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Mephibosheth (2)
Mephibosheth, when summoned by king David, had said to him, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?” (2 Samuel 9:8). This was a typical form of self-deprecation (David used
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honor.” When David calls out Mephibosheth’s name, Mephibosheth responds, “At your service.” David senses his fear. After all, he, though lame, is still of the house of Saul and
Continue reading...Why do innocent children suffer?
Question: Why to innocent babies and young children suffer at no fault of their own when God could stop it? Answer: In one sense there are no innocent people on earth. Because of Adam’s disobedience
Continue reading...Why does God allow evil in the world?
Question: If God is all-powerful, why does he allow evil in the world? Answer: It is impossible to give a complete answer to your question because it delves into an area of knowledge that is beyond, apparently,
Continue reading...How can God love us if He allows us to suffer?
Question: Why does God allow his children to suffer in this life when He says that He has only the best intentions for you and will open the floodgates of heaven upon you? Answer: You are ultimately asking
Continue reading...Count It All Joy – James 1:1-8
Every religious belief wrestles with the question of the normal suffering that attends life (not suffering for doing evil). Islam, Judaism, and Christianity view trials as a purification factor, a test
Continue reading...Give Your Servant a Pledge of Good – Psalm 119:121-128
The yearning for a promise that our future will be good is at the heart of the book of Ecclesiastes, and the Preacher’s perspective is that there is no such promise, that there is no way to guarantee
Continue reading...You, O Yahweh, Are Enthroned Forever – Psalm 102
This is a very unusual introduction to this psalm. It tells us how to frame it and use it. When we are afflicted, especially when it is affliction that comes because our nation is under judgment from
Continue reading...Weeping May Tarry for the Night – Psalm 30
Whether this psalm was used at the dedication of the Tabernacle with the ark of the covenant being set up in Jerusalem (the Tabernacle is called the temple on several occasions), or a psalm that David
Continue reading...Ills Befall the Righteous – Proverbs 12:21
On September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked, two of which were flown into the twin towers in New York, one of which was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, and one of which was presumed
Continue reading...The Potter’s Plan – Isaiah 45:1-9
A poet from England, Tom Roberts, has done a video about a father in the future reading to his son about the great coronavirus pandemic that occurred years ago, and the great realization that came from
Continue reading...A Young Man’s Perspective – Job 32-37
I don’t know what to do. What follows the three rounds of interaction between Job and his three friends is a heretofore unintroduced character named Elihu who spends six chapters throwing in his
Continue reading...I’m Innocent – Job 31
The Washington Post reports: “The top civilian official in the U.S. Army said the service isn’t investigating Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, days after President Trump told reporters that the military
Continue reading...Good Old Days – Job 29&30
A.J. Hinch was one of the most successful managers of the Houston Astros baseball team but he was fired because he allowed a system of sign stealing (determining what the opposing pitcher was going to
Continue reading...Slap in the Face 3 and Slap Back – Job 25-27
Recently Pope Frances showed frustration with a woman in the crowd of greeters who snatched at his hand as he passed and would not let go. He slapped her hand. Bildad has made now a third slap to Job’s
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