Today’s Word
Acquiescence
Why then do You not forgive my wrongdoing and take away my guilt? For now I will lie down in the dust; and You will search for me, but I will no longer exist.” Job 7:21 NASB Forgive my wrongdoing – Job stands in our place. He may not know why God seems to be punishing him, but if God is,…
Necessary Suffering
“. . . The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised on the third day.” Luke 9:22 NASB Must suffer – We investigated the upside-down logic of God’s actions in Job’s inquiry. Sinners are forgiven; the righteous are…
Defining the Terms
Have I sinned? What have I done to You, Watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to myself? Job 7:20 NASB Watcher of mankind – Does God watch over us? That might seem a ridiculous question. Of course He does. Who could imagine otherwise? He’s the…
The Smelter
What is man that You exalt him, and that You are concerned about him, that You examine him every morning and put him to the test every moment? Job 7:17-18 NASB Put him to the test – Does God test you? Is He so concerned about your current spiritual state that He deliberately lays obstacles before…
“The facts, ma’am, just the facts”
“Teach me, and I will be silent; and show me how I have done wrong.” Job 6:24 NASB Show me – The verb bîn has a wide range of English translations, but they all surround our idea of understanding in its fullest sense, that is, not merely cognitive but also emotive and intuitive. The verb and…
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