Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Job 13 Commentary Job continues to speak. He begins by addressing his friends. They are useless physicians. Their arguments are baseless. Time wasters. Job has had enough of them. He would take his case to God directly. They should keep quiet and listen. God doesn’t need a lawyer. They shouldn’t speak on His behalf. JobContinueContinue reading “Job 13 Commentary”

Job 12 CommentaryJob responds to Zophar’s speech. He draws Zophar’s attention to logic. He is in no way inferior to them. He has observed life. He has seen the righteous suffer, himself being an example. He has also seen the godless live in peace. Job’s friends have relied on the “Causation Principle”. How can theyContinueContinue reading “Job 12 Commentary”

Job 11 Commentary Should this kind of loose talk be permitted? Zophar feels Job has gone too far. It is now his turn to put sense in Job.But wait a minute. Has Job actually said that his beliefs are flawless and that he is pure in God’s sight? Or are these thoughts simply a fabricationContinueContinue reading “Job 11 Commentary”

Job 10 Commentary “Tell me what charges you have against me.” Saints may not have the audacity of Job to say this kind of prayer. Why should they invite trouble on themselves? Normally, the saint’s daily life is riddled with both known and unknown moments of unfaithfulness. Why pray like Job and force the LORDContinueContinue reading “Job 10 Commentary”

Job 9 Commentary “Indeed, I know this is true,” said Job. What is true? Bildad has made a couple of key statements. Which one is true? Or is Job agreeing with everything Bildad has said? We can assume Job is referring to Bildad’s statement that the LORD doesn’t reject the blameless. Should this be theContinueContinue reading “Job 9 Commentary”

Job 8 Commentary. Bildad believes in the principle of causation. Suffering is always caused by sin. Job has sinned; that is the reason why he is suffering. His children sinned; that is the reason they died. The “cause and effect” principle means Job is losing it unless he quickly repents. Again, in Bildad’s mind, theContinueContinue reading “Job 8 Commentary”

Job 7 Commentary Human life is a struggle. It is a life sentence to hard labor. Life is lived in anticipation of a better existence. Nighttime should be a moment of rest, but it never is. You cannot wait for it to be all over. This is Job’s observation of life in the first sectionContinueContinue reading “Job 7 Commentary”

Job 6 Commentary Job speaks up. He must respond to Eliphaz’s allegations. Job justifies his outbursts. His pain and suffering are real; he hasn’t faked it.Unlike Eliphaz, who prioritizes life and the benefits resulting from righteousness, Job despises a life that exposes him to the possibility of sinning against his God. He would rather dieContinueContinue reading “Job 6 Commentary”

Job 5 Commentary Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn? For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5 would be the saint’s answer to Eliphaz’s question above. We shall wait to hear Job’s answer in theContinueContinue reading “Job 5 Commentary”

Job 4 Commentary The Book of Job is written to dispel wrong beliefs. Some of Eliphaz’s beliefs must be dismissed first. He is therefore our first speaker. He is one of the three friends that Chapter 2 introduced. They are here to ‘sympathize with him and comfort him’. Consider now: Who, being innocent, has everContinueContinue reading “Job 4 Commentary”