Job: My sin is none of your business
Job and Zophar: Job 19–21 Still unaware that Satan was the agent of his fall, Job pointed out that his …
Category Archives: Job
Bildad: The fate of the wicked
Eliphaz’s and Bildad’s second speeches: Job 15–18 Bildad described the fate of the wicked as having their light snuffed out …
Job: Why, why why?
Job’s response to Bildad and Zophar: Job 12–14 Although Job told his friends he was innocent, he still wanted to …
Job: who can take on God and win?
Bildad and Zophar’s first speeches: Job 8–11 Bildad had made his view clear: God looks after the righteous and punishes the …
Job won’t curse God, despite the pain
Eliphaz and the response from Job: Job 4–7 Job’s situation was dire. His friends were telling him to take his …
Satan causes calamity to curse God
Job’s losses and his first response: Job 1–3 Satan is known as the accuser of the brethren. His aim is to have …
When did Job live?
There’s not a lot to tell us when Job lived, and it doesn’t really matter; but there are some clues. …
Job repents
Job’s final words: Job 42 After hearing God’s challenge, Job had only one option that was consistent with his own …
The Lord’s challenge
The Lord’s challenge to Job: Job 38–41 Having listened to everything Job and his friends had said, God then asked …
Elihu: God knows your suffering
Elihu on suffering and God’s justice: Job 35–37 Elihu’s view of God was that justice would eventually come. He knew …
Elihu: God’s justice
Elihu interrupts: Job 32–34 Elihu had been listening to the entire conversation. It seems he couldn’t stand it any longer: …
Job cries out to God
Job’s final speech (part b): Job 29–31 Finally, Job pleaded again with God for mercy. He genuinely didn’t understand what …
Job’s wisdom
Job’s final speech (part a): Job 26–28 Job was the first to describe wisdom: Job 28:1 People know where to mine …
Eliphaz gets nasty
Eliphaz and Job’s eighth speech: Job 22–25 The discussion here turned quite nasty as Elijah’s three friends appear to have …
Job begs for understanding, gets none
Job and Zophar : Job 19–21 Things have really started to go downhill as Job’s friends became increasingly defensive and …
Eliphaz and Bildad: Who needs enemies?
Eliphaz’s and Bildad’s second speeches: Job 15–18 Eliphaz was not the best of friends to have around in a time …
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