Job 15-16”

Job 12-14

Job 12 Job responds to his three friends and is like, “ok guys, we all know that this is from the hand of God because everything is from God! Even the birds and fish know that. But you guys are mocking me by telling me that it’s MY fault.” Job wanted friends who would comfortContinue reading “Job 12-14”

Job 10 and 11

Job 10 is a great example of how to come to God with our emotions- to be our true selves and be honest with Him. Job is so clearly suffering and he gives it to God. But Job does not forget who God is and what God has done for him. In 10:12 Job states,Continue reading “Job 10 and 11”

Job 8 and 9

Job 8 Bildad, another of Job’s friends, is telling Job that his sons must have died because of their sins and that Job needs to be “pure and upright” (v. 6) to regain the Lord’s favor. Unlike Eliphaz, who was encouraging Job to pray and bring his worries to God, Bildad is telling Job toContinue reading “Job 8 and 9”

Job 5

Although Eliphaz was wrong about WHY God was doing this to Job, he did something a good friend should do. He advised Job to go to God with his troubles. Verse 8 says, “But as for me (Eliphaz), I would seek God, and to God I would commit my cause.” And for the rest ofContinue reading “Job 5”

Job 4

In chapter 4, Eliphaz (one of Job’s friends) is assuming that all of Job’s troubles must be because of some sin. My bible (edited by Charles F. Stanley) has a really interesting footnote that says, “No one was ever more innocent than Jesus, yet He perished for our sins.” I’m speculating here, but maybe GodContinue reading “Job 4”

Job 2

Job 2:10, “Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” Job saw both sides of the coin and knew that it was important to follow the Lord and be faithful to Him no matter what the circumstances are. We can’t just love God in the good times- we gotta loveContinue reading “Job 2”

Job 1

Job was a man who feared God and God gave him many blessings and protection. Satan questions Job’s motives: does Job only worship God because of all the blessings? Satan does not love or respect humans and doesn’t think Job has an actually good character to still fear God if everything was taken from him.Continue reading “Job 1”

God Takes Time

This morning I read a couple chapters in Esther and I bowed my head to pray and I started having a pity-party for myself. I was feeling like I’ll never measure up to Esther or any other biblical person and God gave me a revelation. Things in the bible did not happen quickly. Every message,Continue reading “God Takes Time”

Nehemiah 6-9

I’m a little behind on posting anything so you’re getting a bundle today. Nehemiah 6:13 says, “For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.” Nehemiah was doing the Lord’s work (rebuildingContinue reading “Nehemiah 6-9”