Intro Elihu came, said his words, and left. We now find God responding to Job’s suffering. The Whirlwind: The Law and Judgement against His Enemies Isaiah 29:6: Judgment will come from the Lord of the Heavenly Armies—with thunder, earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind, tempest, and flames of consuming fire. Jeremiah 23:19: Look, a […]
Suffering Through the Lenses of Job, Lesson 1: Introduction
January 23, 2016 by
The Big Picture Events in the Old-Testament book of Job take place in two realms. Amid Job’s suffering, we can see a conflict occurring between Job and Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. The “friends” of Job assert that righteous people enjoy earthly blessings and prosperity, but the wicked suffer. In their worldview, Job must then be […]
