Tag: Old Testament Wisdom

Job 38 Commentary: Verses 34-41 | If my reckoning is right, we’ve seen God ask Job 31 questions so far. Q1: Who is this? Q2: Foundations of the Earth Q3-4: Measuring the Earth Q5-6: Foundation and Corner Stone of the Earth Q7: The Sea Q8: Bring the Morning Q9-10: Source of the Seas Q11-12: Death…

Job 38 Commentary: This week I left work one day and I was puzzled. I had so many questions. Why am I here? Things are so hard sometimes. Why has God allowed things to transpire in my life that are painful and difficult? Why, why, why? And thankfully God’s questions to Job came to my mind.…

Job 38 Commentary: Well, something really interesting happens at this point. Elihu has been focusing on storms and clouds and lightning. And now all of a sudden – the Lord appears in one of those storms. KJV Job 38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, So, two things to note. First,…

Job 37 Commentary: The Effect of a Storm on Man… But the coming storm also has an effect on man – and Elihu himself testifies to being personally moved at the approaching storm. KJV Job 37:1 At this also my heart [trembleth/pounds],and [is moved/leaps] [out of/from] [his/its] place. 2 [Hear/Listen] [attentively/closely to/carefully to] the [noise/thunder]…

Job 36 Commentary: Let’s turn our attention to Job 36. In Job 36, we’re still hearing from this man named Elihu. And he’s still attempting to correct Job. Job 36 Commentary: “listen to me” 1-4 So, Elihu begins by urging Job to listen to him. KJV Job 36:1 Elihu [also proceeded, and said,/continued and said,/said further:]…

Job 35 Commentary: Sometimes we get the idea that God reacts to our sin or righteousness in predictable ways that make sense to us. We might look at the effect and assume the cause. What I mean by that is we might witness ourselves or others being blessed and we assume that the cause for that…

Job 34 Meaning: It’s a sad reality that in our times of suffering, it’s all too common – as we’re grasping for answers and struggling to be content with our situation – to suspect that God has gotten something wrong. We might ask, “why, God?” And sometimes – though we would be embarrassed to say…