How do we keep going to the end?
Job tells us we can trust God, even when we don’t understand why things are as they are.
Who alone can rescue?
Evil and death are too strong for me – but they are not too strong for Jesus. He alone can rescue.
Interlude: What has the Lord done?
How does Job point to Jesus? What is the link between righteousness and suffering?
How dare you talk to God like that?
Elihu is much maligned, but he calls us to listen to God, ignore Satan’s lies, and put our trust in the Almighty God.
The good, the bad and the hopeful
Most of us experience life as a mix of blessing and pain – what can we learn from Job’s honesty?
Why won’t God answer my question?
The book of Job does answer our questions, not as we might want but as we need: God gives us himself.
Is God for me or against me?
In that deepest, darkest of nights Job saw clearly that however much he felt God was against him, ultimately God was for him.
Do we really long for God?
Job is not satisfied with the way his wife and friends respond to his suffering, so he turns to God – but where do we turn?
Who that is innocent has ever perished?
Job’s friends have a simple answer to his suffering: he must have sinned. But was their judgement correct?
Why have you forsaken me?
Job finally expresses his bitter soul and the pain he feels inside – but are there any seeds of hope in his deep darkness?
Who’s in charge here?
God is sovereign – and gives terrible permissions to Satan. Though he doesn’t understand, Job still finds a way to worship God.
