Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Job 23 Commentary Verse 8 is important. God cannot be found by Job’s search in the east and in the west. When the LORD shows up through His works in the north, Job still cannot see Him. And when the LORD turns to the South, Job catches no glimpse of Him. This is not anContinueContinue reading “Job 23 Commentary”

Job 22 Commentary Eliphaz is back on the podium. His simple equation is also back. Righteousness equals a good and blessed life. But first is a shocker of a principle! “Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him? What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?ContinueContinue reading “Job 22 Commentary”

Job 21 Commentary Job has been very polite and humble in his arguments. Not anymore. He takes Zophar’s speech and shreds it into pieces in one of the finest arguments in the entire book. Zophar had said: “The mirth of the wicked is brief.” Job takes this very fact and points to yet another undeniable fact:ContinueContinue reading “Job 21 Commentary”

Job 20 Commentary Zophar goes a step further. He references creation and nearly makes the point that because of sin in Eden, pain and suffering exist. The LORD punishes evil. The LORD will always punish evil. It has been this way ever since mankind was placed on the earth. Of course, this punishment isn’t randomlyContinueContinue reading “Job 20 Commentary”

Job 19 Commentary Chapter 19 is home to an important poster verse: “I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.” This statement comes from a man who has lost all. He has suffered rejection, scorn, and ridicule. Job’s skin disease means isolation and general rejection. HeContinueContinue reading “Job 19 Commentary”

Job 18 Commentary Bildad is a logical man. Suffering is the product of wickedness. Full stop. And since there is pain and suffering, Job must have sinned. He refers to Job’s skin disease and the loss of his children. His wealth is gone. It has been disaster after disaster for Job. Such is the fateContinueContinue reading “Job 18 Commentary”

Job 17 Commentary Human society is organized in units. One arm makes the laws while the other arm enforces them. Yet another arm exists to ensure there is justice. Heaven has rolled up all these functions in one. The Creator God makes all the laws. He is both the enforcer and the judiciary. This simplifiedContinueContinue reading “Job 17 Commentary”

Job 16 Commentary Job has no kind words for his friends. They are miserable comforters! The need for a friend who sticks closer than a brother can be seen very clearly here. “There must be Someone in heaven who knows the truth about me, in highest heaven, some Attorney who can clear my name —ContinueContinue reading “Job 15 Commentary”

Job 15 Commentary Eliphaz speaks again. He accuses Job of lacking seriousness, arguing with empty words. It is the result of Job’s sinfulness. “What are mortals, that they could be pure, or those born of woman, that they could be righteous?” During this debate’s first round, Eliphaz presented the same argument: “Can a mortal be moreContinueContinue reading “Job 15 Commentary”

Job 14 Commentary Mortals, born of woman, are of few days and full of trouble. Job is not writing a book about philosophy. He is speaking to God about humanity’s sad state of affairs. It is a prayer. The ‘you’ in this chapter refers to the LORD God Almighty. What is the point of life? IfContinueContinue reading “Job 14 Commentary”