COMPENSATION

REASSESSMENT Job has endured death in his family, illness, poverty and insults.  Now God has ended his silence by speaking out of a tornado.  He got the attention of Job and his friends.  Job is finally brave enough to answer. Then Job answered the LORD, and said,  I know that thou canst do every thing,

PERSPECTIVES

  MEASUREMENTS By now Job and his friends know that God is speaking by the power of the tornado and of his voice.  They have nothing to say in the presence of the creator of the universe.  God checks to see if they are proposing to be his teacher. Moreover the LORD answered Job, and

ICONS

WAR HORSE http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/films/war-horse LOYAL POWER God has taken over the conversation with Job now.  His friends have been silenced by the voice of God himself, and he challenges Job.  As we watched Israel and Judah slide into sin and captivity we witnessed the patience of God.  Now Job has been challenged to be patient with

HE SPEAKS

    THEIR SHEPHERD’S VOICE…CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Elihu is the last of Job’s friends to speak against him.  He has gotten so absorbed in hearing his own voice that he didn’t notice another voice speaking.  If you don’t hear the still small voice he will speak up for himself. Then the LORD answered

THE SERMON

  HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE Elihu the young friend of Job is convinced that Job has been punished for some hidden sin.  He is getting into preaching a fiery sermon which nature is beginning to join in on.  He ascribes to God the power to move the heavens to strike down the hypocrites.  In his zeal

POWER AND LIGHT

WINDS OF CHANGE Elihu is still trying to beat Job into submission with lies.  He presents himself as God’s spokesman.  God didn’t ask for his help though. Elihu also proceeded, and said,  Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.  I will fetch my knowledge