Job 20 :19 He has forsaken, indeed crushed, the poor,    Seized houses rather than build his own.   New month, new level of expectations, and more need to depend on God. Last night we went to the rodeo cook off and for the first time ever, we got there before the crowds. I was… Continue reading Study of Job 20:19 – #477 Forgive, Especially if I Get It Wrong

Job 20:18 He will disgorge the yield of his toil unswallowed,    Spewing forth, gains fully restored, not chewed up.   My first thought was how do you disgorge something not swallowed in the first place. Got over that quick, but it did get my attention. I had a new appreciation of a phrase I… Continue reading Study of Job 20:18 – #476 By Our Love

Job 20:17 He will never look upon rivers of oil,    Streams of milk and honey,   As I learn more about food, I believe these verses are talking about things like olive oil, milk fat, and honey (as a sweetener) as opposed to vegetable oil, skim milk, and cane sugar, or high fructose whatever.… Continue reading Study of Job 20:17 – # 475 Flowing

Job 20:16 He will suck the poison of serpents,    The tongue of the viper will slay him.   I have three major financial transactions to make soon: long-term care, taxes, and tithes. Long term care is the only one that does not keep repeating. Taxes are not optional, and forever seem to be huge… Continue reading Study of Job 20:16 – #474 Plans

Job 20:15 The riches he swallowed he vomits,    God expels them from his belly.   This reminds me of my cats. They eat too many snacks and out comes everything. Oddly enough they have been refusing snacks as of late. Maybe they are learning. ‘Riches’ was also ‘goods’ and ‘wealth’. ‘Vomit’ was also ‘spit… Continue reading Study of Job 20:15 – #473 Dog? No!

Job 20:14 Yet turns food in his stomach sour,    Into the venom of asps within him.   The last two days have revealed some really bad behavior by one of our subcontractors. Their leader confessed and professed they would do everything within their power to minimize the impacts. As one guy summed it up,… Continue reading Study of Job 20:14 – #472 Outcomes

Job 20:13 Though he cherish it, not forsaking it,    Holds it back, within his mouth   About forty years later, I am almost ready to get another dog. Having had cats, I think I can deal with the trauma. But I would need a live-in butler or something to take care of the dog… Continue reading Study of Job 20:13 – #471 Now What

Job 20:12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth,    He conceals it under his tongue.   Almost every time I start one of these, I want to start with “I”. The idea is to glorify God and get closer to him, but since I am the one doing this, I tend to focus on… Continue reading Study of Job 20:12 – #470 Important not Urgent

Job 20:11 His bones, stuffed with youthful sin,    Lie rotting with them into dust.   God has been repeatedly telling me that the stress I feel with my new role is more of my making than of actual things to stress about. (Even today weeks after writing this.) I have had a number of… Continue reading Study of Job 20:11 – #469 Waiting

Job 20:10 His children will seek to appease the poor,    His offspring must give back his ill-gotten gains.   I read an article about how the rich avoid taxes through the use of loans and deduction of interest on these loans. The first time I heard about it, I dismissed it as an option… Continue reading Study of Job 20:10 – #468 Steward