Archive for September, 2004
The people of Israel had seen God do miracle after miracle. They saw the Red Sea part and then swallow the Egyptian who were pursuing them. The won battle after battle they should have lost. He provided manna during their forty year trek through the desert. But the people of Israel still said, “What have [...]
Job and his friends both said a lot of very stupid things. Job accused God of being unfair. His “friends” accused him of being untruthful. God, of course, set the record straight. God is never unfair (we deserve everything bad thing we bring upon ourselves), God is never capricious. We may not be able to [...]
Elihu makes a number of statements that show he is absolutely lacking in knowledge and wisdom about God. He also tells all of others accuser of Job that they are wrong (while this is true, it still shows his arrogance). One of the most of base statements is his claim that our sin does not [...]
Job 31:3 says, “Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong?” These are words of truth from Jobs lips, but they are in the wrong place. Job is looking for the wicked to be brought to disaster on this earth, in this time. However, God has made it clear he [...]
Somethings in life our priceless. Even MasterCard agrees by letting us know things like friendship, love etc. are priceless. Wisdom is one of those priceless things. However, unlike love, friendship, courage and many other traits, wisdom is hard to find. Wisdom is definitly something that cannot be bought at any price. In fact, If you [...]
Jobs friends are hard on him. They basically tell him that he must have sinned greatly or these bad things would not be happening to him. In one sense they are right. Just like all of us, Job has sinned greatly. However, they are wrong in thinking only the evil experience what Job is going [...]
Can We Benefit God? This is a very interesting question. Some theologian believe we were created to be companions to God. This seems very unlikely to me because our all knowing God knew we would fall and therefore not be able to be his companions. So we do not benefit him as companions. As worshipers [...]
In Job’s pain and anguish he makes one statement that is blatantly false, but it also a statement that is believed by most people on this earth even those who are Christ-followers. Job blames God for the calamities that have befallen him. He put the responsibillity squarley in the hands of God. However, scripture is [...]
