Today’s Word
Counterpunch
Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life. Job 2:4 NASB Skin for skin – God repeats His evaluation of Job’s righteous character, word for word plus the acknowledgement of Job’s integrity despite the tragedies. But the accuser isn’t defeated. haśśāṭān ups the ante. “Yes,…
Lonesome Dove
You are near, Lord, and all Your commandments are truth. Psalm 119:151 NASB Near – We looked at this verse on the 15th of January. I re-read my own words today and discovered that I’ve suffered emotional amnesia since I put these words on paper. I’ve felt nothing but abandonment in my soul. God seems very, very far…
Stranger Than Fiction
The Lord said to Satan, “Have you [b]considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man [c]fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds firm to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to [d]ruin him without cause.” Job 2:3 NASB You incited Me – It seems…
Double Sin
Despite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he [m]blame God. Job 1:22 NASB Blame – “Job did not sin,” says the text. The word is ḥāṭāʾ, occurring 580 times in the Tanakh. It is a description of missing the mark, the same idea that appears in the Greek word for sin. Without too much…
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