For He inflicts pain, and [f]gives relief; He wounds, but His hands also heal. Job 5:18 NASB Wounds – Is Eliphaz anticipating Isaiah? Why would I ask that? Well, you remember this verse from the prophet: “The One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating disaster; I am the Lord who does all these things” (Isaiah 45:7). Of course, the NASB translation…
I know, Lord, that Your judgments are righteous, and that You have afflicted me in faithfulness. Psalm 119:75 NASB You have afflicted me – So you want to be a witness for the Lord. You want people to see you and recognize a person whose life reflects the Creator. You want your actions to speak louder than your…
The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and…
The One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these. Isaiah 45:7 NASB Calamity – By now you are aware that this verse has been radically changed in order to be consistent with Greek philosophical Christian doctrine. The original verse does not use the word “calamity.” It uses the word ‘ra,…
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil, and you can not look on wickedness with favor. Why do You look with favor on those who deal treacherously? Why are You silent when the wicked swallow up those more righteous than they? Habakkuk 1:13 NASB Can not look – Can God look on evil? Can…
The One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these. Isaiah 45:7 NASB Calamity – If God is sovereign, then why is there evil? How can a good God allow evil in the world? If you’ve never struggled with these questions, perhaps you haven’t read…
