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Job 29 Commentary “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.” This is every saint’s thought. Life should flow smoothly because I’m now a born-again believer. And why not? The problem of sin has been solved, albeit by another’s righteousness. Life shouldn’t have bumps anymore.WhoContinueContinue reading “Job 29 Commentary”

Job 28 Commentary Having mocked the wisdom of his world, and having failed to find the right and balanced argument from the three friends, Job must now tell us where to find the true wisdom. From this angle, this chapter may not be an interruption to the normal flow of the story as suggested byContinueContinue reading “Job 28 Commentary”

Job 27 Commentary Chapter 27 must be read carefully. Job appears to say the same things about the fate of the wicked as the three friends. But the context is different. Unlike the wicked, Job has this great hope. Yes, the LORD may allow suffering in the saint’s life, but there is hope for theContinueContinue reading “Job 27 Commentary”

Job 26 Commentary Job’s situation has made him powerless and feeble. He needed a word of wisdom and insight from the world around him. Pain and suffering produce a lot of winding questions. It is a factory of great and constant confusion for the saint. Job’s friends have spoken at length, but it has allContinueContinue reading “Job 26 Commentary”

Job 25 Commentary Bildad responds to Job’s well-placed argument by pointing to the awesome power of God. Who can number his forces? Is Bildad telling Job to shut up because God’s position is final? We have heard this argument before: “How can a mortal be righteous before God?” But we are shocked because Bildad isContinueContinue reading “Job 25 Commentary”

Job 24 Commentary The righteous who get the punishment of the wicked, the wicked who go about their business freely, and the poor and less powerful who suffer at the hands of the wicked, why doesn’t the LORD set a date for judgment? Job has spoken on behalf of many people who are fed upContinueContinue reading “Job 24 Commentary”

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”