Hebrew Poetry, Wisdom Literature, and Inerrancy of Scripture
We have already begun looking at this literary genre with Job, and you can see why people have strug... Read More
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Concluding thoughts - Righteousness in Job
Since most commentators place the story of Job at the time of the Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac... Read More
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Week 23
I think one reason that God made the Behemoth and the Leviathon was to show man how powerless he is and how useless his weapons are against God's powerful creation. These huge animals could not be tamed or conquered by man. Their weapons were of no avail against them. Read More
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Questioning Reasons...
As Danny covered in his application on Job, Job's three friends did one thing right in simpl... Read More
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Week 22
Job is much more patient with his so-called friends than I think I would have been. However, in his pain he wanted answers and comfort. It seems like is beginning to turn his eyes upward, asking God the hard questions and waiting. His friends are no comfort and their words are just little too "right" and their answers a little too canned. He gives me profound words for the times when I suffer: "Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom." Read More
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Help Offer: Job Wanted!
One great comfort offered by the book of Job is a clear declaration of the total sovereignty... Read More
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Help Wanted: Job Offer!
Job is a challenging book to read, and more so to understand. Yet it can give us deep understanding of how to live in view of life's challenges and cling to our future hope. While Job is viewed as "Wisdom Literature" it is also primarily in the Hebrew poetic style. Poetry emphasizes emotions and tries to evoke a strong response in the reader through images, figures of speech, and often idiomatic expressions. We need to understand the purpose of such figurative language in order to come to a "normal" understanding of the book, or we can over-literalize the meaning. A figure of speech should be understood as a figure of speech. Read More
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