Journal Through the Bible: Week 2 Saturday

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Job chapter 6

This chapter records Job's first response to a friend's accusations. Like Eliphaz, he mistakenly believes that God is the source of his torment (v. 4).  Although there is little found in this chapter to answer the four questions, there is much information about Job's belief in the Holy God.

Does God make any promises in this passage? If so do they apply to me?

Job is the speaker and there are no promises given.

Are there references to Jesus in this passage?

Jesus, as the second person of the Trinity, is the Holy One mentioned in verse 10. He is also part of the Almighty mentioned in verses 4 and 14.

Are there references to future events (in the future for us, that is) in this passage?

None that I identified.

Does God make any commands in this passage? If so, to whom? And are they commands that I also must obey?

God does not speak in this passage.

Did you find anything else of interest to you? Please share!

Read Through the Bible in 2013: January 21-26

Take Ten

1/21/2013	Job 32, 33	Matthew 2, 3
1/22/2013	Job 34-36	Matthew 4
1/23/2013	Job 37, 38	Matthew 5
1/24/2013	Job 39, 40	Matthew 6
1/25/2013	Job 41, 42	Matthew 7, 8
1/26/2013	Genesis 11:10-12:20	Matthew 9, 10

Journal Through the Bible: Week 2 Friday

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(Sorry, but I couldn't resist a bit of sarcasm)

Job 4:1-5:27

Does God make any promises in this passage? If so do they apply to me?

At first glance there appear to be many promises of God in chapter 5, however since this is NOT God speaking, there are none! Even when the first of Job's three friends, Eliphaz, speaks he is not necessarily delivering a message from God!

For instance, in this speech Eliphaz states his belief that bad things do not happen to good people. We, on the other hand, know this is not true because bad things are happening to the good and honorable Job.

More importantly, Eliphaz tells of the vision he had of a supernatural being that spoke quietly with him in the night (4:12-21). Notice that the being whispers words that seem to be a mockery against both God and men (vv.18,19 "Behold, he [God] put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly [the fallen angels that rebelled against Him]: How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? [obviously speaking of people here])

Since Eliphaz seems to have received his message directly from Satan there is nothing that can be taken as a promise in this passage! The words Eliphaz received from the evil spirit were half-truths at best, much like the words the serpent told Eve.

Are there references to Jesus in this passage?

No, but when Eliphaz tells Job to "Call now, if there be any that will answer thee: and to which of the saints [the redeemed of God] will thou turn?" (5:1) we know that the promise of God is quoted in Hebrews 13:5 "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee..." so even when people (those earthly saints) turn their backs on Job the God of the Universe (as the complete Trinity) was there with Job even though he could not see Him or feel His presence.

Are there references to future events (in the future for us, that is) in this passage?

None that I identified.

Does God make any commands in this passage? If so, to whom? And are they commands that I also must obey?

God does not speak in this passage.

Did you find anything else of interest to you? Please share!

Journal Through the Bible: Week 2, Thursday

Summer in the meadow (taken by author)

Job 2:11-3:26

I did not find much to answer the questions I am searching for in this passage, but I did notice something else that I have never noticed before. I will share that thought at the end.

Does God make any promises in this passage? If so do they apply to me?

I did not see any direct promises in this passage because God does not speak, but perhaps what I noticed today might be thought of as a "promise."

Are there references to Jesus in this passage?

No, but Job's friends are definitely the "anti-type" of Jesus who is "a friend that sticks closer than a brother." (Proverbs 18:24)

Are there references to future events (in the future for us, that is) in this passage?

Not exactly, except that there is reference to a person who dies being at rest, which would take  for granted a time when that body would awaken again, hence a future resurrection.

Does God make any commands in this passage? If so, to whom? And are they commands that I also must obey?

God does not speak in this passage.

Here is what I noticed in Job 3:11-17. In the verses before these Job mourns that he was ever born and wishes that no one would regard the day of his birth. In these verses he says that if he had died in the womb or had been stillborn his body would have been at rest. It might seem like a small thing to some, but in the debate about the eternal state of infants, born or unborn, it seems to me to be a BIG deal and a comfort.

Did you find anything else of interest to you? Please share!