Job 21:30 You declare,    ‘The sinner is being saved for the day of calamity,       On the day of wrath, he will be led out.’   It is Saturday; I have plans to meet with my mentor, but beyond that, this is a rare Saturday where we just need to get ready for the… Continue reading Study of Job 21:30 – #516 Unfinished

Job 21:29 You must have consulted those who travel,    You cannot disregard their accounts.   Today was my first real day where I felt back to normal. There is still work to do, but there will always be work to do of some kind. I am still not over my travel jitters. But I… Continue reading Study of Job 21:29 – #515 Accounts

Job 21:28 For you say,    Where is the house of the nobleman?       Where is the dwelling of the wicked?   Whenever we drive around a nice neighborhood, my wife always asks what do all these people do to have so much money. I grew up relatively poor with a single mom and my… Continue reading Study of Job 21:28 – #514 Noble or Rich

Job 21:27 Behold, I know your thoughts,    The schemes you plan against me.   I became aware of something, and I really like it. Today, I am trying to get back into the new swing of things. Not everything has been set, but I am trying to set myself and force the world to… Continue reading Study of Job 21:27 – #513 Be Her

Job 21:26 Alike, they lie in the dust,    Both blanketed by maggots.   I am on vacation at some friends’ lake house. It is a normal weekend for them, but a time away for me. I am not really being productive on a normal scale, but I am doing things I would not be… Continue reading Study of Job 21:26 – #512 Peace

Job 21:25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,    Never having tasted happiness.   Life is better now. God was putting me through something to make me better coming out the other side. I thank Him for doing so. It was painful, but getting served a large dollop of humble pie is never easy. ‘Soul’… Continue reading Study of Job 21:25 – #511 Follow the Plan

Job 21:24 His loins full of milk,    The marrow of his bones moist.   Yesterday, I made mistakes. Yesterday, I did things that I would have preferred to not have done. Yesterday, I also did things I needed to do and things that have been needing to be done. Yesterday, I also didn’t get… Continue reading Study of Job 21:24 – #510 More

Job 21:23 One dies in full prosperity,    Being wholly at ease and secure.   Today, I forgot my toiletry bag. It is really just an old ripped ziplock, but it works. I should probably replace it with something that would catch a leak, but I’ll probably wait until I get a ziplock that can’t… Continue reading Study of Job 21:23 – #509 Shorts that Fit

Job 21:22 You ask,    “Shall you teach God knowledge,       He who passes judgement from on high?   One of my methods in teaching Bible content is to ask a question about a specific phrase or word. The group knows I do this to teach them, but when the answer comes from the context,… Continue reading Study of Job 21:22 – #508 Learning More

Job 21:21 For what does he care about his family after him,    When the number of his own months is determined?   I am back in the town of my birth. I decided a while back my home was wherever my wife was and stopped thinking of this as my hometown. I do keep… Continue reading Study of Job 21:21 – #507 Thinking