Tag: Old Testament Wisdom

And so here we find ourselves in Job chapter 20 for this Job 20 commentary. Job 20 Commentary: Zophar is Influenced to Respond  Where in verses 1-3, Zophar is influenced to respond to Job.  KJV Job 20:1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,  2 [Therefore do/This is why] my [thoughts/troubled thoughts/disquieting thoughts] cause me to ,[and for this/even because of ] [I make haste/my inward agitation/my feelings within me].  3 I have heard the [check/reproof] [of my…

Let’s turn in our Bibles to Job 19 for this Job 19 commentary.  Job 19 Commentary: Taking Issue with Mistreatment  Job begins his rebuttal to Bildad’s speech from back in chapter 18 by taking issue with the mistreatment that he’s experiencing – not only from Bildad, but from all three of these men. And he does…

Let’s turn in our Bibles to the Book of Job and chapter number 18 for this Job 18 commentary. I want us to picture in our mind an equation.   On the left side of that equation you have the word “Reality.”   Then there’s an equal sign (=).   And to the right of that equal sign…

Open to Job 17 for this Job 17 commentary. The Old Testament book of Job and the 17th chapter. We studied Job, chapter 16 last time where Job was responding to Eliphaz. And there, in chapter 16, Job had ended there speaking of how he despaired of life. Job 17 Commentary: Focused on Dying And…

Let’s open our Bibles to Job, chapter 16 for this Job 16 Commentary. And as we open to Job 16, we need to remind ourselves of how we got here. The first few chapters of this book feature a righteous man named Job – for whom life is good. And this man’s righteousness leads God…