Job was patient (James 5:11). He suffered greatly. But he was waiting for the day when God would help him. On that day, God would be like a judge. He would listen to Job. And God would rescue Job (Job 23:7). Verse 1 explains Job’s main idea in chapter 24. God’s servants are the people who trust him... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 24 JOB CONTINUES HIS SPEECH THE ACTIONS OF CRUEL MEN V1 God sees what is happening. But his servants wait in vain for the day... [ Continue Reading ]
Some evil people steal things. But other evil people are just cruel. The widow in verse 3 owed money. The lender thought that it was right for him to take her cow. But that lender was cruel and evil. The widow needed to have a cow in order to look after her land. Without the cow, the widow will beco... [ Continue Reading ]
This passage is very sad. These people struggle to find food (verse 5). They get cold and wet (verse 6). They have nowhere to live. Job said that they are like wild donkeys (animals). God answered Job in Job 39:5-8. God reminded Job that he knows about wild donkeys. And God provides their food. We... [ Continue Reading ]
Many poor people suffer because of the evil actions of rich people. PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE EVERY GOOD THING V13 Some people oppose everything that is good. They do not know how they should behave. Or, they choose to do evil deeds. These people hate the daylight: • V14 The murderer gets up at night. He... [ Continue Reading ]
This behaviour is the opposite of normal behaviour. Normally, we work during the day. And we do our other activities during the day. Before people had electricity, this was especially important. People needed light to see what they were doing. But the people that Job described hate daylight. They p... [ Continue Reading ]
Wicked people may continue their evil behaviour for a long time. But in the end, they will die. And then, they cannot continue their evil deeds. They will not return from hell. They will never carry out their cruel activities again.... [ Continue Reading ]
God decides how long a person will live. And God decides when these wicked people will die. A wicked man may be powerful. And nobody may dare to oppose that man. But when God acts, that man will die. Nothing can prevent that man’s death. Such men are like corn during the harvest. A farmer decides... [ Continue Reading ]