Job 16:10 They open wide their mouths at me, In scorn, they strike my cheek, Together they close ranks against me. At the wedding we went to, they played ‘Simple Man’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd. I do like that song. It reminds me that our lives are over busy in our culture, and… Continue reading Study of Job 16:10 – Use Your Blinker
Job 16:9 In His wrath He rends me, He reviles me, He has gnashed His teeth against me, My foe sharpens His gaze upon me. Just for fun I used google AI to calculate how many verses from Job 16:9 through the end of the book. It gave me the answer of… Continue reading Study of Job 16:9 – Little Acts
Job 16:8 You have crumpled my skin, Which has become a witness against me, My emaciation has risen up, Bearing witness with my face. I read somewhere that some medically inclined folks had read Job and tried to diagnose him with some particular disease or other. Similarly, I heard those same types… Continue reading Study of Job 16:8 – Your Neighbor
Job 16:7 Surely now God has worn me out, You have made desolate my company. On of my client’s clients thought they had an urgent issue. Turns out they just had to change a decision. Again. It’s been rattling around since April, so it’s funny how long it has taken to get a… Continue reading Study of Job 16:7 – Grasp for Humility
Job 16:6 Yet now should I speak, my pain would not be assuaged; Should I desist, how much goes away? This verse obviously continues the topic from the previous, but focuses on Job’s pain rather than the imagined pain of his friends. One of the outcomes of pain is that you tend to… Continue reading Study of Job 16:6 – Relate
Job 16:5 Encourage you with my mouth, Sympathy holding back my lips. So, it’s been a while since I have taken the time to do a piece. I was getting close to completing my Amalgamation of Job and just put this on the back burner. I don’t remember who all I told, but… Continue reading Study of Job 16:5 – Done and On to the Next
Job 16:4 I too can speak as you do, Were you in my place, String words together towards you, Shake my head over you. I have taken a break from this as I mentally gear up for whatever is next. I have 25 verses until I finish the Amalgamation. I probably have… Continue reading Study of Job 16:4 – Wrapping Up
Job 16:3 Is there any end to your words of hot air? What afflicts you that you keep on speaking? I was going over my checklist today. I did not fail at everything, so progress. I actually was hydrated when I went to give blood for some medical tests, so it was actually… Continue reading Study of Job 16:3 – Plan
Job 16:1-2 Then Job answered: I have heard plenty of things like these before, Wretched comforters are the three of you. One of the concepts that I have been wondering about is where does entertainment sit among the objectives of old age. Of all of the things wrong with this world, I hear… Continue reading Study of Job 16:1&2 – Listen and Hear
Job 15:35 For they conceive wretchedness, Giving birth to evil, Whose womb fashions deceit. If I could ask the politicians in Congress anything right now, I would ask the Democrats if they want to give Trump all the power he is trying to amass and ask the Republicans if they want to… Continue reading Study of Job 15:35 – Trust