The First Cut is the Deepest

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job 2:9 NASB Curse – Job’s wife has only a few words to say, but, according to David Penchansky, what she says summarizes the entire story of this suffering, righteous man. She speaks sarcastically, telling Job, “Curse God…

Blessings and Curses

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity?  Curse God and die!”” Job 2:9 Curse – You’re reading Job in Hebrew.  You come to this verse.  Something shocking happens.  The word translated “curse” is not qalal (which we saw yesterday).  It is barak and barak means “bless”.  This verse…