Job spoke to his friends as if he knew everything. He had thought carefully about his troubles. So he was confident that his speeches were right. And he was sure that he was wise. But then God spoke. And Job’s ideas did not seem important. God’s words were wonderful. And God’s deeds were much great... [ 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 40 GOD CONTINUES HIS SPEECH GOD SPEAKS TO JOB V1 Then God said to Job, V2 ‘Are you arguing with me? Then, show me that I am w... [ Continue Reading ]
In his speeches, Job spoke as if he were wiser than God. Job even made a list of things that God should do. Job could not explain why God was not doing such things. So Job would complain about God’s behaviour. But a man should not complain about God. God is always fair. And we should always trust h... [ Continue Reading ]
God pointed out Job’s main error. Job imagined that God was unfair. Job said that he himself was right, rather than God. So Elihu’s opinion about Job was correct (Job 32:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
These verses describe Job’s test (verse 7). The purpose of the test was to prove that God was greater than Job. And the purpose was to prove that God was wiser than Job. Firstly, God reminded Job about God’s great power. Job was not as powerful as God (verse 9). Then God reminded Job about God’s i... [ Continue Reading ]
In fact, Bible students are not sure about the animal in this passage. In the original language (called Hebrew), the animal’s name simply means ‘a great animal’. But the hippo behaves as God describes. It is a large animal that lives near the river. It is strong (verse 16). It eats plants (verse 15)... [ Continue Reading ]