Unraveling Revelation: The Adversary
2021-09-13
CHRISTIANS HAVE been taught that Satan is the great enemy of God, responsible for causing all sorts of evil on the earth. That’s not how he’s described in the Old Testament.Continue Reading
Out of the whirlwind
2020-02-09
GOD ARRIVES on the scene to respond to Job’s complaints, and boy, does He bring the thunder. Literally.
The words of Job are ended
2020-01-26
JOB DELIVERS his closing argument, recalling the days when his life was blessed, a respected member of the community, contrasting it with his current situation as one who’s mocked and despised. He asserts his innocence again, and issues another plea for a hearing.
Rahab and the Rephaim
2020-01-19
A DRAGON in the Bible? Yes! And we see it here in the Book of Job. What’s more, we see a connection between this primordial enemy of God and the spirits of the Nephilim.
‘I know that my Redeemer lives’
2019-12-15
JOB’S UNDERSTANDING of the afterlife was a reflection of the culture around him. But even with that, Job knew that his Redeemer lived, “and at the last he will stand upon the earth.”
‘Miserable comforters’
2019-12-08
JOB CONTINUES his lament this week, openly wishing that he could hide in Sheol until God’s anger was past. In response, Eliphaz the Temanite accuses Job of guilt, asserting that God only punishes the wicked — something that we know is true, but judgment doesn’t always happen when we want it.
Worthless physicians
2019-11-24
JOB FINALLY vents, declaring that he must speak freely since his effort to forget his complaint has failed. In chapter 10, Job addresses God in forceful language, accusing Him of being unjust and demanding answers for his suffering.
Am I the sea-god or a dragon?
2019-11-17
JOB REPLIES to the rebuke of Eliphaz and brings up some interesting points for our study this week. While admitting that God is just and all-powerful, the suffering Job still maintains that his complaints are justified.Continue Reading
The Sons of Resheph
2019-11-10
WE SEE the divine council worldview in the ongoing discourse of Eliphaz the Temanite, as he mentions the “Holy Ones,” an epithet used elsewhere in the Old Testament for the Watchers (Daniel 4:13, 17).