Eliphaz Reports a Vision. Job 4:12-21.

What if you could travel back in time thousands of years. It is 2000 B.C.–that’s 2,000 years before Christ. Five men of God are sitting around a fire talking. Let’s imagine they conveniently happen to be speaking English (a language that will not be invented for 3,000 years!). The men in robes invite you toContinue reading “Eliphaz Reports a Vision. Job 4:12-21.”

There Are Exceptions to the Principle of Sowing and Reaping. Job 21:13.

Job’s friends have a Res Ipsa Loquitor view of suffering. Res ipsa loquitor is Latin for “the thing speaks for itself.” This is a lawyer’s argument to prove negligence when traditional evidence may be lacking. For example, if an X-ray reveals a pair of forceps left inside a patient following surgery, the mere presence ofContinue reading “There Are Exceptions to the Principle of Sowing and Reaping. Job 21:13.”

‘Thou Shalt Decree a Thing and It Shall Be Established.’ If You Can Name it, You Can Claim it!

Image generated by A.I. Bob turned on the television at the end of a long day. He walked across the room and fell into a recliner, exhausted. His wife Julie was seated next to him, using her phone to play an online game of Scrabble with one of her girlfriends. As the television came on,Continue reading “‘Thou Shalt Decree a Thing and It Shall Be Established.’ If You Can Name it, You Can Claim it!”

Job’s Friends Preached the Prosperity Gospel and God Rebuked Them. Job 42:7.

My friend Pete was rich. As a child, he had the newest, hottest, best bicycle around. In the mid-80s, he not only had an endless supply of Polo shirts, but was the only guy in our high school wearing Polo jeans. He had a car before anyone else. Sports cars. Spare cars. After a semesterContinue reading “Job’s Friends Preached the Prosperity Gospel and God Rebuked Them. Job 42:7.”

WHAT IS TRULY HIGH PRAISE? Daniel 10:12-13.

What have been your favorite compliments? I recently wrote a list of favorites from my whole life—I came up with 37, including one or two from each of you! But several people in the Bible were praised by God—now THAT’S high praise! God called Abraham His friend, Genesis 18:17. He said Job spoke rightly ofContinue reading “WHAT IS TRULY HIGH PRAISE? Daniel 10:12-13.”