He batters me with a whirlwind and multiplies my wounds without cause. God never operates without a cause for He is the Ultimate Cause. Job's comment is understandable given what he is enduring; however, God has a purpose for all of it - that He might display to the enemy Job's undying faithfulness and bring … Continue reading The Purposes of God – Job 9:17
Category: Job
False Counsel – Job 5:8
However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to him. This is exactly what Job has always done and even in these dire circumstances continues to do. He knows God is his only hope. He has always kept God first and will not turn his face from God … Continue reading False Counsel – Job 5:8
Simple Formulas – Job 34:11
“For He pays a man according to his work, And makes him find it according to his way. This is fundamentally a biblical principle; however, Job's case proves that sometimes God allows evil to befall His exceptionally faithful children in order to bring glory to Himself and so that He might later bless the one … Continue reading Simple Formulas – Job 34:11
Circumstantial Assumptions – Job 18:21
“Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.” Job 1:8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil.” … Continue reading Circumstantial Assumptions – Job 18:21
