The difficult paths of believers and unbelievers may seem similar. But Job says there are big distinctions! In pressing home his arguments, in this section (Job 27:13-23) Job tries to draw a careful distinction between his own case, and judgment brought on a wicked man by the Lord. I found my studies here akin to […]
Read More… from October 3, 2025 — Can You Spot The Differences?
Under a cloudless azure sky, my friend Sandy and I were sitting in a 13’ Boston Whaler. It was riding on a gentle swell in the turquoise Caribbean, far out beyond sight of land. He and I had come to preach the Word to a little settlement on Man-O’-War Cay, the last land before the […]
Hypocrisy in our day uses the best of Christian beliefs to disguise the worst of Christian behavior. Having breathed in the atmosphere of heaven for a while, Job decides to return to earth and plead his case once more (Job 27:1-12). The three-man jury have already made up their minds, but Job isn’t quite ready […]
Read More… from October 2, 2025 – Hypocrisy & Honesty Don’t Mix
“The ways of creation are wrapt in mystery. We may only marvel, and bow our head.” —Albert Einstein Finding his friend unable to help him in his distress, Job turns his eyes upward. He describes for us the Creator. Everything is within His purview. You cannot escape Him, even in the grave. “Sheol is naked before […]
Yes, God helps those who help themselves—to the resources He’s made available to us in Christ. We are approaching the conclusion of Round 3 of the grand debate. The following six chapters (Job 26–31) are Job’s last effort to answer his critics, make his appeal to God, and find any sense in the broken shards […]
“How Thou canst think so well of us, Yet be the God Thou art, Is darkness to my intellect, But sunshine to my heart.” —F.W. Faber 1236. Job concludes his speech with a challenge: “Now if it is not so, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?” (Job 24:25). As if he needs […]
It was just a gentle rebuke but my childish heart felt the full weight of my grandfather’s persuasive life. […]
Oh the tragedy that the unrepentant wicked will see the Lamb all right, but in His wrath, not His love. It’s more like a squeak than a bellow, but Job finally declares that he believes God will act in justice against wicked men. “But God draws the mighty away with His power; He rises up, but […]
We’re not only the richest people in the world, but the richest in all of history. We’ll give account for that! In our previous study, Job graphically describes the wrongs perpetrated on the poor and vulnerable in society (Job 24:1-17). What a pathetic scene, multiplied too many times in our own lands. “The wilderness yields food […]