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JOB 42 “My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:5–6). Sometimes a child gets angry with his parents. He imagines all the things he will say to them when he sees them. “They’ve been unfair to me,” he … Continue reading “JOB BEFORE GOD”

PSALM 29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness (Psalm 29:2). The book of Psalms is part of the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, and is one of the few sections of Scripture that has been published separately from the rest of the … Continue reading “THE PSALM-FILLED LIFE”

PSALM 30 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me; O Lord, be my help (Psalm 30:10). The Psalms may be classified into several broad categories. First there are psalms of adoration addressed to God as prayer and praise. In other psalms of adoration we address one another with an exhortation to praise God. Examples … Continue reading “PRAYING THE PSALMS”

JOB 8 “If you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore you to your rightful place” (Job 8:6). Today’s spotlighted verse was spoken by Bildad the Shuhite, one of Job’s comforters. Bildad’s point was that God does not punish innocent people. Job had prayed for vindication, but … Continue reading “THE PATIENCE OF JOB”

JOB 13 “Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him; I will surely defend my ways to His face” (Job 13:15). God had taken everything away from Job and had allowed Satan to send “friends” to torment him. Yet, in the midst of his agony, Job uttered one of the most profound statements … Continue reading “JOB’S TRUST AND VINDICATION”

JOB 29 “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me” (Job 29:2). Job’s greatest suffering did not come when he lost his property, when he lost his children, when he became horribly sick and suffered great physical pain, or even when his “friends” tried to get him … Continue reading “THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL”

JOB 3 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth (Job 3:1). The first chapter of Job tells us that Job was the greatest man of all the people in the East. He had a large family, vast herds, and great wealth. He was by far the most prominent man … Continue reading “THE TRIBULATIONS OF JOB”

JOB 4 Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Where were the upright ever destroyed? (Job. 4:7). Job’s three friends came to sit with him in his troubles. Initially they showed great sensitivity to his plight, for they sat silently for seven days, recognizing that no words were adequate and sharing in his grief. … Continue reading “JOB’S “COMFORTERS””

In Hebrew the first letters of the titles Job, Proverbs, and Psalms spell the word truth. For this reason, these three major books of the wisdom literature were often referred to as the “books of truth.” These books of wisdom and truth help us to relate all areas of life to God’s providential supervision and … Continue reading “OCTOBER BIBLE STUDIES”

PROVERBS 1 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck (Proverbs 1:8–9). Since almost all biblical wisdom is written in a poetic form, today we shall consider the essential character of Hebrew poetry. … Continue reading “HOLY PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE”