Posts by Josh Moody

 John 20:10-18, Revelation 18, Job 39, Haggai 1-2   Job 39:  In many ways this chapter is better read than lengthily explained. The rhythm and power of it needs to sweep over us for its effect to be realized. It needs to be seen in context with the overall sweep of the book, and in that frame its purpose…

John 20:1-9, Revelation 17, Job 38:22-41, Zephaniah 3   Job 38:22-41:   The rapid-fire questions from God to Job continue. Who could possibly answer these questions without trembling in worship? Job, you will remember, has been asking God questions. He has asked God why he has suffered. Why has this happened to him? He had not done anything to deserve…

John 19:38-42, Revelation 16, Job 38:1-21, Zephaniah 1-2  Job 38:1-21:  And now finally, with great relief, we come to the Word of the Lord. What is the answer to the problem of suffering? What is the answer to all the problems and questions that Job, in his suffering, has thrown in the air and asked of his friends,…

John 19:28-37, Revelation 15,  Job 37,  Habakkuk 1-3  Job 37: Chapter 37 is a marvelous study in a right theological truth misapplied. The best medicine can make a person sick if the diagnosis is wrong. You do not prescribe an aspirin to cure cancer, and chemotherapy is not the right solution to a migraine. It is…

John 19:17-27, Revelation 14, Job 36:16-33, Nahum 1-3 Job 36:16-33: Elihu is answering Job’s complaints. Job is suffering terribly. Why has God allowed this to happen? Job’s so-called “comforters” have been saying that it is because Job has done something to deserve this suffering. But Job has refused to agree. He has done nothing to deserve this suffering.…

John 19:1-16, Revelation 13, Job 36:1-15, Micah 6-7  Job 36:1-15: Elihu is reproaching Job for complaining about his suffering. He is also frustrated that Job’s so-called “comforters” have been unable to reprimand Job sufficiently that Job sees the error of his ways. Therefore, young and inexperienced as he is, Elihu has nonetheless taken it upon himself to solve…

John 18:28-40, Revelation 12, Job 35, Micah 4-5    Job 35: So Elihu continues his rebuke of both Job and of Job’s so-called “comforters.” In this chapter he focuses on Job. Elihu is saying that Job is wrong for criticizing God. When Job says that he (Job) is in the right and God is wrong, Job has a diminished…

John 18:19-27, Revelation 11, Job 34:21-37, Micah 1-3  Job 34:21-37:   What can we say about this? Elihu now seems to turn his passionate resolve to focus on Job and criticize him sternly. Job, you will remember, is suffering through no fault of his own. Job’s friends have insisted that Job has done something wrong to deserve his suffering—for…

John 18:1-18, Revelation 10, Job 34:1-20, Jonah 1-4  Job 34:1-20: In the Book of Job, we have a simple—and stunning—story. Job, a righteous man, is visited by the most painful suffering imaginable. His family dies. His wealth is destroyed. He himself is in physical pain. Job’s wife encourages him to “curse God and die,” but instead Job determines…

John 17:20-26, Revelation 9, Job 33:12-33, Obadiah 1-21 Job 33:12-33: Elihu continues with his “mixed” response to Job and to Job’s “comforters.” They, the so-called “comforters,” had criticized Job for being unwilling to admit that he was deserving of his suffering. Surely he could only have suffered because he had done something to deserve it? What other reason…