Category Archives: Job

impatient and dismayed

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 4-5 Eliphaz accuses Job of being impatient and dismayed.  The world that Eliphaz knows about is one in which everything happens according to set rules.  He cannot imagine a scenario in which a person who is truly righteous is … Continue reading →

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trapped

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 3   Job had only one thing left.  He had his life, and he cursed the day of his birth.  Life had been precious to him, and now he saw it as a prison.  Seeing how much people suffer, … Continue reading →

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from bad to worse

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 2 Job’s victory over his circumstances (and the devil behind them) is seen in the fact that God still boasts of his integrity as he did before calamity struck.  So, Satan pleads for more control.  The LORD gives him … Continue reading →

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catastrophe

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 1 A major test of a person’s character comes with catastrophe.  It brings out the worst in some people, the best in others.  Job is one of those people whose pure hearts shines through when struck by darkness all … Continue reading →

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