Job 23:13 Yet He determines, who can dissuade Him?    What He desires, that He does.   Another one of these verses that I really pulled something out of that I did not see in any of the versions I read, yet we all say the same thing. This afternoon I am going to finally… Continue reading Study of Job 23:13 – #561 Desire

Job 23:12 Never departing from the commands of His lips,    As my law, treasuring the words of His mouth.   My sources gave many thoughts to the translation of the word law. The traditional rendering was “daily bread” and alluded to what Christ told us to pray for, and we learned in Proverbs 30:8… Continue reading Study of Job 23:12 – #560 Departing Failure

Job 23:11 I have followed closely in His tracks,    Keeping His way without swerving.   My favorite part of this verse is swerving. None of my Christian sources used it, but every Jewish one did. My guess is that some guy in 1611 did not know the word swerve and impacted millions or billions… Continue reading Study of job 23:11 – #559 Swerving Backwards

Job 23:10 For surely, He knows my ways,    Would He assay me, I would emerge pure as gold.   Second day trying to do an old one and a new one. Really hope this is something I can stick with. I like the outcome of this effort. I believe that Job knows God is… Continue reading Study of Job 23:10 – #558 Pure Gold

Job 23:9 Left to the North, concealed I do not behold Him,    Right to the South, hidden I cannot see Him.   Trying for three in a day. I hope it is a good thing. Over the weekend, I got all our old computers as ready to leave my possession as I think I… Continue reading Study of Job 23:9 – #557 Oh to Whittle

Note that these next few verses, I did over three years ago trying to get ahead. It did not work, but this will put an even larger gap between when I posted and when I wrote than I have been trending lately. God doesn’t change, but I might have gotten better.   Job 23:8 Behold,… Continue reading Study of Job 23:8 – #556 Everywhere

Job 23:7 There, an upright person would argue before Him,    And I would be acquitted by my Judge forever.   I recently made a mistake based on lack of knowledge. It did not go well, but I have learned something key to work with going forward. I hate to learn by making huge mistakes,… Continue reading Study of Job 23:7 – #555 Perspective

  Job 23:6 Would He simply overwhelm me with His great power?    No, He would surely pay heed to me.   Even Christ was not so full of pride that He assumed equality with the Father. I do not understand how the three aspects of a single God work, but I know that Job… Continue reading Study of Job 23:6 – #554 Humility

Job 23:5 I would find out what He would answer me,    And grasp what He would say to me.   When I read my daily devotional, I was once again stuck by how arrogant and know-it-all the authors are. They know a lot, and it shows in what they say about scripture and what… Continue reading Study of Job 23:5 – #553 Listen

Job 23:4 I would present my case before Him,    My mouth full of arguments.   The kid’s team played the rivals last night. It was atrocious. Our best players played their worst, out worst players played even worse, and the other team took advantage. I am now sad that the coach isn’t better, but… Continue reading Study of Job 23:4 – #552 Winning