In this chapter we are introduced for the first time to a new character named Elihu. He says he has been listening attentively from the very beginning of the discussion between Job and his three...
In this chapter we learn a lot about the kind of life Job lived, and how he was able to live a righteous life before the LORD. Clearly Job feared God and His Judgements, and...
In the previous chapter (Job 29) Job focused on his past. The words “But now” or “And now” appear in this chapter at vv.1, 9, 16, showing that Job is ‘Now‘ focused on his present circumstances, that...
As we embark upon 2021 we find that although we want to be positive and hopeful for the future, the way forward is uncertain. In Job 29, rather than looking forward, Job thinks back on his...
After all the debates and discussions and sermons between Job and his three friends we find a chapter on Wisdom that is like an interlude before the next book continues. Commentators tell us that this...
This morning brother Larry O’Mahoney brought us the Christmas message, and with it the song, “O Beautiful Star of Bethlehem”, that speaks about the real treasure, the real “Star”, who is none other than the...
After all this time, Job still holds fast to his righteousness and integrity, whilst making some good comparisons between the righteous and the wicked. To view this sermon in its video format, click this link
In Job 25 we have the last of Job’s three friends to speak, and it is a short ‘poem’ by Bildad. He and his friends seem to have run out of steam. But what is interesting about...
In this chapter Job lists many social injustices, and asks whether God does anything about them. This is no doubt in response to his friends arguments in which they insisted that the wicked always get...
In this chapter we could have made it into a 3 point sermon by Job. Job wants to come before God and His seat of Judgement and present his case. He believes that God will...