Monday, May 30, 2011
Book of Job
Everyone knows the story of Job, but I had never read through the whole thing before. I found it really interesting. I think I like the last chapters the best, the ones where God is telling Job off. Job never turns against God, but he does get a good pity party going. (God hates me, I didn't do anything wrong, why is this happening?) But what God really calls him out on is that Job seems to think he is more righteous than God, that God is somehow unjust in letting bad things happen to Job. The last chapters are amazing, because it is this awesome glimpse into how powerful, mighty, and majestic God is. After the series of questions God asks, Job repents of his pride and near sightedness. This was one of those books that makes me go, "You can say that to God?" Job doesn't try to hide what he's feeling, he lays it all out. God never does tell Job why everything happened to him, but He does remind Job who he serves. And that's enough.
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