Job thought that he was dying. His friends were with him. But they did
not speak kind words to him. Instead, they accused him of many evil
deeds.
JOB PRAYS
V3 God, promise to be fair to me! Nobody else will protect me. V4 You
have caused the people not to know the truth. So, you will not allow
the... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
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CHAPTER 17
JOB CONTINUES HIS REPLY TO ELIPHAZ
V1 My spirit suffers. My life is short. Soon, I must die. V2 Everybody
insults me. And I... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s friends could not help Job. And Job thought that God was
attacking him (Job 16:9-14). But Job still respected God. And Job
still trusted God. So Job asked God for help (Job 16:19-21).
In fact, God did not cause Job’s problems. The devil was responsible
for Job’s troubles.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s friends did not know that Job was innocent. And Job thought
that God had caused this situation. So Job prayed that God would
declare him innocent.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job was right to say that such a person is very evil. But we do not
believe that the person’s children should suffer. Each person is
responsible for his own evil deeds. (See Ezekiel chapter 18.) So each
person must confess his own evil deeds to God. And each person must
invite Jesus into his life (J... [ Continue Reading ]
Job was innocent, but he suffered greatly. Jesus was also innocent,
and he too suffered greatly. Sometimes Job’s words remind us about
Jesus’ death. See also Psalms 22 and Isaiah chapter 53. The authors
of these books wrote these passages before Jesus was born. But these
Chapter s describe well the... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s situation impressed other people powerfully. Good people
admired Job’s attitudes. Job’s troubles did not frighten them.
Instead, their determination to do the right things increased.
Paul had a similar experience when he was in prison. See Philippians
1:12-14.
JOB SAYS THAT HIS FRIENDS ARE N... [ Continue Reading ]
As Job spoke about other good people, he himself felt more confident.
He was not afraid of his friends’ speeches. He knew that they
supposed him to be an evil man. So he told them to speak their
opinions clearly. He felt ready to reply.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job accused his friends. They said that his life would get better (Job
11:15-19). But Job’s troubles were real troubles.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job expected to die soon. He did not realise that his spirit would
then go to heaven. Later, he would start to understand this (Job
19:26-27).... [ Continue Reading ]
Job knew what happens to dead bodies. And he thought that he was
almost dead. He had no hope for the future. He did not know that God
would rescue him (Job 42:10-17). Job simply wanted to prove that he
was innocent. He wanted to show that he did not deserve these
troubles.... [ Continue Reading ]