The Wisdom of God March 11-15
The search for wisdom has been a constant in mankind’s history. It is in almost every one of our religious texts and many of our stories, and it is a running question throughout Job. Job does not know why he is suffering. His friends do not know why he is suffering. And everyone wants an…
Is There a Redeemer? March 4-8
God is Job’s hope for vindication against his friends lambasting his integrity. God is Job’s hope for restoration of community. God is Job’s hope for the redemption of everything that sin, death, the curse, and Satan have broken, stolen, and destroyed in his life. Though God’s redemptive plan for His people includes provision and protection…
Miserable Comforters February 26—March 1
Job’s friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, and Elihu initially did not speak a word to Job. His suffering was too great. They remained silent for a week. But once they started speaking, telling Job what they really thought, Job probably wished they had remained silent. From their speeches, we see that for them the reason for…
Learning to Lament February 19-23
After experiencing extreme loss and pain, there is nothing left for Job to do but lament, mourn, grieve, express sorrow. He refuses to falsely incriminate himself and he refuses to blame or abandon God. But Job does not hesitate to express his anguish in the strongest terms. His lament is almost entirely in the form…
Suffering and Sweet Surrender February 12-16
One of the hardest parts of suffering as Christians is, that in the midst of it, we must come face-to-face with a sovereign God. He is utterly in control. Scripture describes our God as one who is intimately aware of our lives, and sometimes that can be most difficult when we are suffering. Suffering and…