by Stuart | 16 Jun 2022 | Devotionals, Job
The bulk of the book of Job has been written in poetic form, but as the writer brings things to a close, he returns to the narrative prose with which he opened in chapters 1–2. The epilogue can be divided into two broad sections: Yahweh rebukes Job’s friends (vv....
by Stuart | 15 Jun 2022 | Devotionals, Job
Previously, we considered the Lord’s response to Job’s accusation that he was not properly ordering the world. The Lord’s second speech answers Job’s accusation that he was acting unjustly toward him. While the speech takes an unexpected turn, the main burden is clear...
by Stuart | 14 Jun 2022 | Devotionals, Job
As we approach the conclusion of Job, we finally hear from God. Job had heard from four counsellors, but now God himself would speak. Job’s friends had accused him of sinful actions. God would not. But God would address Job’s words. Though he had initially not sinned...
by Stuart | 13 Jun 2022 | Devotionals, Job
Job 32 opens to an eerie silence. Job’s three friends had been silenced, frustrated at their inability to get a confession from him. Job himself had ended his words, having delivered every defence he could, now determined to hear from God. The silence was deafening....
by Stuart | 10 Jun 2022 | Devotionals, Job
There has been a great deal of chatter in the book of Job. While there is more yet to come, Job was preparing his closing argument against his three accusers. We saw previously that he summarised his case before them (chapters 27–28) and, this morning, we will hear...
by Stuart | 9 Jun 2022 | Devotionals, Job
Previously, we considered Job 26, which concluded the cycle of speeches with Job’s three friends. There is still one more friend, yet unmentioned in the book, who will deliver a lengthy speech of his own. For the meantime, however, Job’s friends had said all they had...
