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Job 18 Friendly Fire Still Burns
“Why are we counted as beasts, And regarded as stupid in your sight? You who tear yourself in anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed from its place? The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down. Terrors frighten him on every side,…
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Job 17 Where Then Is My Hope?
“Are not mockers with me? And does not my eye dwell on their provocation? “Now put down a pledge for me with Yourself. Who is he who will shake hands with me? My days are past, My purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart. Where then is my hope? As for my…
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Job 16 In Crisis Call CHRIST!
““They have gaped at me with their mouths, With contempt they have struck me on the cheek; They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me. [Ps 22:13; 35:21] “I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart, And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces;…
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Job 15 We’re Living In The Dash Birth —— Death
““Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And do you limit [the possession of] wisdom to yourself? “Are the consolations of God [as we have interpreted them to you] too trivial for you, [Or] were we too gentle toward you [in our first speech] to be effective? “Why does your heart carry you away…
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Job 14 Before You Close Your Eyes
““If a man dies, will he live again? I will wait all the days of my struggle Until my change and release will come. [John 5:25; 6:40; 1 Thess 4:16] “His sons achieve honor, and he does not know it; They become insignificant, and he is not aware of it. “But his body [lamenting its…
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Job 13 In The Heat Of The Battle Remain Reverent
“Will not His excellence make you afraid, And the dread of Him fall upon you? Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him. “Only two things do not do to me, Then I will not hide myself from You: Withdraw Your hand far from…
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Job 12 The Evidence Of Intelligence
““But I have intelligence and understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these [of God’s wisdom and might]? In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? “With the aged [you say] is wisdom, And…
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Job 11 Speaking Under A Different Influence
““Shall a multitude of words not be answered? And should a talkative man [making such a long-winded defense] be acquitted? “Should your boasts and babble silence men? And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame? “For you have said, ‘My teaching (doctrine) [that God knowingly afflicts the righteous] is pure, And I…
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Job 10 When A Good Man Gropes In Darkness
“If I sin, then You mark me, And will not acquit me of my iniquity. If I am wicked, woe to me; Even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head. I am full of disgrace; See my misery! ‘Why then have You brought me out of the womb? Oh, that I had…
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Job 9 Stepping In To Court CHRIST COVERED
““Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God? … He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number. …. “How then can I answer Him, And choose my words to reason with Him? …. If I called and He answered me, I would not believe that…