Monthly Archives: July 2024
chosen, but exiles
20240721 chosen, but exiles 1 Peter 1:1-2 1 Peter 1:1 Peter, a missionary of Jesus Christ: To those chosen, living as exiles dispersed abroad in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God … Continue reading
wonderful life
20240720 wonderful life Job 42:1-17 (JDV) Job 42:1 Then Job answered and said to Yahveh:Job 42:2 I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted.Job 42:3 You asked, “Who is this who conceals my … Continue reading
what is
20240719 what is Job 41:1-34 (JDV) Job 41:1 Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie his tongue down with a rope?Job 41:2 Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?Job … Continue reading
Job shuts up
20240718 Job shuts up Job 40:1-24 (JDV) Job 40:1 Yahveh answered Job and said:Job 40:2 Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who argues with God give an answer.Job 40:3 Then Job answered Yahveh:Job 40:4 … Continue reading
not meant to understand
20240717 not meant to understand Job 39:1-30 (JDV) Job 39:1 Do you know the time mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the deer in labor?Job 39:2 Can you count the months they are pregnant so you can know the … Continue reading
no limits
20240716 no limits Job 38:1-41 (JDV) Job 38:1 Then Yahveh answered Job from the whirlwind. He said:Job 38:2 Who is this who obscures my counsel with ignorant words?Job 38:3 Get ready to answer me like a healthy man; when I … Continue reading
a committed spirit
20240715 a committed spirit Job 37:1-24 (JDV) Job 37:1 Also, my heart pounds at this and leaps from my chest.Job 37:2 Just listen to his thunderous voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.Job 37:3 He lets it loose … Continue reading
theological myopia
20240714 theological myopia Job 36:1-33 (JDV) Job 36:1 Then Elihu continued and said:Job 36:2 Be patient with me a little longer, and I will inform you, for there is still more to be said on God’s behalf.Job 36:3 I will … Continue reading
accused of trusting
20240713 accused of trusting Job 35:1-16 (JDV) Job 35:1 Then Elihu continued and said:Job 35:2 Do you think it is fair when you say, “I am righteous before God”?Job 35:3 Because you ask, “What does it profit you, and what … Continue reading
wrong assumption
20240712 wrong assumption Job 34:1-37 (JDV) Job 34:1 Then Elihu continued and said:Job 34:2 Hear my words, wise ones, and listen to me, knowing ones.Job 34:3 Doesn’t the ear test words as the palate tastes food?Job 34:4 Let us judge … Continue reading
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