Tag Archives: Job 14

not trees

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240623 not trees Job 14:1-22 (JDV) Job 14:1 A human born of woman is short of days and full of trouble.Job 14:2 He blossoms like a flower then withers; he flees like a shadow and does not last.Job 14:3 Do … Continue reading →

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hidden… and remembered

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 14 Job laments that human beings are not like trees.  A tree may be cut down, but given the right conditions, it may sprout back again from the apparently dead stump.  But, Job complains, human beings are not like … Continue reading →

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to be like a tree

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Jefferson Vann

Job 14:7-15.  Job is depressed by the limitations of his mortal life. He imagines what it would be like if he were like a tree. Even after it is cut down, there is hope that the stump might sprout again … Continue reading →

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