Tag: suffering
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Why Does God Give a Zoology Lecture at the End of Job?
The book of Job ends in a whirlwind – literally. After dozens of chapters of debate, God finally answers Job… with a storm, a parade of wild animals, and two mysterious creatures: Behemoth and Leviathan. What is going on here? Why does God talk about chaos monsters instead of explaining Job’s suffering? And why does…
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Job: Will We Serve God for Nothing?
It is the third time in a row that I write about a book of the Bible. There are so many exciting books to choose from! Job is a book I have not seriously touched in many years, so it is time I do something with it. I ran into a book by Tremper Longman…