“Then Adonai answered Job out of the whirlwind. He said:” ‭‭Job‬ ‭38:1‬ ‭TLV‬‬ Adonai – Y-hova (H3068)- The Existing One – Jehovah – the Self Existent and Eternal One- the LORD – the Jewish national name of G-d – “answered” – more specifically, sing, shout, testify, announce:—give account (H6030).  Read that again. The Self Existent,…

“For truly my words are not false: He who is perfect in knowledge is with you. Behold, G-d is mighty, and yet does not despise anyone [nor regard any as trivial]; He is mighty in the strength and power of understanding.” ‭‭Job‬ ‭36:4-5‬ ‭AMP‬‬ Remember the game you’d play when you were young to determine if someone…

“For the ear tests words as the palate tastes food.” ‭‭Job‬ ‭34:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ What an incredible and life changing concept – that our ears are to test words just like we taste food.  The average adult human tongue contains between 2,000-8,000 taste buds made up of 50-150 taste receptors that report the sense of taste…

“Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps? … Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity.” ‭‭Job‬ ‭31:4, 6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Have you ever tried to count your steps? It’s not the easiest thing to do! Thank goodness for smart watches! Some days my watch tracks 3,000…

““But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?  ….“God understands the way [to wisdom] And He knows its place [for wisdom is with God alone].  … to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”” ‭‭Job‬ ‭28:12, 23, 28‬…

“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might [even] come to His seat! “Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there; I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him; To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him; He turns to the…

““Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer, Because of the turmoil within me.” ‭‭Job‬ ‭20:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ ““In truth, my troubled thoughts urge me to answer because of my feelings within me.” ‭‭Job‬ ‭20:2‬ ‭TLV‬‬ I want to turn my attention to the reply of one of Job’s friends, Zophar. He prefaces his comments by saying…

“But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the comfort of my lips would relieve your grief.” ‭‭Job‬ ‭16:5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ There was a time when I didn’t strengthen with my mouth. In fact – I tore things down violently and quickly with well aimed words.  I’m not proud of that. It grieves me still…

“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: But I will maintain mine own ways before him.” ‭‭Job‬ ‭13:15‬ ‭KJV‬‬ When bad things happen, I often jump to blame – surely someone did something wrong which allowed this to happen. Surely it’s someone’s fault because bad things don’t happen to good people who…

“He is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and come out whole?” ‭‭Job‬ ‭9:4‬ ‭ I’m reading through the Bible chronologically this year and so far I’m enjoying the format. I have to confess I didn’t know Job came so early!  The story of Job has always fascinated me –…