Job 10 is the second half of Job’s response to Bildad. If we hadn’t been told in chapter 1, Job did not charge God with wrong, we might think he is doing just that in this chapter. Chapter 10 echoes much of what Job said in chapter 3. In the middle of the chapter, 8-13, Job poetically describes the wonder… Read more →

There are glorious things to behold in Job 9… Essentially, Job begins his reply to Bildad (as was mentioned yesterday) by agreeing with his claim that “God will not reject a blameless man…” by asking the rhetorical question in verse 1, “…how can a man be in the right before God?”. The expected answer in the context here is –… Read more →

There are those who think Nehemiah (Knee High Miah) is the shortest man in the Bible, but then they’ve never met Bildad the Shuhite (Shoe Hight). 🙂 Bildad is Job’s second “friend” or “counsellor” to speak. In one sense it’s almost like he didn’t listen to a word Job said in response to Eliphaz, he continues with Eliphaz’s main point.… Read more →

Job 7 is a hard chapter to read. This is still Job’s response to Eliphaz, but in this portion Job speaks more to God than to Eliphaz. What he says probably makes many of us uncomfortable. From what we know from ancient Jewish sources, it made them uncomfortable too. To some extent, Job is expanding on what he said back… Read more →

Chapter 6 is the first half of Job’s first reply to one of his friends. Clearly this is Job’s reply to chapters 4 & 5, his reply to Eliphaz. The opening of his reply is a cry of pain, vexation, sorrow. Even a cry to God to end all of this by crushing Job fully – to end Job’s suffering… Read more →

Eliphaz is still speaking here… Proverbs 10:19 tells us “When words are many, transgression is not lacking…” Job’s counsellors will prove this to be true time and time again! Yet, more often than not, not because they have nothing true to say, but the truth they say is incomplete and poorly timed. Eliphaz’s simple point in the second part of… Read more →

The first of Job’s friends speaks – Eliphaz. We cannot be sure, but it is possible, perhaps likely that the speakers begin in age order – oldest to youngest. This would have been common at the time. A show of respect and honour towards one’s elders. Either way, Eliphaz has known Job for some time. He has now sat with… Read more →

Ok, we’re actually starting this morning with chapter 2 verse 11. Job’s friends generally get a bad wrap when people comment on the book of Job. Yet, if there was anytime when they got things right it was here – when they sat with him on the ground and no one spoke a word! When someone is experiencing a trail… Read more →

I’ve heard some say their greatest fear in the midst of this pandemic is to loose their health. They are uncertain of their financial future. They are terrified of loosing their health or even their life. This is the question the hovers over Job chapter 2. Did you notice the activity of Satan in this chapter? Verse 2 – “And… Read more →

Life is very strange to say the least. As of this morning, according to major International News Outlets, one quarter of the world’s population is in some form of lockdown. This is incomprehensible really. I’ve never even imagined something like this happening, let alone experienced anything like it. Nor has anyone I know. Even at this early hour here in… Read more →