Category: Biblical Reflections

Repent!  Zophar begins by saying that Job had not received as bad a punishment as he deserved, and even asks that God would speak clearly to Job.  He goes on question Job's ability to search out the deep things of God, for they are higher than the heavens.  He then suggested that Job do the … Continue reading Zophar’s Advice (Job 11:1 – 20)

Job describes God as the Creator of the entire universe, a God who cannot be seen, a ruler unable to be stopped.  He bemoaned the fact that even though he is innocent, God would not listen to him, because He is far too powerful to stop and consider Job's plight.  He sees God as the … Continue reading Job’s Lament: There is No Mediator (Job 9:1 – 10:22)

Bildad opens his speech to Job with a rebuke, asking how long he would speak like a strong wind.  He lifts up the righteousness of God, and declares that Job's sons must have been sinful, because God cast them away.  He goes on to tell Job that if he would repent, or be righteous, that … Continue reading Bildad’s Speech to Job (Job 8:1 – 22)

Job muses about the hard time of service that man endures on earth, speaking of longing for wages and the end of day.  Job describes his life as being full of months of futility, and wearisome.  His nights are full of tossing and turning, and his skin is diseased.  He compares the brevity of his … Continue reading A Hard Time of Life for Job (Job 7:1 – 21)

The response of Job to Eliphaz's accusation of sin is poetic in nature, with Job using picturesque language to describe his plight and his desire to be heard.  He describes his life as being without taste, like the white of an egg.  He pleads with God for the end of his life, and claims to … Continue reading Job’s Response(Job 6:1 – 30)

Eliphaz calls Job out as a sinner, describing the plight of one who is evil, hopeless and stark.  He then encourages Job to turn to God, who is the source of all things good, but also the source of judgement to those who do evil.  He finishes up by pointing out that God will restore … Continue reading Eliphaz’s Speech: Job is Chastened by God (Job 5)

Job gives forth a long, somewhat poetic lament on his anguish at ever being born.  He curses the day of his birth and asks why life or light would be given to one would face such pain and suffering.  His discourse muses on life and struggle, and is worthy of a deeper read.  For this … Continue reading Job’s Lament and Eliphaz’s Rebuke (Job 3:1 – 4:21)

Satan is not satisfied with the trouble he has brought to Job through the loss of his goods and his children, so he appears before God again.  This time he asks to attack his health, for surely if he is attacked physically he will curse God.  God allowed him to touch his body, but not … Continue reading Job’s Health Attacked; 3 Friends Arrive (Job 2:1 – 13)

Job's children were feasting in their oldest brother's house.  A message came to Job that the oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, and that the Sabeans raided and took them away.  Another messenger came to Job telling him that fire came from heaven and burned up the sheep and servants.  A third … Continue reading Job Loses Property and Children (Job 1:13 – 22)

Here is the book believed to have been the first ever written that is included in the Bible.  Job includes references to creatures that no longer seem to exist, and the picture of God is primitive and undeveloped.  It is a book that gives us a rudimentary understanding of theology. In this book, we see a … Continue reading Job and Satan’s Accusation (Job 1:1 – 12)