The Problem of Suffering in the Old Testament |
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affliction Almighty Amos answer argument Assyria Babylonian Captivity Behold Bildad bitter blessing Book of Amos Book of Daniel Book of Job Book of Jonah Books of Samuel Captivity Christ comfort darkness death divine doctrine of suffering dust earth Elihu Eliphaz enemies evil Exile eyes faith father fear forsaken friends Gentiles God's hath heart heathen Hebrews hope Hosea iniquity innocent Isaiah Israel Israelites Jacob Jehovah Jeroboam Jewish Jews Jonah Judah judgment justice Kings looks Lord Lord's Servant mercy nation Old Testament oppressed oppressor passage persecuted piety prayer problem of suffering prophecy prophet prosperity Psalm Psalmist punishment Putumayo district Rabbi Ammi regarded remembered repentance righteous Satan seek seen Sheol sinners sins sons sorrow soul speak story supposed teaching thee thou hast transgression trouble truth ungodly unto upright vengeance view of suffering whole wicked wisdom words wrath writer Zophar
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Page 24 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it shall live.
Page 106 - There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Page 69 - And Cain talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother ; and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper ? And he said, What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Page 78 - What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge?
Page 174 - AND it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, " My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
Page 72 - And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Page 69 - Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, " Thou shalt not eat of it; " cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Page 107 - Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Page 91 - I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Page 107 - And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.