March 10 Readings

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Job 11-13; 1 Corinthians 5
Job 11 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Job 12 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Job 13 with Commentaries, verse by verse

In Job 11, we have the last of Job’s comforters visiting him. Zophar thought, like Eliphaz and Bildad, that all the troubles that Job faced was because of his sins. Zophar started to attack Job v. 2-3. He told Job that his punishment is less than he deserves (v. 6). He told Job if he put away his sins, his suffering would go away and he would be secure, and everything would be back to normal.

Job’s Fourth Speech in Job 12-14. We are just covering Job 12 and 13 today. He speaks to his three friends (12.2-13.19) and to God (13.20-14.22). Job insists that he is innocent!
In Job 12.2, he reacts with sarcasm at his comforters (verse 20). He spoke about the attributes of God 12.13-25. This section hinges around verse 13 “To God belongs wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.” According to Larry Richards, in the Complete Bible Handbook, “Now Job expressly states what he has before implied. Job knows as much about God as his friends. Job knows God’s attributes. But Job also knows that he is right! So his friends are being unfair, to side with God!

In Job 13 v. 1-12 Job expressed his frustration that his comforters are worthless (verse 12). According to the NIV Study Bible, Job calls the quacks (verse 4 and Job 16.2) and accuses them of partiality to God (since God is stronger than Job) since they told lies about Job (verse 708) One day God would examine them for their sins and punish them Verse 15 is a comforting verse for us today, “Though he slays me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.” Job is ready to state his case to God, he felt himself innocent since no sinner would come before God. He felt he would be vindicated before God.
In 13.20-28, he speaks to God. He want God to do two things for him (1) to withdraw his hands of punishment (verse 21) and (2) summon him to speak to him, that is start taking to Job again (verse 22). He asked God to point out his sins to him because these sins in Job’s mind caused him to suffer. He asked God why he hide His face from him, torment him write down bitter things against him, fasten his feet in shackles.

Other Links
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Deffinbaugh on Job 1
Deffinbaugh on the man, Job
Malik-Intoduction to Job
Malik-Argument for Job
Piper on Job
Spurgeon on Job
Spurgeon, Edwards on Job
Stedman on Job

1Corinthians 5 with Commentaries, verse by verse

1Corinthians 5
Church discipline is a term that was not practiced in the Corinthian church and is not practiced today. A man was sleeping with his father’s wife which implied his stepmother. The Old Testament prohibited this type of marriage (Lev 18.8; Deut 22.30; 27.20)The Corinthian Church had not excommunicated the offender.. Paul told them that he was with them in spirit and in the power of Jesus Christ. He urged them to hand the man over to Satan. (v. 5) This means, according to the NIV Study Bible, ‘Abandon this sinful man to the devil that he may afflict the man as he pleases’ This meant excommunicating him from the church. To expel him meant to put him into Satan’s territory and away from the influence of God. The rest of verse 5 said so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord The interpretation means once he is ostracized, he would repent and come back and forsake his wicked way, or another interpretation .would be Satan is allowed to bring physical affliction on the man, and this would lead him to repentance. He told them to avoid people who are sexually immoral. He did not mean people who are not Christians but people who are Christians!! He then finished with expel the wicked man from the church.


Other Links
Calvin on 1 Corinthians 1-9
Calvin on 1 Corinthians 10-16
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Deffinbaugh on 1Corinthians
Index to Sermons by McArthur, Ryle, Edwards and Spurgeon on 1Corinthians
Spurgeon on 1Corinthians
Stedman on 1 Corinthians
Pett on 1Corinthians 1-7
Pett on 1Corinthians 8-16
Piper on 1Corinthians
Wallace on 1 Corinthians

Jesus Saves
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