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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”

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”