JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:3 Before he turns to address his lament directly to God (Job 13:20), Job argues that his friends have misdiagnosed him (WORTHLESS PHYSICIANS; Job 13:4) and misrepresented God (vv. Job 13:7). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.g [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:4 YOU WHITEWASH WITH LIES. Job’s friends have tried to patch over his situation with statements they ought to know are not true about either Job or God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:6 Using legal terminology, Job says his friends are showing favoritism to his divine opponent in making his CASE for him (v. Job 13:8). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:11 WILL NOT HIS MAJESTY TERRIFY YOU? Job questions whether his friends have considered seriously the glory and power of God, as they speak so casually on his behalf. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:16 The SALVATION Job hopes for is that he will be able to make his case before God, and that God will be his redeemer (see Job 19:25). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:20 ONLY GRANT ME TWO THINGS. Job abruptly shifts from warning his friends to pleading his case with God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:27 YOU SET A LIMIT FOR THE SOLES OF MY FEET. The symbolic language refers either to confinement (“set a limit for”) or to the tracking of movement (“marked”; see esv footnote). Both ideas express God’s vigilant pursuit of Job: the Lord restrains Job’s feet, and watches (marks) eve... [ Continue Reading ]
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:28 As his lament before God continues, Job moves from referring primarily to his own situation (Job 13:20) to focusing on the nature of life for all people. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]