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Job 31
Let’s recall that the early chapters state Job did not sin against God in his words. That doesn’t mean he was without error in the sense of how his words affected others. We recognize that the elder trio provoked him … Continue reading
A Higher Power
Daniel 3: The Hebrews in Nebuchadnezzar’s Furnace Ancient Hebrew culture was contemplative. You were supposed to read or hear something and think about it, extrapolating and expanding on it. You were training the mind to obey something much higher than … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, government, history, Nebuchadnezzar, psychology, religion, resistance, scripture, social mythology
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Job 30
In contrast to Job’s previous state at the top of society, he is now below the bottom. The first few verses artistically blend the image of social outcasts with jackals. He starts by suggesting the best of such folks are … Continue reading
Job 29
Universal truth is simply not within reach of the human mind, because truth is nothing less than the Person of God Himself. Rather, any knowledge of God is inherently contextual,and we dare not assume anyone else is obliged to accept … Continue reading
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Job 28
Job’s friends had clearly failed to take advantage of revelation. Instead, they relied on their own reasoning as to how things worked, a miserable failure. Job continues his speech by explaining how wisdom is not within human reach, but requires … Continue reading
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Job 27
We could wish for better translations of Job into English. The underlying sarcasm and wit are not easily translated across the centuries, miles and cultural distance. Having been pushed relentlessly by the idiotic arguments of his erstwhile friends, having bounced … Continue reading
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Job 26
Most Western readers will not understand what happens here. Eastern philosophers typically skip over a great deal of explanation that they would consider obvious. Bildad’s short speech was true as far as it went. The problem is he carries it … Continue reading
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Job 25
For once, Bildad reveals what he actually knows, not what he merely thinks. In this very short chapter, he states two inarguable truths. God is ineffable; His position and power are beyond telling. At the same time, mankind is in … Continue reading
Job 24
God is not like mere men. It’s not as if you should expect Him to come around like a circuit riding judge with a seasonal schedule of visitation. So there are people out there who get away with moving survey … Continue reading
Job 23
You would almost think that Job simply ignores Eliphaz. Rather, he refuses to dignify such stupidity with a direct answer. Instead, Job rips the foundation out from under the lies. Job reexamines the facts. He asserts his suffering is great, … Continue reading