Job 7 – An End to Hardship?
If all goes well, Proverbs says, we treat other well, and are treated well, life should be long and satisfying. And that’s generally true. But Job and Ecclesiastes interject with an observed reality: life is sometimes cut short, and even a long life is not necessarily filled with satisfaction, meaning and goodness.
Deuteronomy 18 – A True Prophet Like Abraham
Our OT scripture reading contains an important word, prophet, and an important addition to its evolving definition. It’s a word that has not been used frequently up to this point in the five books of Moses. This passage will further solidify the template that the former and latter prophets are built upon, both in their role and in the outworking of their ministry. Finally we compare the ministry of Jesus to the texts given.