Job 39
I have to admit that the way God comes to Job at the end of the story has always perplexed me somewhat. I mean, Job has been suffering, really suffering, and when God shows up, He almost doesn’t seem to care. Out of nowhere, He comes and just starts asking questions—and questions that seemingly have nothing to do with anything. It’s easy to think, Doesn’t God know what’s going on here?
Job 36
I find Elihu very interesting indeed. He started his long-winded speech by proclaiming that both Job and his older friends were wrong. In so doing, he presented the promise of a third and new argument to explain Job’s predicament. And, as he began, we saw that Elihu certainly was much more eloquent and forceful than his compatriots. However, after he had talked for some time, it seemed apparent that Elihu didn’t really have much new to add to the conversation. And in today’s chapter, he employs a new tack:
Job 12
From time to time, I visit a Christian forum online where people are discussing topics about God. Occasionally, I contribute. Most of the time, however, I simply read the ideas of others with interest. Recently, a self-proclaimed atheist has joined the group and has been asking a number of good questions about the Bible. She says this is her "last attempt" to try to understand the Bible and that she has come to the forum to find out why Christians believe what they do.
1 Chronicles 13
King David wanted to do a very good thing. He wanted to bring the Ark of the Covenant back from its exile. He realized that, during the reign of Saul, the Lord had basically been ignored, and he wanted to change that. Unfortunately, after accusing Saul of not "inquiring" of the Ark, David did the same exact thing.
2 Kings 1
After the showdown between God and Baal on the top of Mount Carmel, it’s hard to imagine how there could have been anybody left in Israel who still believed in false gods. However, truth is usually stranger than fiction! So, when Ahab’s son Ahaziah wanted to know if his health condition was going to get better, he sent a coalition to talk to Baal: "Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, 'Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.'" (vs 2)
