Job 20:29 This is the sinner’s portion from God,    The evildoer’s inheritance from God.   I wanted to say, ‘Thank God that is over’, but the next chapter just continues Zophar’s speech. Ugh. (It does not, but more about that later.) Not that I can’t learn from it, but it has been a challenging… Continue reading Study of Job 20:29 – #487 Motivation

Job 20:28 The increase of his house will be washed away,    Pouring out on the day of God’s wrath.   Today is Easter. I learned Thursday at the Maundy Thursday service that Maundy came from mandate as in the new mandate that Christ gave His followers. I’ve heard that phrase at least fifty-eight times… Continue reading Study of Job 20:28 – #486 I do not Care

Job 20:27 Heaven will reveal his iniquity,    The earth will rise up against him.   I may have mentioned that my accountability question is ‘Did you pause?’ I paused this week at least once. I was talking to someone who was asking ‘they’ to do something, and the ‘they’ was me, and I was… Continue reading Study of Job 20:27 – #485 Effort

Job 20:26 Utter darkness is reserved for his hidden treasures,    A fire fanned by man, consumes him,       Devours the remnants of his tabernacle.   Happy real Cinco de Mayo! I fully woke up last night stressed about work. I almost never come fully awake once I actually get to sleep until the next… Continue reading Study of Job 20:26 – #484 Hidden

Job 20:25 Drawn forth, it comes out through his back,    The glittering point passing through his gall,       Casts terror upon him.   My resonating thought is that if he is fleeing, wouldn’t he get hit from behind, and wouldn’t the arrow come out his front? It is the brainwashing of poets that we… Continue reading Study of Job 20:25 – #483 Sorting It Out

Job 20:24 Should he flee from the iron sword,    A bow of bronze will pierce him.   My first thought was the poetry seems nice and the second was who cares about the inaccuracies of the ideas behind them. Of course, poets were also supposed to be held in high regard how they taught… Continue reading Study of Job 20:24 – #482 Stressed Beyond My Personal Limit

Job 20:23 To fill his belly to the full,    God will send his wrath against him,       And rain it upon him as his food.   Wouldn’t it be great if God did this to our enemies? Rhetorical. There is not good answer as the ramifications of such wrath would be as terrible as… Continue reading Study of Job 20:23 – #481 Sacrifice

Job 20:22 In the fullness of his sufficiency, he will be in distress,    Every hand in misery will come upon him   A friend of a friend started a service organization called Lighthouse for Students. We went to the fund raising gala last night. This group using volunteers to help the poorest of the… Continue reading Study of Job 20:22 – #480 Sufficiency

Job 20:21 No remnant is left for him to devour,    Therefore, his prosperity cannot endure.   I added the comma after therefore and wondered if it was required in poetry. In my memory of English, a pause is denoted by a comma (or something). Apparently, people are trying to change the way commas are… Continue reading Study of Job 20:21 – #479 Step or Plan

Job 20:20 Because he never had respite from his cravings,    He will not escape with anything he desired.   When I read the number of the verse, I thought I would make each of the next few pieces about a retrospective. The good thing is I know a bunch of things about cards from… Continue reading Study of Job 20:20 – #478 The Year that was