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“I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” – Job

Read Job 38-42

“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?”” Job 38:1-2 As the Book of Job comes to a close and Job’s 4 friends rest their case, God Speaks! And for the next 4 Chapters, God takes Job to task for his limited

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ET On Matthew – 20

Matthew 8:1-15 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 8:4 Jesus

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Read Job 35-37

“Then Elihu continued and said,” Job 35:1 As I said yesterday, Elihu is quite the character; speaking at times wisely, then foolishly; humbly, then arrogantly. On your first time reading through Job, you really don’t know what to expect; he is Very Unpredictable! What little we do know about him is found at the beginning

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Read Job 32-34

“And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men his anger burned.” Job 32:5 And then there was Elihu… What…A…Character!!! If you’ve read or studied Job, you know what I’m talking about. As the story of Job unfolds, we have his 3 “well-meaning” Friends, all trying to help

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Read Job 29-31

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?” Job 31:1 As I mentioned yesterday, we are in the midst of an “Interlude”. This takes place from Chapters 26 to 31 and has only Job speaking. Like a Debate, we’ve had each Speaker present his Argument, his Rebuttal,

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Read Job 26-28

“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’” Job 28:28 If you’ve been Reading through the Book of Job, you’ve hit what I will call “The Interlude”. Job’s 3 Friends (if you can call them that) have each taken their best shot

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Read Job 22-25

“Is not your wickedness great, and your iniquities without end? Job 22:5 If you’ve read through the Book of Job, you may have noticed how “Orderly” the conversations are. You have Job with his Introductory Lament, then, each Friend takes a turn with Job responding to each in turn. You’re struck by the politeness of

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Read Job 19-21

“They say to God, ‘Depart from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways’.” Job 21:14 As the Conversation with Job’s 3 Friends continues, we see him once again lashing out at their Insensitivity. “How long will you torment me and crush me with words? These ten times you have insulted me;

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