In Job 4–7, Eliphaz opens the first of three debate rounds with a polished but crushing argument: Job must have sinned because God rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked. Job refuses to confess to sins he never committed, compares his friends to a…
In just three chapters Job loses his livestock, servants, ten children, and his health in a single catastrophic sequence. Yet he worships. Satan's two-stage assault strips away everything external, then attacks him physically. While Job's wife urges him to curse God and die, three…
The Bible is a collection of stories that together tell a much larger story of the entire history of our redemption, with Jesus as the ultimate hero. Job is one of the stories that appear in the Old Testament. As we strive to know…
The day for Haman and Mordecai's edicts to face off has arrived. In this Esther 9 commentary, watch the tables be turned as the Jews get the upper hand. In just 11 months, they've gone from fearful fasting to joyful feasting, and out of…
In this Esther 8 commentary, Haman is dead but his murderous edict is still very much alive. King Xerxes gives Esther all of Haman's vast wealth and presents Mordecai with his signet ring making Mordecai the most powerful man in the court. Esther pleads…
In this Esther 6 commentary, a sleepless King Xerxes stumbles upon a forgotten record of Mordecai's loyalty, setting off a breathtaking chain of reversals. Haman is forced to honor the man he came to execute. Esther exposes his plot at the second banquet. And…
In this Esther 5 commentary, we watch Queen Esther courageously step before King Xerxes uninvited, risking death to save her people. The king extends his scepter, sparing her life and granting her request. She invites him and Haman to two private banquets, and while…
