Purely Rhetorical (Job 25). Bildad has not been a very helpful friend to Job these past 24 chapters, and now in chapter 25 he bows out with some words that are worth pondering: "How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?" (Job 25:4) It's … Continue reading Purely Rhetorical (Job 25)
Month: March 2017
Refined Like Gold (Job 23)
Refined like Gold (Job 23). It turns out that people are like plants. Apparently like precious metals too. In fact, it seems that horticulture and metallurgy can inform some pretty deep theology. There are two metaphors in the Bible that reveal profound things about the human nature, and one of them is in Job 23. … Continue reading Refined Like Gold (Job 23)
Problems of Perspective (Job 23)
Problems of Perspective (Job 23). By his own admission Job is bitter by chapter 23. He wants redress from God and an end to all this. He talks of confronting God, if only he knew where to find Him, and ‘state my case before him’ (v. 4). Thus the legal metaphor, which I noted in … Continue reading Problems of Perspective (Job 23)
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