Post Theme: God, Government, and the Fatherless Week 4, Part 1: Lessons from Psalms and Proverbs Day 2 – God, Government, and the Fatherless: Psalm 10:14-19 I’ve debated about the title of this post for an hour now. First, it was “God and the Fatherless” and then the one you see above. Then it went …
Post Theme: The Wicked and the Fatherless Week 4, Part 1: Lessons from Psalms and Proverbs Day 1 – The Wicked and the Fatherless: Psalm 10:18; 94: 3-6; 109:9,12; 146:9 It never pays to do evil. Job and his friends painted a picture of wicked men being those who oppress and abuse the poor, the …
Week 2 – Lessons From Job Day 4: Job’s First Defense: Job 29: 11,12 Job’s answer to Eliphaz’s accusation all but silences Job’s friends. Bildad makes a pitiful attempt at a protest in chapter twenty-five (which is all of six verses long!), but from there on, they have little to say. Three chapters into his …
Week 2 – Lessons From Job Day 3 – The Accusation Answered: Job 24:3-11 Eliphaz’s accusation did not go unanswered. In chapter twenty-three, Job describes his true position before God: his rest in the knowledge that God knows the way he takes, his confidence that he has kept the way of the Lord. Then he …
