Overview This is Bildad first speech in this debate. He concluded that Job was accusing God of injustice. (v3) He said Job’s children died because they have sinned against God, and thus received penalty of their sin. (v4) Bildad get his understanding of how God would punished the sinners and reward those the righteous from … Read more
Main Themes of Job If God is good and just, why do people suffer? The glory of God The fear of God is the wisdom of man (Job 28:28) The sovereignty and governance of God Author Ancient Jewish tradition ascribed the book to Moses. Moses potentially heart about the story of Job and inspired by … Read more
Background This is the last Psalm attributed to the sons of Korah. This psalm is a song, as indicated by the inscription, albeit the saddest songs of all of Psalms. There are various interpretation of what [mahalath leannoth] means, I like the Wiersbe’s interpretation: mahalath means “sickness”, leannoth means for humbling. Mahalath may refer to the melody … Read more
Background A psalm performed by sons of Korah. Jerusalem and Babylon were mentioned, thus this Psalm was probably written after the fall of Assyrian, and before the exile of Judah by Babylon. The theme is about the citizens of Zion. Division v1-3: City of God v4-6: Citizens of God’s city v7: Citizens rejoice in the … Read more
Background A Psalm written by David. This is the only Psalm that has the inscription attributed to David on Book III of Psalm. It is not clear when David would have written this Psalm. It is a prayer of David. David prayed because he wants God to hear (v1,6) and answer (v1) him. He desires … Read more
