Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Psalm 1 Commentary There is a constant fight within the saint. It’s godliness versus wickedness. On one side is wickedness. It sponsors many ‘feel-good’ and ‘make-good’ ideologies. It’s a make-believe world. People are made to believe that the way of godliness is joyless and bad. This Psalm is written to dispel this wrong notion. TheContinueContinue reading “Psalm 1 Commentary”

The LORD has spoken. Job has lacked knowledge of the dealings of the LORD. He has consequently spoken without knowledge. He repents.The LORD is angry with Eliphaz and his friends for misrepresenting God. But the good news for them is that there stands a mediator in Job to intercede for them.In Chapter 1, we canContinueContinue reading “Job 42 Commentary”

Job 41 Commentary The LORD is sovereign. Mortals cannot contend with God any more than they can compete with Leviathan, a creature of immense strength. Any hope of subduing it is false. Everything under heaven belongs to the LORD. Is suffering for the saint part of ‘everything’ under heaven that is said to belong toContinueContinue reading “Job 41 Commentary”

Job 40 Commentary The second set of questions is for Job. But before that, does Job have anything to say? Is he still interested in the court session that he talked about? Here is the chance to ask his questions. The LORD will gladly hear his case. But Job remains quiet. He won’t press anyContinueContinue reading “Job 40 Commentary”

Job 39 Commentary The LORD draws Job’s attention to God’s care in nature. Childbearing in humans is tightly controlled with experienced midwives in attendance. But who takes care of these processes in nature? Does Job know? While humans take about 1 year, on average, to start walking, baby goats are able to stand within 10ContinueContinue reading “Job 39 Commentary”

Job 38 Commentary It’s not unusual to see the LORD speak out of a storm. At Mount Sinai, the LORD spoke from under similar conditions. A cloudy surrounding is a constant display of mystery and unreachability. It also speaks of the otherness of God. We don’t belong in the same living space.“Who is this thatContinueContinue reading “Job 38 Commentary”

Job 37 Commentary Chapter 37 looks like a praise song, but Elihu is making his point here. God speaks through creation. The lightning and thunder are a message. They are a directive to either snow or shower; the results are marvelous! The results are either a blessing to the people or a punishment. All ofContinueContinue reading “Job 37 Commentary”

Job 36 Commentary God doesn’t take His eyes off the righteous. He enthrones them with kings. Is this Job’s case? Yes. Regardless of his present circumstances? Yes. The saint must know his status regardless of the present circumstances. The saint also knows that if an individual faces affliction as a consequence of some sin, theContinueContinue reading “Job 36 Commentary”

Job 35 Commentary We don’t know where Elihu is getting these quotes from. We know Job hasn’t charged God with any wrongdoing. What we know is that Job is struggling to reconcile the two conflicting facts: Job’s righteousness against what his friends think is a punishment from the LORD, and God’s love and perfect justiceContinueContinue reading “Job 35 Commentary”

Job 34 Commentary Of course, Job did say he was innocent. But we doubt if Job ever questioned whether there was any profit in pleasing God. It could be an assumption that Elihu makes from Job’s arguments. More appropriately, it’s an argument that he has developed from his own theology. Elihu’s religion is anchored onContinueContinue reading “Job 34 Commentary”