Job thought that he was dying. His friends were with him. But they did not speak kind words to him. Instead, they accused him of many evil deeds. JOB PRAYS V3 God, promise to be fair to me! Nobody else will protect me. V4 You have caused the people not to know the truth. So, you will not allow the... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 17 JOB CONTINUES HIS REPLY TO ELIPHAZ V1 My spirit suffers. My life is short. Soon, I must die. V2 Everybody insults me. And I... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s friends could not help Job. And Job thought that God was attacking him (Job 16:9-14). But Job still respected God. And Job still trusted God. So Job asked God for help (Job 16:19-21). In fact, God did not cause Job’s problems. The devil was responsible for Job’s troubles.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s friends did not know that Job was innocent. And Job thought that God had caused this situation. So Job prayed that God would declare him innocent.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job was right to say that such a person is very evil. But we do not believe that the person’s children should suffer. Each person is responsible for his own evil deeds. (See Ezekiel chapter 18.) So each person must confess his own evil deeds to God. And each person must invite Jesus into his life (J... [ Continue Reading ]
Job was innocent, but he suffered greatly. Jesus was also innocent, and he too suffered greatly. Sometimes Job’s words remind us about Jesus’ death. See also Psalms 22 and Isaiah chapter 53. The authors of these books wrote these passages before Jesus was born. But these Chapter s describe well the... [ Continue Reading ]
Job’s situation impressed other people powerfully. Good people admired Job’s attitudes. Job’s troubles did not frighten them. Instead, their determination to do the right things increased. Paul had a similar experience when he was in prison. See Philippians 1:12-14. JOB SAYS THAT HIS FRIENDS ARE N... [ Continue Reading ]
As Job spoke about other good people, he himself felt more confident. He was not afraid of his friends’ speeches. He knew that they supposed him to be an evil man. So he told them to speak their opinions clearly. He felt ready to reply.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job accused his friends. They said that his life would get better (Job 11:15-19). But Job’s troubles were real troubles.... [ Continue Reading ]
Job expected to die soon. He did not realise that his spirit would then go to heaven. Later, he would start to understand this (Job 19:26-27).... [ Continue Reading ]
Job knew what happens to dead bodies. And he thought that he was almost dead. He had no hope for the future. He did not know that God would rescue him (Job 42:10-17). Job simply wanted to prove that he was innocent. He wanted to show that he did not deserve these troubles.... [ Continue Reading ]