Job
Job Rebukes Bildad
This is Job’s third response to Bildad (vv. 1-14). His reply is almost like the summing up argument of an attorney. He rebukes Bildad for not giving him any help (vv. 1-4). Job had no power, but Bildad didn’t make him stronger. According to his friends, Job lacked wis …
God’s Sovereignty Through The Storms
Nothing can compare to God. His power and presence are awesome and when He speaks we need to listen (vv. 1-4), in spite of the fact that His greatness is beyond human comprehension (v. 5). There is even the demonstration of God’s power in the snow and frost (v. 6). Workers …
Job’s Reply to Bildad
This chapter records one of Job’s lowest and highest points, emotionally and spiritually. He bemoans the animosity of his accusers (vv. 1-6). He complains about God’s judgment on him (vv. 7-12). He thinks his relatives and friends are against him (vv. 13-22). He rises to …
God Reveals His Omnipotence to Job
A good teacher begins where the student is and moves to where he wants to bring him. Notice that God begins with Job right where they left off in nature. A storm is coming up, and He breaks in as the Creator. Out of the whirlwind, God speaks (v. 1). He probably did this because ma …
The First Speech of Eliphaz
The chapters that follow are made up of items of discussion between Job and his three friends. Job and his friends share the same basic theology, and most of what the friends say is true, but it just doesn’t fit Job’s case. Eliphaz, the oldest, wisest and most experie …
Job’s Second Test
Faithfulness requires more faithfulness (vv. 1-3). – Job proved his faithfulness at the end of chapter 1 by praising God even after losing his livestock, properties and children. You may think that faithfully serving the church for 20 years is good enough and that God will …
Job’s Family And Background
Job lived in the land of Uz which was somewhere in the Middle East (v. 1). Will anyone serve the Lord if he doesn’t receive personal gain from it? This was Satan’s subtle suggestion as he accuses Job of serving God because it pays. This attack was on the integrity of Go …
Job’s Answer to Bildad
God’s Awesome Power (vv. 1-13). Job arrived at a place in his life that was not pretty. Job is frightening as you watch his heart and mind wobble on the brink of disaster. Job is really a mess, at many points. Job is a tortured soul. He is in trouble but he is a hopeful mes …
Job’s Past Was Glorious
Forgetting for a moment his own condition and the miserable comfort of his friends, Job turned his attention to the way things had been with him in the past, and manifested a longing for a return to those days (vv. 1-2), when the radiance and light of God’s presence had bro …
Job’s Second Reply to Eliphaz
The exchange of insults between Job and his friends continues. These so-called friends are a great disappointment to Job. They told Job nothing new, and they were miserable comforters (vv. 1-2). They compounded, rather than eased his troubles. He doesn’t really want their …