Life is full of mysteries. There are things that happen all around us for which there are seemingly no answers. We observe them and wonder, “What in the world… ?” In our questioning, we might also ask, “What could God possibly be thinking to allow that?” Whatever that is. Job, who was so beset by…
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Job 19:29 – Wrath Brings Punishment
In the midst of Job’s travails, he said many profound things. He was suffering from Satan unleashing an ungodly amount of hardship upon him, and he rightly had trouble dealing with it. He asked God why He was punishing him on one hand; then on the other he professed confidence that the Lord was just…
Acts 9:18 – Scales Fell From His Eyes
It is almost a cliche to say that the Lord moves in mysterious ways, yet it continues to be an absolute truth. To advance His kingdom, God uses those whom He chooses, and He does so in an often unexpected manner. The classic of this truism is with the Pharisee Saul who became the Apostle…
Job 4:6 – Fear of God Your Confidence
Once Job had been clobbered with disaster, some of his friends heard about his plight and came to give him comfort. At first they reacted in a way that truly gave Job solace. We see this in Job 2:13: And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one…
Job 2:3 – You Incited Me
When we read in Job 1-2 about the sons of God (bene Elohim) coming to present themselves before Him, we see an interesting dynamic. First, we must understand that these are spiritual beings. They gather before their creator in His divine throne room into an assembly known as the Divine Council. Every entity in God’s…
Esther 9:25 – On His Own Head
God has made a vow with the strength of a curse in His own Name to protect His Chosen People, the Jews of Israel. Those who remember who God is, and who honor Him and His Word are wise, because He will give them favor. Those who choose to disdain their creator and the One…