The first two chapters of Job are pivotal in understanding the whole book.
In this first chapter, we see that Job is blameless, upright and shuns evil. He is concerned for his children and so offers burnt sacrifices for them regularly.
After having sought the whole earth, satan sets his heart on Job to destroy him and so approaches God for permission.
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Job: An Ancient Poem of a Real Life
Tonight we introduce the book of Job, which is without question the most unique book of the entire Bible.
It is not only the oldest book in scripture, it is the historical account of a pivotal time in this man’s life, written in a form of poetry which also takes it’s place along side Proverbs and Ecclessiastes as Wisdom literature.
It is the ONLY book of the Old Testament which never mentions any patriarch, any prophet, the law of Moses, Israel, circumcision, the covenant, the temple, the Ark of the covenant, the priesthood or any other reference to the rest of scripture.
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Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:23 — 94.8MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Sunday 12/20/20 Series: Do we REALLY believe? MESSAGE: The Spirit of Christmas Present ***Video is HERE*** Share this: The Spirit of Christmas Present This whole year we’ve been learning about faith and works. That the kind of faith the Bible talks about in regard to the New Birth is not just mental agreement to a set of facts – regardless how accurate those facts are! The faith the Bible is aiming at, is a relationship of trust between man and God, and that trust has a foundation as well – it […]
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Podcast: Download (102.6MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Sunday 12/13/20 Series: Do we REALLY believe? MESSAGE: It’s always been about Knowing & Trusting ***Video is HERE*** Share this: It’s always been about Knowing & Trusting Over the past couple of weeks, as we’ve been closing out this year we’ve been bearing down harder on the question of do we really believe. At the Lord’s direction we began the year with this question and we’ve found that it’s at the root of everything the Bible addresses especially in the New Testament. The gospels, which reveal the teachings of Jesus, and the letters to […]
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Podcast: Download (87.4MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS Wednesday 04/12/17 Message – Foundational Truths in Genesis Pt. 2 Series: Thru the Bible – Genesis 8-11 Click HERE for Video Foundational Truths Chapters 8-11 (Outline of high points) God regards His creation ( “The Lord remembered (thought about) Moses & EVERY LIVING thing with him on the ark” )* The chambers of the deep were closed. (Indicating there was still more water which could have been released – or at least there was water in them when they were sealed)* Specific times and locations reveal a literal historical narrative “…150 days the […]
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