JOB’S THREE SO CALLED FRIENDS. JOB’S COMFORTORS ELIPHAZ, BILDAD and ZOPHAR. These men were older than Job. Job 32:6. They had travelled a long distance to console Job, but that consolation turned into condemnation, so it aggravated Job’s suffering to the point of unendurable stress. Let’s look a little closer at these three friends andContinue reading “4. THE BOOK OF JOB. “
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3. THE BOOK OF JOB.
THE SEVERE TEST THAT CAME UPON JOB. THE STORY SO FAR. We have established that this trial was not from God Himself but allowed by God. It was indeed the work of Satan. 1. The first tragedy. The Sabeans swooped down and captured his donkeys and oxen while they were grazing together. Then they slewContinue reading “3. THE BOOK OF JOB. “
2. THE BOOK OF JOB.
THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN GOD AND SATAN. THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN. Satan is permitted, though limited, to sift or test the Lord’s People. In Rev 12:1. Satan is standing before God as the ACCUSER of the BRETHREN! Here are more scriptures concerning his power to test us as Christians. Love you to read them! EphContinue reading “2. THE BOOK OF JOB. “
1. THE BOOK OF JOB.
VIEWING TRIALS THROUGH THE LIFE IF JOB. This is a quote by Alfred Edeshein that will lead us into the study of the life of Job. “We cannot understand the meaning of many trials, God does not explain them.” “To explain a trial would be to destroy the object … which is that calling forthContinue reading “1. THE BOOK OF JOB.”
7. Esther’s Final Plea.
ESTHER APPEALS TO THE KING. Now the Queen had asked the Jews to fast and pray for her, as she, unsummoned, would present herself before the king. Fasting is a symbolic form of prayer in the Old Testament. She was throwing herself at the mercy of the King in this matter. On the third day,Continue reading “7. Esther’s Final Plea.”
6. ESTHER’S SECOND BANQUET.
At the first banquet nothing untoward happened. They enjoyed one another’s company and the King looked quizzically at his beautiful wife waiting for her to share her secret request. Nothing was said, except that they were invited tomorrow for another feast at her favour. Haman was so confident in himself that he would carry outContinue reading “6. ESTHER’S SECOND BANQUET.”
5. ESTHER’S COURAGE.
MORDECAI heard about Haman’s plot against his Race. He tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, left the city, and ‘wailed’ in a bitter cry! The Queen found out that there was a great mourning among the Jews, weeping and wailing. Many were lying in sackcloth and ashes. Esther sent clothes for Mordecai, butContinue reading “5. ESTHER’S COURAGE.”
4. BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ESTHER!
HER BACKGROUND. Esther was a Jewish orphan girl. She was the daughter of the deceased Abihail, the cousin of Mordecai the Jew. He was also carried away from Jerusalem with the captives when Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachinn, the king, into Babylon. She was stunningly beautiful, and her beauty surpassed other adorable women. She possessed inner lovelinessContinue reading “4. BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ESTHER!”
THE BOOK OF ESTHER.
HAMAN THE ENEMY OF THE JEWS. IN THIS BOOK OF ESTHER, WE INTRODUCE A DEVIOUS SERPENT OF A MAN NAMED HAMAN APPEARING ON THE SCENE. Chapters 3-7. This man had risen in the king’s favour to become the king’s Vister of the realm. The King commanded that every knee should bow to Haman inContinue reading “THE BOOK OF ESTHER.”
2. QUEEN VASHTI DETHRONED.
AHASUERUS AND VASHTI. Who was this Persian King that ruled over one hundred and twenty Provinces stretching from India and Ethiopia? Studies have shown him to be XERXES. He was a ruthless man, cruel and most immoral. He possessed a furious temper. He punished and slew many people though innocent of any crime. It helpsContinue reading “2. QUEEN VASHTI DETHRONED.”
Light in the Darkness! 