Job 19:1-2 Then Job replied saying: How long will you torment me,    Crushing me with words?   After I received the results of my blood work from the lab, I wondered how many drugs my doctor was going to offer to fix me. I know that almost all of it is related to not… Continue reading Study of Job 19:1-2 – #432 The Crush of People

Job 18:21 Surely, such are the dwellings of evil,    The place of ones who know not God.   I was just writing about my paradigm of what evil is, and this verse matches it exactly. As I told my Bible study group this morning, I am enjoying life more now that I am spending… Continue reading Study of Job 18:21 – #431 Not the Last Sentence I was Expecting

Job 18:20 At their fate, earlier ages are appalled,    Generations to come, seized by horror.   Yesterday was a great day. I found out my blood work was not good, and I started to do something about it. I also read Romans 12 which has a great to do list for Christians even though… Continue reading Study of Job 18:20 – #430 Appalled

Job 18:19 They have neither children nor grandchildren among their people,    No survivor where they lived.   I am not as healthy as I want to be, and it is all my fault. When I was a kid, I played all the time in some sport or physical activity. Once I started working, physical… Continue reading Study of Job 18:19 – #429 Exercise?

Job 18:18 They are thrust from the light into darkness,    Driven out of the inhabited world.   Hot air is the impression I have of this verse. Bildad has gone on too long and no longer is in touch with any reality. I have found that my time away from social media is providing… Continue reading Study of Job 18:18 – #428 The Wild

Job 18:17 All thought of them is lost from the earth,    Their name is not known in the land.   One of the goals of many wayward souls is to be remembered. They want to go down in history, have cities named after them, or have buildings with their names on them, or even… Continue reading Study of Job 18:17 – #427 Make a Name

Job 18:16 Below, their roots are dried up,    Above, their boughs cut off.   I had a dream in which the rule of actuarial risk had demanded no trees more than about 10’ taller than the surrounding house in order to prevent a limb or the whole tree from falling and damaging the house… Continue reading Study of Job 18:16 – #426 A Hard Thing

Job 18:15 A flood of fire is ensconced as their tent,    Brimstone is scattered about his dwelling.   Brimstone and Fire. The classic sermon to scare people to Jesus. I would not think it would work, but I do know that people seek God when their circumstances offer no hope. My circumstances are not… Continue reading Study of Job 18:15 – #425 Suffer

Job 18:14 They are torn from their tents, their strongholds,    They are paraded before the king of terrors.   I am often reminded of the many ways I am not perfect. One of my issues is needing every drawer and cabinet closed when not in use. It is compulsive, but I do not believe… Continue reading Study of Job 18:14 – #424 Not Alone

Job 18:13 The strength in their skin is consumed,    The first born of death overwhelms their extremities.   My notes say revisit. I am not satisfied that this is the best option since it reads of outcomes of old age, not something specific to the wicked. Last week I was out of town for… Continue reading Study of Job 18:13 – #423 To Die For?