Category: Job
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Day 009: The Two Big Questions at the Heart of Job (Job 21:13-15)
Through the Bible: job 21-23
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Day 008: Standing on the Dust (Job 19:25)
Job’s famous confession—“I know that my Redeemer lives”—is often heard as a promise about the end of history. But a closer look at the Hebrew reveals a hope that is nearer than we expect: a Redeemer who does not merely stand upon the earth, but who stands on the dust—present with us in suffering, even…
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Day 007: No Five o’ Clock Whistle (Job 14:5-6)
Job longs for a God who clocks out at five—present enough to create the world, distant enough to leave him alone. But Scripture reminds us that the Lord who never looks away is not a boss keeping score, but a Father who never stops caring.
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Day 007: On Numbering Our Days (Job 14:1, 5-6)
Through the Bible: Job 14-16
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Day 004: When Job’s Friends Get It Right
Through the Bible: Job 1-5
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Day 006: Compassion Fatigue (Job 12:5)
As Job’s suffering drags on, his friends grow weary of compassion and quick with contempt. I see myself in their frustration more than I want to admit. Yet where my patience runs out, Jesus “always lives to make intercession” for us.