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Job 42

Overview The end of the book of Job is a beautiful ending. God had victory over Satan. Satan challenged God that if Job lost everything that he has, he would surely curse God (1:11). Although Job had questioned God why he suffered, Job never curse God. At the end, Job came to a greater understanding and experience of the greatness […]

Job 40-41

Overview After God has asked Job’s questions regarding the nature and animals, God told Job to answer Him (40:1). Job started to realize about his insignificant and was not able to answer God (40:4-5). However Job is not at the level of understanding of himself and of God where God wanted him to be. So God selected two animals out of […]

Job 38 – 39

Overview God finally spoke to Job (v1). God was speaking to Job in the midst of a storm (v1). However instead of answering Job’s request to vindicate him, God asked Job a series of questions. Between chapter 38 – 41, God has asked 77 questions to Job. God told Job to instruct Him (v3) and tell Him (v4, v18) if […]

Job 37

Overview This is the conclusion of Elihu’s speech. As Elihu was concluding his speech, a storm was forming in the horizon, wind was howling towards them, rain started to drip from the skies, lightning and thunder started to strike out of the cloud (v2-5). Elihu said storms were under the commands of God. God causes storms to punish men, or […]

Job 36

Overview In this chapter, Elihu praised God’s power (v5, 24-30). Although God is all powerful, He does not despise men (v5). God is righteous, He punished the wicked (v6) and gives justice to the afflicted (v6). God has special purpose for people in affliction (v10, 11, 15). That purpose is for them to hear God. Life’s Lesson Do you hear […]

Job 35

Overview In this chapter, Elihu tried to give explanations to Job’s questions on the characters of God. v1-8: Job had two questions about God. First, Job thought his righteousness is more than God’s (v2), because God punished an upright man like him. Second, he thought whether man is a good or bad man does not matter to God, because being fearful to […]

Job 34

Overview In Chapter 33, Elihu spoke to Job. In this chapter, Elihu spoke to Job’s friends. The main purpose of Elihu’s speech in chapter 34 is to vindicates God’s justice before Job and his friends(v1). Job defensed himself as one without transgression (v6), and thus accused God of being unjust for punishing him. Elihu set out to defense for God […]

Job 33

Overview Elihu is speaking to Job (v1). He comforted Job that his words are from the uprightness of his heart,  his lips speak knowledge sincerely (v3),  he desired to justify Job (v32), and to teach Job wisdom (v33). Elihu referenced to the breath of the Almighty gives him life (v4) and he was formed out of clay (v6) suggests that […]

Job 32

Overview Job had the last word in his debate with his friends, so it seem that Job had won the debate. Elihu, a younger man has been listening to Job and his three friends’ debates. He didn’t interrupt until they are finished because he thought older men should have more wisdom (v7), which he found out it was not the […]

Job 31

Overview This is the final defense for Job. He recounted all areas in his life, and stand on his position that he has lived a righteous life as much as a man could live. He said he was faithful to his wife (v1-12); treated his servants with respect (v13-15), helped the poor, widowed and orphans (v16-23) didn’t put his trust […]