The distance between man and God is great. This is partly based on the greatness of God, but the distance is magnified even more by the lowliness of man.
Is your life a constant testimony and praise to the greatness of God or to the greatness of this world?
Job has gone through great trials without turning against God and cursing Him. However, he does complain of being unjustly persecuted and expects God to give him reasons for his suffering. In this chapter, God actually appears to Job.
These two chapters deal with the final chaotic years of Judah, the siege and fall of Jerusalem, and the destruction of the nation. This is a sober section of scripture that reminds us that God will judge those who refuse to obey Him. Yet, even in this sad account, God retains a remnant and through them will restore the nation again at the proper time.
The birth and naming of John the Baptist and the prophecy of Zecharias
