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Job, Do not Despise the Wisdom of the Youth!
With Job's three friends he was also angry, because they could not find an answer, and so declared Job guilty. Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job, because the others were older than he was. But when Elihu saw that the three men had no further reply, he became very angry. So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up: "I am young, but you are elderly; that is why I was fearful, and afraid to explain to you what I know. I said to myself, 'Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.' But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand. (Job 32:3-8 NET)
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Job, With Friends Like These Who Needs Enemies?
When Job's three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country– Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him. But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads. Then they sat down with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, yet no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his pain was…
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Job, God Planned a Happy Ending from the Beginning!
We begin this article starting after the test has been administered and now begins the debrief facilitated by God. We find Job acknowledging his weaknesses and at last, he is motivated to change. Disclaimer: If I were in Job’s shoes I probably would have done far worse. This series is not to slander and libel Job but rather to learn from his mistakes.
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Job, Suffering is Part of the Job
This study aims to understand the role of suffering in a Christian’s life. We will study the classic case of suffering in the Book of Job. Realize, God describes the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10); therefore, we will start at the end of the story and work our way to the beginning.
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Part III: The Lord of the Scroll – The Revelation of the King!
The Dark Archangel – Satan – heard God the Father announce to all that Jesus was His Son whom He loved and with whom He was fully pleased (Luke 3:21,22). He knew this was the promised one to remove him from ruling planet Earth over four thousand years ago (Genesis 3:15).