Category: Wisdom & Poetry

Let’s turn to the 4th chapter of the Old Testament book of Job. Job chapter 4. We’ve been exploring the book of Job for over a month and now we’re in our fifth message in this book.  And I hope that we’ve been encouraged and strengthened by the message of this book – which is that “When We Can’t…

Let’s open our Bibles to the third chapter of the book of Job. (For this Job 3 Summary)  Let’s start by reminding ourselves of the message of the book of Job. It’s this: When we can’t understand God’s ways, we must trust his wisdom.  And in the first chapter of the book of Job we saw that Job could…

We continue our study in the Book of Job in the second chapter. Job, chapter 2. (Our Job 2 Commentary) Last time in chapter 1 we saw Job’s righteous character. We also saw the multiple blessings that God had bestowed upon him. He was righteous and rich. Wealthy and wise in the Bible sense of…

Is it OK that Job sacrificed on behalf of his children? Job 1:4 and 5 tell us that Job sacrificed for his children, just in case they sinned against God: KJV Job 1:4 [And/Now] his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink…

Turn in your Bible to the book of Job. We’ll be studying just the first chapter of Job today. Now, the message that the book of Job teaches us is When We Can’t Understand God’s Ways, We Must Trust His Wisdom.” And Job starts off this book in the first chapter pretty well understanding God’s…

Open your Bibles to the Book of Job. The 18th book of the Bible. We’re going to be embarking on the study of this ancient wisdom book in the Old Testament. And it’s always dangerous to make predictions about the length of these studies, but I would guess that we’re going to be studying this…