August 18, 2025 — Job Fires Back

Foolishness is more than stupidity. It is the deadly combination of ignorance and arrogance.  In spite of facing three frontal attacks from these “miserable comforters” (Job 16:2), Job still has a few arrows left in his quiver. He decides to first highlight the fact that all three men are know-it-alls. It isn’t the basis of a long-term […]

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August 15, 2025 — Of Wise Men & Wild Donkeys

There’s an African proverb: “If a donkey kicks you and you kick back, you’re both donkeys.”  Having already accused his “friend” of being loquacious, vacuous, hypocritical, and ignorant, Zophar feels he needs to make things clearer so Job doesn’t miss the point! God is looking for people like you, Job: “If He passes by, imprisons, and […]

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August 14, 2025 — Sparrow Thoughts

“Like a fluttering sparrow…, an undeserved curse does not come to rest” (Prov 26:2, BSB).  In this first round of talks, do Job’s friends save the best till last? Hardly. Zophar’s comments are thankfully the shortest, but they are also the toughest to swallow. He feels no obligation to fortify his statements with the supernatural (as […]

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