Sermon - AudioJob 35-37 - Audio
Job 35-37 Daily Reading
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Job 35:1-15 = Elihu continues on his tirade to Job.
Job 35:16 = Elihu is telling Job that each time he is opening his mouth, empty words are pouring out.
Job 36:1-4 = Elihu is claiming that his words are coming on God's behalf and not his own. This is something that is dangerous to claim and should only be done when God has spoken to you. However, at first glance Elihu's words may seem exactly like his friends, but there seems to be a theological shift. It's not as if all of the things that Job's friends were saying are untrue. However, Elihu may be carrying a different tone then the other friends. It seems as if Elihu is answering Job directly on some of his arguments of righteousness.
Q. Why is it important to make sure we teach/rebuke/train with God's story and not our own?
Q. Why is it important for us to continually learn more about God's heartbeat and very nature?
Job 36 = Many of Elihu's claims come because of a Spirit of pride that he seems to think is in Job. He states that this is seen from Job's continual questioning against and unrighteous claims to God.
Job 36 = The righteous will suffer in this life, but it is only to teach and rebuke them. Finally at least one of his "friends" admits that the righteous can suffer for a good purpose.
Q. Do you agree with the above statement? Why or why not?
Job 36:22-37:24 = Elihu is stating the grandness and power of our God. It's interesting to see that the majority of the things listed are dealing with the earth/creation (skies, clouds, winds, storms, light, etc.).
Q. What things on the earth (in creation) make you stand in awe of God?
Q. Do you think we stand in awe of God's earth/creation like they did 3,000-4,000 yrs. ago? Why, Why not?
Q. Why is being in awe of God an important part of the role we play in His story?
Overall Thoughts
*Job doesn't answer Elihu like his other friends. Elihu even challenges Job to speak (33:32), but Job doesn't.
*Job 42:7-8 = God rebukes Job's friends but offers no rebuke for Elihu.
*Why do you think Elihu wasn't rebuked by God? There many thoughts on this, but no definite answer, just something to ponder.
1 comments:
As I was driving this morning to drop off this and that I was amazed at God and His creative side. I was fortunate enough to get my reading in before the craziness of my day started. As I was driving I was in awe of God and thought about the reading today. Not only did God decide to create trees that drop their leaves each year but He decided to make them change colors first. He could have just made them die and drop but He didn't. Not only that but He made many different shades of red and orange and yellow. God is such a creative and fun God. I am so in love.
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