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See Day 115 My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year | Come join us at anytime! Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 4/25/2019     Day 116 Job 6:1 - 14:22 Reflection | Today Chapter 6 - Why is Job suffering? Job gets mad at friends but vows to hear them and be silent. Give me honest words. What did I do to make this happen? Causality not s*** happens, Chapter 7 - Job is complaining about his suffering. Why is God oppressing me? I loathe my life. Chapter 8 - Bildad - Job should repent. God is just. Chapter 9 - Where is the mediator between me and God? How can I get justice? Chapter 10 - I loathe my life!!!!! God help me!!! Chapter 11 - Zophar - Job deserves punishment! Chapter 12 - I am not inferior to you. I am a laughingstock to you. With God there is wisdom and worship and gives justice. Chapter 13 - I hear you but you are not listening to me! Prayer - God - withdraw your judgement and call to me and...

Read Day 19|January 19|Job 1:1 – 4:21 Dates |2200 BC - 1800 BC | Could have occurred as late as the Exile (600 BC - 582 BC withe the deportations) Background |  Job is a fictional story dealing with theodicy—God’s justice in light of human suffering. The book is forty-two chapters long and is framed by a prologue (chapters 1-2) and an epilogue ( 42:7-14 ). Between these bookends is a lengthy series of dialogues between Job and his friends followed by a dialogue between Yahweh and Job. The prologue and epilogue are written in a narrative style and the dialogues in poetic style. More from Center of Biblical Studies -  Click here Reading | Job is rich; Heavenly court and challenge by Satan; Satan destroys Jobs wealth; further discussion in the heavenly court results in further testing of Job; still Job stays with faith in God; three "friends" show up to "comfort" him; Job complains; Eliphaz the Temanite response to says where is your faith? Source | Daily Readin...