Job 33:1-18 - Elihu says that Job is not right in saying, "I am pure, without transgression. I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me. Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy, he puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths." Which part do you think Elihu has the greatest problem with? Is it Job claim of innocence, or that God is against him?
John 10:22-42 - If you're like me you probably found Jesus' words about gods a little confusing. I struggled to see how Jesus' quotation of "I said you are gods" helps to make his case against the leaders. At first, it seems like Jesus is saying that anyone who receives God's word is a god (lowercase). This would appear to drive the leaders crazy, and it's a challenge even to us. But perhaps Jesus' point here is that the leaders are getting caught up on the words (and ignoring other words that point to Jesus), and missing the fact that Jesus is doing what only God can do. As we look at the following words, and the whole of John's Gospel, we see that Jesus is not making his case on words at all. He says, "If I am not doing the works of my Father, then don't believe me; but if I do them [...] believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father." In short, Jesus isn't concerned with defending his identity with words. His actions are what count. Does he do what the Father does?
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