He gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields; he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.Job 5:10-11+Lifted to SafetyIn the fourth petition to the Lord’...  Read More

“As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause, who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number”Job 5:8-9+Great and Unsearchable ThingsOften times when troubl...  Read More

For affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble sprout from the ground, but man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.Job 5:6-7+Born to TroubleThe idea of reaping what you sow is a ...  Read More

The hungry eat his harvest, and he takes it even out of thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.  Job 5:5+Out of ThornsThe fool who rejects God faces destruction.  Our text speaks of how thoroug...  Read More

I have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his dwelling. His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.Job 5:3-4+Crushed in the GateT...  Read More

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.Job 5:2+Vexation and JealouslyEliphaz continues with his relentless accusation against Job and his idea that Job’s problems are caused by ...  Read More

“Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?Job 5:1+Who Will Answer You?“You reap what you sow.” We often like this idea.  We see it as justice. Do bad thin...  Read More

Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them, do they not die, and that without wisdom?Job 4:21+Tent-CordIf you have ever been camping you know what a hassle it can be to set up a tent.  The poles ha...  Read More

Between morning and evening they are beaten to pieces; they perish forever without anyone regarding it.Job 4:20+Perish ForeverEliphaz, still convinced Job and his own sins have caused the calamities w...  Read More

Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error; how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like the moth.Job 4:18-19...  Read More

A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice: ‘Can mortal man...  Read More

 “Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it. Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all m...  Read More