“When Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel” (2 Chron 31:8). Under good king Hezekiah, temple worship had been restored. Now the people needed to give generously to provide for the Lord’s work. When the king visited the place where they were gathering the supplies, […]
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 […]
“I am Yours, save me; for I have sought Your precepts” (Ps 119:94). What better plea can we offer in our times of need? “I am Yours.” When the Lord saw the goings-on at the base of Mt Sinai, He said to Moses, “Go, get down! For YOUR people whom YOU brought out of the […]
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth” (Song of Sol 1:2). While this “song of songs” is taken at many levels, it can certainly be applied to the world’s greatest Lover. Sadly He said to Simon, “You gave Me no kiss” (Lk 7:45), in contrast to the woman who, He said, “has […]
“Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth” (Rev 8:13). One hardly thinks of this as a petition, but it is. The word woe is an anglicized form of a Greek expression of grief, oo-ah’-ee! Can you hear it? It is a warning of coming wrath, mingled with sorrowful regret. Boyd Nicholson writes: “For […]
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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“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Cor 9:15). François Coillard (1834-1904) was a French missionary of Huguenot descent who bravely labored for the Lord in southern Africa. Semoindji Stephen, a young convert from the Zambesi, traveled with him on one of his journeys to Europe. Once when they were visiting the Guinness […]
Pride can lift us up. It can also take us right into the ground. If you have crashed, it’s time for a checkup from the neck up. […]
“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 […]