Today’s Word
Judgment Day
“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and there will be no escape for them; and their hope is to breathe their last.” Job 11:20 NASB To breathe their last – Take a guess. וְ֜תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּח־נָֽפֶשׁ (transliterated: ve-tikvatam mapach-nephish). You’ll recognize the word translated “breath” (nephesh), remembering that its umbrella includes “soul, creature, person, appetite” and “mind.”…
Duty Calls
Then you would trust, because there is hope; and you would look around and rest securely. Job 11:18 NASB Hope – Do you trust God? Perhaps you’re surprised by the question. “Of course, I trust God,” would be the typical answer, as if the question itself is almost rhetorical. But notice what Zophar says about…
End Game (Ten Years Later)
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 NASB 1995 Search – Thirty days of self-examination. Thirty days of drawing closer, of recognizing the grace of the Father, the mystery of His care and concern, the depths of our need. Thirty days to begin something…
Before the Beginning
In the beginning God created heaven and earth Genesis 1:1 (Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, The Living Torah) God created – The Bible starts with creation. It does not start with the divine essence before creation. In fact, it says nothing about God’s essence before God created. Everything in the Bible is conditioned on the interaction between…
The Cure for What Ails You
Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral blemish, and you would be firmly established and not fear. For you would forget your trouble; like waters that have passed by, you would remember it. Job 11:15-16 NASB Forget your trouble – Zophar may be the ultimate optimist. He’s probably related to Pollyanna too. His view is that once you align yourself, confess…
The Via Negativa Again
[Zophar the Naamathite responded,] “Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?” Job 11:7 NASB Can you discover – Questioning is a sin, right? Have you heard that before? Have you been in a religious environment where raising issues is forbidden? Just believe what the authority tells you. …
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