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

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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Read Job 15-18

“I have heard many such things; Sorry comforters are you all.” Job 16:2 So far in this Amazing Book, we’ve seen a glimpse of what can take place under God’s Sovereign Control. Isn’t it staggering to consider a Heavenly Meeting where Satan himself is present strategizing the course of One of God’s Own? Every time

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