Category Archives: Old Testament

The book of Psalms is a great portion of the Bible that deals with just about every emotion known to the human experience. Today’s psalms are prayers of those who are oppressed by evil doers, and they resonate with all … Continue reading →

Well, here we are in the book of Psalms, sometimes called Israel’s hymnbook. You may or may not know that the Psalms were truly songs that were used in worship, in traveling to Jerusalem for Temple ceremonies, or in private … Continue reading →

So, God has been giving Job the God-test. “Job, can you create a universe out of nothing, create a world of creatures and gift each one with its unique talents, create from dust a human mind, or hold the universe … Continue reading →

Now we’re getting down to t he answer that we’ve all been waiting for. And answer is… Well, you need to take the God-test first to make sure that you could understand the answer. OK, let’s take the test. “I … Continue reading →

First of all, let me apologize to my readers for having skipped yesterday. Sometimes there aren’t enough hours in the day to get it all done. I’ll try to make sure they don’t happen very often. The argument between Job … Continue reading →

The passions are rising in the accusations and defenses being made in Job in our reading now. Job “friends” are far more pointed in their call for repentance, and Job is far more pointed in his rebuke to their sorry … Continue reading →

Job’s “friends” escalate their help in dialing up the intensity of their accusations. Their strategy and “wisdom” seems to be that if a little argumentation doesn’t work that more and more intense argument will. Throughout these exchanges Job’s “friends” seem … Continue reading →

Today’s reading (and several tomorrow’s worth of readings) will feature more of Job’s heavy conversations with his friends. Despite the heaviness of the topic and the occasional repetition of accusation / defense cycles, there are some some practical things to … Continue reading →

There is a larger lesson to be found in Job that I hope that you’re seeing as we read through — apart from the verse by verse things that I’ve been commenting on. Job’s friends, as misguided as they are … Continue reading →

There’s nothing like misery and an approaching mortality to energize the philosophic side of mankind. The questions that Job wrestles with in today’s reading seek answers to fundamental questions like: “Why am I here and what makes me important to … Continue reading →