When the Almighty Answers

Job had questioned God due to the suffering he had experienced, and accusations of his friends. His friends and a young man named Elihu had falsely accused him of unrighteous acts. In today's reading (Job 37 through 39) God answers in chapters 38 through 40.  The following is only a portion of God's answer. "...Canst …

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Day Thirty Six – The Word From The Almighty

I would probably call it “sarcasm”.  The voice of the LORD answers Job, “Out of the whirlwind”; and asks Job a lot of questions which seem to have a lot of sarcasm in them.  “Sarcasm” is defined in the Mirriam/Webster Dictionary as “1 a cutting, contemptuous remark: 2 Ironical criticism or reproach”.  The latter one …

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