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So God uses evil for His own ends. He can and does use suffering for His own purposes. Though there is NO evil in Him. Would I be right in saying that, "No one can understand the full extent of His sovereign plan...no one can comprehend the good and evil that He sends?" - First, when you...

https://rsc.byu.edu/deity-death/death-dying-middle-east Death and Dying in the Middle East Sami A. Hanna Death and dying are universal realities for all creations in every country and cultural area. What makes death and dying so interesting is that its treatment varies from one country to...

233) God and Job / Job and God Job 2: Three companions of Job hear about all the calamities that have come upon him, and each comes from his own place—Elʹi·phaz the Teʹman·ite, Bilʹdad the Shuʹhite, and Zoʹphar the Naʹa·ma·thite. So they agree to meet together to go and sympathize with Job...

232) God and Job / Job and God Job 2: Finally his wife says to him: “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God and die!” But he says to her: “You are talking like one of the senseless women. Should we accept only what is good from the true God and not accept also what is bad?”...

231) God and Job / Job and God Job 2: Then God says to Satan: “Look! He is in your hand! Only do not take his life!” So Satan goes out from the presence of God and strikes Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And Job takes a piece of broken pottery to...

230) God and Job / Job and God Job 2: But Satan answers God: “Skin for skin. A man will give everything that he has for his life. But, for a change, stretch out your hand and strike his bone and flesh, and he will surely curse you to your very face.” - Satan knows men but he doesn’t know Job...

229) God and Job / Job and God Job 2: And God says to Satan: “Have you taken note of my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth. He is an upright man of integrity, fearing God and shunning what is bad. He is still holding firmly to his integrity, even though you try to incite me...

228) God and Job / Job and God Job 1: - God let the devil strike Job to show to everybody his faithfulness to God whatever may happen! - Then the devil takes everything from Job even his children! - What is Job’s reaction: “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, And naked I will...

227) God and Job / Job and God Job 1: - God is clear about Job: - There is no one like him on the earth! - He is an upright man of integrity! - Fearing God and shunning what is bad! - And there comes the devil! - Apparently quite a lazy one! - He has nothing better to do than...

226) God and Job / Job and God Job 1: - Upright man of integrity! - Fearing God and shunning what was bad! - After a series of banquet days was complete, Job would send for them in order to sanctify them! - Then he would get up early in the morning and offer up burnt sacrifices for...

225) Looking for Job Job 42 Then Job says in reply to God: “Now I know that you are able to do all things And that nothing you have in mind to do is impossible for you. You said, ‘Who is this who is obscuring my counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I spoke, but without understanding...

224) God and Samuel / Samuel and God chap 23 - According to God, David fights against the philistines who went against the city of Keilah! - He does everything according to God’s will! - And Saul goes after David! - But David leaves Keilah! - David and Jonathan make a covenant! -...

224) Looking for Job Job 31 If my own ground would cry out against me And its furrows would weep together; If I have eaten its fruitage without payment, Or if I have caused its owners to despair; Then let thorns sprout for me instead of wheat And foul-smelling weeds instead of barley.”...

223) God and Samuel / Samuel and God chap 22 - Then the king said to Doeg: “You turn and assault the priests!” Immediately Doeg the Edomite went and assaulted the priests himself. He killed on that day 85 men wearing the linen ephod. He also struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the...

223) Looking for Job Job 31 If only someone would listen to me! I would sign my name to what I have said. Let the Almighty answer me! - Job knows who he is and what he did and what he did not do! - He knows the type of relationship he has with God and nobody will take it from him! -...

222) God and Samuel / Samuel and God chap 22 - But the king said: “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you along with all your father’s house.” With that the king said to the guards stationed around him: “Turn and kill the priests of God, because they have sided with David! They knew that he was...

222) Looking for Job Job 31 Have the men of my tent not said, ‘Who can find anyone who has not been satisfied with his food?’ No stranger had to spend the night outside; I opened my doors to the traveler. - Hospitality! Have I ever tried to cover over my transgressions, like other men...

221) God and Samuel / Samuel and God chap 22 - Saul now said: “Listen, please, you son of A·hiʹtub!” to which he replied: “Here I am, my lord.” Saul said to him: “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, by giving him bread and a sword and by making an inquiry of God for...

221) Looking for Job Job 31 Have I ever rejoiced over the destruction of my enemy Or gloated because evil befell him? I never allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in an oath. - Heart and mind! - Yes, for Job, heart and mind are connected! - Yes, for him, what you think is...

220) God and Samuel / Samuel and God - Then David goes to Ahimelech the priest and he tells him that Saul gave him a mission! - So he asks the priest if he can give him some bread! - So Ahimelech tells him there is only holy bread! - And he gives them to David! - And he also gives him...