Throughout the debate phase of the book, Job achieves victory over the friends and develops in faith, but a problem is also highlighted. Initially, Job had believed, like his friends, in exact retribution (4:3-4; 31:23) and on this basis he accused God of injustice and being impossible to understand…
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The book of Job is a wonderful exposition of how the love of God can be shed abroad in our hearts through a deep appreciation of His mercy. When we read of Job experiencing great troubles and eventually being delivered from evil, our minds are expanded and our faith is increased as we see the extent…
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Brother Colin Badger’s article is the first in his series on the Psalms for the Night Seasons. The debilitating effects of pain and anguish from suffering are all too familiar to the elect of God. We will find comfort in the feelings expressed in the Psalms and in Brother Colin’s insightful comm…
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“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil…”. So commences that ancient, epic book which is the subject of our daily attention as this far-off year of 2004 comes to its close.
Tradition suggests that…
“Hast thou considered my servant Job…”
For a man famous for his patience, it was far from his defining characteristic. In fact Job could be quite impatient. Rather, there were two other qualities he possessed above all else. Faith and endurance. The first was total, but neither blind no…
Our previous articles have examined grief largely from a clinical perspective, providing an overview of contemporary thinking about grief and grieving. Naturally, what has been missing from all of these articles is the perspective that we might gain from our Father in heaven through the w…
