Job 5:1-27 - Who's speaking in this section? At first I thought I was reading Job's words, but realized that I needed to go back to chapter 4 where the monologue began. These are the words of Job's friend, Eliphaz. His speech seems pretty good, but notice what he does in order to comfort Job. Beginning in verse 8 he tells Job to seek God, and goes on to defend God's goodness and mercy. In verse 17 Job is encouraged to see God's punishment as discipline. He finishes by saying that all this will ultimately work out. Regardless of whether he's right on some or all of these words, how would you react in Job's position? In what ways do we try to defend God, or gloss over tragedy when a person in our life is suffering? How does Jesus give a different answer?
John 2:13-25 - Jesus is no dove. His conflict is often with the religious leaders who have exchanged the ways of God with the ways of man. In this particular case they have taken over a section of the Temple reserved for Gentiles (non-Jews), and used it for financial gain. What sign will he give them to show his authority to do this? His true and selfless sacrifice.
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