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“Only grant me these two things, O God, and then I will not hide from you:Withdraw your hand far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.” (13:20-21)These two prayer requests of Job’s happe...  Read More

“Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated. Can anyone bring charges against me?” (13:18-19)There is a striking similarity between this passage in Job and a portion of one of the “...  Read More

Weep with meLord will You weep with me?I don't need answers, all I needIs to know that You care for meHear my pleaAre You even listening?Lord I will wrestle with Your heartBut I won't let You goYou kn...  Read More

“Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.” (13:15)With these words, God has just won His wager with Satan. On earth Job and his friends will continue to slu...  Read More

“Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands?” (13:14)Why am I doing this?” cries Job. “Why am I spilling out my guts to you fellows and making a complete fool of myself in front of y...  Read More

“You are worthless physicians, all of you!” (13:4)Job called them “worthless physicians.” Today we call such people “Job’s comforters”—a scathing little phrase which by dint of its sheer utility has f...  Read More

“I desire to speak to the Almighty and to argue my case with God.” (13:3)Job really believes that if he summons God, God will appear and answer him. This is astounding. He seems obstinately determined...  Read More

   “Ask the animals, and they will teach you,or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,or let the fish of the sea inform you.Which of all these does ...  Read More

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“Turn away from me so I can have a moment’s joy before I go to the place of no return,  to the land of murk, of deep shadow, to the land of deepest night,  of deep gloom and disorder,  where even the ...  Read More

“If I am guilty—woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,  for I am full of shame and drowned in  my affliction.” (10:15) The relationship between faith and doubt is often misconstrued....  Read More