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Bible Study, Job: Conclusion

Job 42

We conclude Job in light of the justification by faith of Abraham, David and Job, God’s demand to all men that they declare themselves unto Him. We discuss the inspiration of scripture, God’s preferred method of revelation, and Job’s suffering, (and all suffering) in light of God’s longsuffering plan of redemption.

Hear about the necessity of a freewill offering, the truth about Job’s friends and relatives, the captivity of Job (and others), and the law of double restitution. And finally we contemplate the inheritance of Job’s children, (especially his daughters Jemima, Kezia, and Kerenhappuch) as it relates to the gospel of grace for men today. Conclusions:

  1. Job is not the story of a contest, but a poetic recounting of historical people and events and how God intervened to his glory and our benefit.
  2. Job was a believer, justified by faith, but he sinned, and his sin left him vulnerable to the devil.
  3. God did not curse Job, nor did He allow Job’s suffering any more than He allows anyone’s suffering in a world subject to vanity, not willingly, but in hope. And in His patient waiting, there will be suffering.
  4. The inaccurate and superstitious statements of Job and his friends are evidence that by that time man was in need of God’s Word in written form, so they could refer to it, and meditate on it.
  5. The book of Job is the record of what occurred, and how God responded, in real time, and in wisdom to produce the most potential for faith in the world.

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Bible Study, Job: The LORD’s Discourse Part III

Job 40: 1-14

This week we’ll examine the conscience and how it accuses us, and how we can be truly excused, by God. You’ll hear about an anachronistic literary device in the text. We’ll look at what it means to instruct and reproof God. We’ll compare the answers to conscience of Job, David, and you and me. We’ll ask Job is a contest, or is the battle real. Did Job sin, blaspheme, or even curse God? Whose hand was on Job anyway? What did God determine before the foundation of the world. And how did He declare the end from the beginning? What is God really saying when Hew tells Job to “gird up thy loins like a man?” And what is the primary message of the book of Job to both Israel, and to believers today.

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Weekly Bible Study The Temple & God’s Own Heart Conclusion

Join us this week as we examine David’s declarations regarding why Solomon would build the temple instead of him. We’ll discuss David’s sin, God’s judgment and forgiveness regarding Bathsheba, and the consequences sin had on David’s testimony. Did God choose Solomon as king? What was the reason God gave David for His decision that David should not build the temple? Why did God not supernaturally make sure His will was perfectly understood? Was God’s decision to dwell in the temple proof He had wanted it? Did God respect Solomon’s request that He hear when Israel prayed “toward the temple?” Did God choose to put his name in the Temple Mount forever? Why the discrepancy in what David paid for the Temple grounds? Was David honorable in insisting on paying for the ground Ornan the Jebusite offered for free? And how does the story of David, Solomon, and the building of the temple help us better understand God’s grace?

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