Posts with the tag “job-7”

“Why do you not pardon my offenses  and forgive my sins?” (7:21) Job believes and knows that his God is a forgiving God. His problem is that right now he does not feel forgiven. The very crux of the t...  Read More

“I have sinned, [but] what have I done to you,  O watcher of men?  Why have you made me your target?” (7:20) Was Job a sinner? Do the righteous continue to sin? All such questions should be clearly re...  Read More

“Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath.” (7:7) This may well be the most significant verse in the entire book. Why? Because this is where we first hear Job break into prayer. Even his great pr...  Read More

“When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up? ’ The night drags on, and I toss till dawn.” (7:4) There are some aspects to the suffering of Jesus on the cross that are less obvious than others....  Read More

“Does not man have hard service on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired man? Like a slave longing for the evening shadows . . .” (7:1-2) Like so many passages of great lyric poetry in this bo...  Read More