Job 33:12-33: Sweeter Than Any Honey

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…

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Job 33:1-11: To You, O Lord, I Call

John 17:6-19, Revelation 8, Job 33:1-11, Amos 7-9 Job 33:1-11: Elihu is mounting his criticism of Job (as well as of Job’s so-called “comforters”). Job is suffering terribly. Job’s friends have accused him of having sinned—it is their own explanation for his suffering. Why else would God allow Job to suffer unless Job deserved it? But Job…

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Job 32: Elihu

John 17:1-5, Revelation 7, Job 32, Amos 5-6 Job 32: Now we come to Elihu and his lengthy speech, the first part of which we are looking at in this chapter 32. Elihu is probably the most difficult character in this book to interpret. What is he saying? Is what he is saying right, or is it wrong?…

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Job 31:24-40: Trust in the Midst of Pain

John 16:25-33, Revelation 6, Job 31:24-40, Amos 3-4 Job 31:24-40: Job, in this second part of this chapter, now concludes the final part of his defense. You’ll remember that he has been accused by his so-called “comforters” of deserving the suffering that he is experiencing. They feel there can be no other explanation for his…

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Job 31:1-23: Suffer and Bleed for Us

John 16:12-24, Revelation 5, Job 31:1-23, Amos 1-2 Job 31:1-23: Job is now coming towards the end of his final defense. In this first section of this ending part of his final defense, the section we are looking at today, Job lists the things that he has not done. He is describing how he has…

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Job 30: Where is God in My Pain!

John 16:1-11, Revelation 4, Job 30, Joel 2-3 Job 30: This is perhaps, in some ways, the most depressing chapter in the whole book. And that is saying something! Job is now continuing his complaints. He is mounting his defense against those who have attacked him in the midst of his suffering. As if his…

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Job 29: A Righteous Suffering Servant  

John 15:18-27, Revelation 3:14-22, Job 29, Joel 1 Job 29: Job now is moving towards the final part of his defense. As we remember, Job has suffered extreme suffering. The pain of physical ailments, but also the deep horrendous pain of the sudden loss of his children. His finances are ruined, his family is destroyed,…

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Job 28: Wisdom Needed

John 15:9-17, Revelation 3:1-13, Job 28, Hosea 13-14 Job 28:  This chapter is something of a break in the proceedings. Having been defending himself at length against the attacks of his “friends,” Job now takes the time to ask a question of a more principled nature which the occasion of his defense naturally brings to…

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Job 27: Obeying the Fearsome God

John 15:1-8, Revelation 2:18-29, Job 27, Hosea 9-12 Job 27: Job now concludes his words to the beginning group of his comforters. And he concludes with a note of defiance:   “I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity. I will maintain my innocence and never let go…

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Job 25-26: Worship and Suffering

John 14:22-31, Revelation 2:1-17, Job 25-26, Hosea 7-8 Job 25-26: In the two chapters we are looking at this morning, we first read (in chapter 25) of Bildad’s attempted correction of Job, and then (in chapter 26) of Job’s reply to Bildad. Bildad (chapter 25) basically says that because no one is righteous before God,…

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