Today’s Word
Presently Perfect
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold firm your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job 2:9 NASB Integrity – Does the Bible portray the righteous as sinless? Were Adam and the woman created perfect? Are we considered sinless after repentance? Perhaps we can look at Job to find some answers. In Hebrew,…
Egypt’s Curse
Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. Job 2:7 NASB Severe boils – It’s quite possible that Job is the oldest book in the Tanakh. That means it was written before the Pentateuch and the story predates…
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…
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