Job 17:1-16 - Job is clearly in the depths of despair. "My spirit is broken. I am one before whom men spit." Even in this state Job will not give in to the suggestions of his friends or wife. They've told him to confess his sin, or curse God and die. But Job knows that there is no hope for him in death, if it be apart from God. Just ending it all is not the solution Job needs. He requires a redeemer who lives.
John 7:14-31 - "No one laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come." I would imagine there was a lot of turmoil during this exchange. People are accusing him of being demon-possessed in one instance, and in the next wondering if he might be the Christ. What does Jesus say in this passage that is unsettling for the people and particularly the leaders? What words of Jesus do you find unsettling?
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