Category Archives: judgment

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Posted on January 5, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

1 Chronicles 5 The record of the descendants of Israel here includes the Transjordan tribes, even though by the time the chronicler writes this, they had been broken up and deported by Assyria.  From beginning to end, this record manifests … Continue reading →

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defending God

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 34-35 Elihu insists that God must be in the right, therefore Job must have wronged someone for God to bring this suffering upon him.  He feels he must say this in order to defend God.  Believers need to be … Continue reading →

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the hand of God

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 27 We have to be careful that we do not read Job as if he is now agreeing with his therapists.  He has all along argued that his misfortune was not God’s doing.  What he says now sounds a … Continue reading →

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the time of judgment

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 23-24 Job’s therapists insist that he is going through a time of judgment, but Job argues that people usually do not see that kind of judgment.  Job wants to have his time before God, and is assured that his … Continue reading →

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not fair

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 21 Job’s therapists had been charging him with sin, and taking the calamity that had fallen upon him as evidence.  Job replies – essentially – “what world do you live in?”  In the world that Job knows about, justice … Continue reading →

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outward appearance

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 11 Zophar is guilty of only seeing what has happened to Job and assuming that it proved that Job has acted foolishly and brought this tragedy upon himself.  He urges Job to repent.  Job lived in ignorant times, and … Continue reading →

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whatever happens

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

2 Kings 23:31-24:17 The end of Judah came not with an explosive battle, but with a series of failures.  There were attacks on all sides, and nothing that anyone could do.  The great city that was Jerusalem became a collection … Continue reading →

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enough

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

2 Kings 17:1-23 Finally, the LORD had enough.  Israel had plunged so deeply into the idolatry that God had forbidden that there was no rescue.  God removed them from his sight.  He used Assyria to do so.  In so doing, … Continue reading →

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restoration without revival

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

2 Kings 14:23-15:38 What was happening during much of this period is that Israel’s land was being restored, but that did not mean that worship of the LORD was being truly revived.  This is  a dangerous thing, because it gave … Continue reading →

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for God so hates…

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

2 Kings 10 Sometimes I weary of all the talk of God I hear today.  There seems to be something left out.  We hear a lot of God’s love, but little of his wrath.  Passages like today’s text remind us … Continue reading →

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