Hallmark, landmark, trademark, watermark, postmark—all are used to identify for a purpose. As I perused this last section of Job’s final appeal, I couldn’t help but think, “What a fine neighbor to have!” No wicked man could even think like this, let alone act like it. For centuries it was held that friends should be […]
“When the wickedness of the wicked grieves and humbles…Christians…you may expect a revival.” —Charles Finney Since Job has taken such pains to document as many misdeeds as he can, we can’t rush past. First, he talks about the surprising co-conspirators a sinner may call on to help with his crimes: “my eyes” (Job 31:1), “my foot” (v 5), “my […]
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The one who responds before he has all the facts is both foolish and shameful. See Proverbs 18:13. Exhausted by this long back-and-forth with Job, his three friends have once again sunk into silence. Job is almost finished, too. When we come to the end of chapter 31, we will read, “The words of Job are […]
Imagine that–saved one moment and sure the next! The young girl got it, and it’s better than having a theology degree. You too can be safe and sure! […]
“Still I stand the tempest’s shock, For my anchor grips the rock.” —W.C. Martin Like a compass needle seeking north in the midst of a storm, Job refused to give up on God. In this section (Job 30:24-31), he once again, like Paul in the teeth of Euroclydon’s gale, shouts into the wind, “I believe God” (Acts […]
Some years ago, I was invited to speak at a girls’ school in the picturesque town of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. I could tell the students were very sharp and fully engaged. As I presented to them the reasonableness of Christianity, there was some serious pushback. Many of the students had been convinced of scientism, the […]
The Lord has called us in some measure into “the fellowship of His sufferings” (Php 3:10). Not long ago, Job gave us a snapshot of his life before “there was a day” (Job 1:13). What an accomplished and attractive fellow! He now provides us an update of himself after his catastrophic collision with unyielding providence at very high speed. […]
God could keep the enemy always at bay if He chose to, but He didn’t with His Son, nor does He with us. We now come to the crux of the matter as far as Job is concerned. Why do these ne’er-do-wells feel free to terrorize him? He puts his finger on the day God […]
This lesson overlaps two chapters (Job 29:21–30:19). Was the change so abrupt that a division was inserted? At the end of Job 29, Job is still recalling the days when he was sought out for his wise counsel. “Men listened to me and waited, and kept silence for my counsel. After my words they did not […]