Job 7-14

I love Job 8:8, "ask the former generations." This is why I have believe that working with young people is so important, because they need to hear from the former generations. I heard a quote once that went something like this, "Most people live their life as if history began the day they were born." This resonates with me, I see it in most people. We need to learn from the past through those who have lived it, ones that are alive while we are and those who have left truths of time for us in their writings.

Job 7: Job's response part deux
Job 8: Bildad's 1st speech (friend #2)
Job 9: Job responds to Bildad
Job 10: Job responds to Bildad
Job 11: Zophar's turn to talk (friend #3)
Job 12: Job responds to Zophar
Job 13: Job responds to Zophar
Job 14: Job responds to Zophar

Just so you know, I'm keeping a bird's eye view on the book with this model of study. I'm trying to catch the rhythm of the book and not get too bogged down in the smaller nuances as much as the megathemes of what's happening in the book. Remember, this is a somewhat of a poetic book (it's listed in the "Wisdom Literature" genre of Scripture) so I'm personally not too preoccupied with trying to remember lots of details, only the main themes.

+Did you notice Job 9:9? Job mentions the names of the constellations, names we still use today. Wow, from the most ancient of books thousands of years ago they had the stars mapped out and named. Very cool.

+9:13 mentions Rahab, who doesn't enter Scripture until the book of Joshua. This book is supposed to be one of the oldest books in the Bible, and I'm not sure how this reference snuck in there. Anyone have any idea?

+Job 14:5-6 chalk up a passage that seems to favor Calvinism