Posted on 11/26/2017 6:40:09 PM PST by Kaslin
Third round of Texas HS playoffs coming up. Best time of the year in Texas, especially with our currently mild weather.
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All PR show. Those players despised having to have some soldier take away his glory. as I’ve said before, NFL players are like strippers-deep down they despise their customers.
How about this......Online Fantasy Congress Draft?
My text is "Jensen's Survey of the Old Testament." He has an orthodox, consistent hermeneutic in his interpretation. This is an essential text used in many conservative colleges.
But the best source is reading through prayerfully and interrogating the book, spread over about a month, meeting with a pastor and talking about the text.
The first observation both of us made is: we were taught wrong. Pastors and other Christians are drawn into the events of chapters 1&2. Let's face it, it is dramatic reading the only time God and Satan converse after the fall, on the subject of a faithful man; all the while imagining what conversations God is having about us- to Satan. A lot of stuff happens between chapters 3-40, and then everyone's attention is drawn to Job's restoration in chapter 42.
NO one ever preaches the in-between chapters.......ever. So, we are taught that bad stuff happens, God offers no explanation, but restores a faithful man in the end. Roll the credits.....that is all Job has to offer.
But there is a lot more, and it doesn't take too much effort to find it. Give me your head-scratchers and I'll give you a clearer breakdown next time.
According to Jensen, the main theme of Job is: "Knowing God Better Through Adversity."
Upon reflection, I think a better rendering would be: "God Uses Adversity to Call his people to Repentance." As we go through it, you can consider which one fits best.
Have fun with it.
Well, this is going to take a while.
I do think the key to Job is getting the main theme right, and recognizing that it is written differently than other books. It's actually written like a play rather than a historical narrative, letter, or gospel literature (like other books/letters).
If you understand that, you won't get lost in the debates in chapters 3-30.
Spoilers: 1. Job's contention against God, is based on outward appearance of righteousness. He believes his spiritual condition is OK, and he is all too ready to make that claim.
2. Job's friends are ready to find a sin after any adversity, and put themselves in a role that is exclusively God's.
3. Elihu is the only one that isn't rebuked by God; he is the godly young man wanting to set Job and his friends correct. He typifies a faithful witness on earth for spiritual matters.
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