“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

“You gave me life and showed me kindness,  and in your providence watched over my spirit.” (10:12) The word translated here as “kindness” is the great Hebrew word hesed—a word so rich in its connotati...  Read More

“Did you not pour me out like milk  and curdle me like cheese,  clothe me with skin and flesh  and knit me together with bones and sinews?” (10:10-11) Are these the words of a doubting and rebellious ...  Read More

“I loathe my very life;  therefore I will give free rein to my complaint  and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.” (10:1) Most of the complaining that people do is petty and sinful, arising in one...  Read More

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But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God; Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders without number. He gives rain on the earth, And sends water on the fields. Job 5...  Read More