Today’s read was Job 18-21, in which we hear from two of Job’s friends (Bildad and Zophar) and Job’s response to each of them. Both Bildad and Zophar continue to make their case that suffering comes to the wicked. Job does not disagree that this is true, but he brings to their attention that they …
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Read-Through-The-Bible [09.12.19]
As a child, did you ever find yourself on the painful side of discipline when you opened your mouth, not so much for what you said, but for how you said it? Even when our words may be acceptable, the tone of our voice and our attitude when speaking reveals what’s really in our hearts. …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.11.19]
Today is the anniversary of one of America’s greatest tragedies, the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, which took the lives of nearly 3,000 people and caused the physical, mental and emotional suffering of thousands more. And even the rest of us who did not personally know someone who died in the attacks or witnessed it personally …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.09.19]
The book of Job is laid out in “conversations.” Job has three friends come visit: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. They hear about his suffering and come to comfort him. When they get there, Job is in such bad shape they hardly recognize him! This strong, healthy, bold, outgoing man has been changed into a depressed …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.08.19]
Today we began the book of Job. There are 42 chapters in this book, and it will take us 10 days to read it. The events of this book occurred before or around the time of the patriarchs like Abraham, but the publishers of this chronological Bible place it here because of when they believe …
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