Job 7:10 They shall return no more to their home, Their place shall know them no longer. (Written 4/6-7, Posted 4/17) Negative inspiration. This feels like a list of things that come into play when someone dies. Job is aligning his condition to that of death. He is about to say some less than… Continue reading All my Flaws – Job 138 Study 125: Job 7:10
Job 7:9 As the cloud dissipates, vanishes, So, whoever goes down to Sheol, rises no more. Sammy Hagar has a song “I can’t drive 55” in which he claims he could not get out of second gear. Today I feel like I cannot get going even in first gear, but the last few… Continue reading Shifting to a Higher Gear – Job 137 Study 124: Job 7:9
Job 7:8 The questing eye will not detect me, Your eye will seek me, but I shall be gone. (Written 4/5, Posted 4/15) Is this my credit card come back to haunt me? Somewhere over the weekend I lost it. I lose things all the time, but mostly I find them pretty quick. No… Continue reading Living to Glorify – Job 136 Study 123: Job 7:8
Job 7:7 Recall that my life is but a breath, My eye shall never again see pleasure. (Written 4/1, Posted ?) One of the phrases that ran through my mind as I prepared to start this was how Paul discussed his call to be all things to all people in order to share the… Continue reading Sleep, Eat, and Be Merry – Job 135 Study 122: Job 7:7
Job 7:6 My days are swifter than the weaver’s shuttle, They end in the absence of thread (Hope). (Written 3/31, Posted 4/13) Every day has enough trouble of its own. I read a verse like that yesterday and today I know it is true. Yesterday was a battle. Today has been a battle. Everyday… Continue reading Holding Hope – Job 134 Study 121: Job 7:6
Job 7:5 My flesh is clothed in maggots and clumps of dust, My skin scabs over and breaks out afresh. (Written 3/30, Posted 4/12 ) Yuk. Let me just say this is not my favorite part of Job. My brain tells me that my aversion to stuff like this is why I never wanted… Continue reading Yuk. Just Yuk! – Job 133 Study 120: Job 7:5
Job 7:4 When I lie down, I ask: “When shall I rise.” Night drags on, I say: “I am sated with tossing before dawn.” (Written 3/29, Posted 4/11) Skipping ahead, “ask” was also suggested as “say” (which is not appropriate for a question) and “think” (which is fine, but not my favorite). The two… Continue reading Job 132 Study 119: Job 7:4 – Math, Praying, and Restless Nights
Job 7:3 Indeed, I am allotted, moons of futility. Nights of misery, apportioned to me. (Written 3/28, Posted 4/10 ) Moons and nights remind me that Moon Knight from Marvel comes out this week. I have no knowledge of the character, but am still interested as I liked the actor from the Rogue… Continue reading Moons of Misery – Job 131 Study 118: Job 7:3
Job 7:2 Like a slave, he yearns for evenings shadows, Like a laborer, he waits eagerly for his reward. (Written 3/27, Posted 4/9 ) In 2004, after a twelve-year hiatus, I began collecting baseball cards again. I chose to build a set and after a while (and a few dollars), I had done so.… Continue reading Labor: Rest and Rewards – Job 130 Study 117: Job 7:2
Job 7:1 Is there not an appointed time of hard service upon the earth for man? Are not his days to be those of a laborer? (Written 3/25, Posted 4/8 ) We bought a new washing machine that was delivered today. The single aspect of putting up our clothes seems to be too great… Continue reading Expectation: Labor – Job 129 Study 116: Job 7:1