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Today’s Reading: Job 40-42
On the surface, it seems like God reserves the strongest rebuke for the Job instead of Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. But Job’s responses may add some insight as to why. Job’s first response was to hear God’s corrections as God rebuking him for speaking out [...]

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Today’s Reading: Job 38-39
Job has accused God of abandoning him, of being silent in the face of his tribulations, as if challenging God to prove him wrong. Now God speaks and it isn’t what Job was expecting. God doesn’t apologize for being late or failing to respond to Job’s pleas, He rebukes Job for [...]

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Today’s Reading: Job 35-37
I have been a little rough on Job’s friends. Being privy to the spiritual side of this drama, knowing that, ultimately, they have missed the mark, accused Job unjustly, it is difficult not to see this as a story of a good guy attacked by the enemy AND his friends. But I [...]

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Today’s Reading: Job 32-34
Finally, the threesome are speechless. I don’t think they have come over to Job’s way of thinking, though. They just got too frustrated with Job’s unwillingness to bend to their view. This has got me thinking a bit about the whole area of debate and unity in the Body. How often do [...]

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Today’s Reading: Job 29-31

It’s good to spend some time with Job without the Three Stooges poking their noses in and sharing their “wisdom”. Over three chapters, Job remembers his past, compares it to his present state, and maintains his integrity. Job says in ersethree chapters just what Pauls says in three verses:
Phil 4:11-13 Not [...]

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Today’s Reading: Job 24-28
Job continues to poke holes in the doctrine of simple retribution by pointing out that God seems to ignore sinners. I think it is important to point out that Job isn’t accusing God of indifference. Nor is he implying that curses and blessings are unrelated to God’s desire or our actions. [...]

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Today’s Reading: Job 21-23
Job 21
This the most direct Job has been with the Three Stooges - Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. His previous responses have been as much directed at God as his comforters. This time, Job speaks with wisdom and the confidence inspired wisdom brings, directly addressing the the three. He cuts to the root [...]

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