Blog 9-14-2026Today’s blog is from Job chapter 14, verses 1 to 6.The title Man Born of a Woman.Man Born of a Woman only occurs in Job in the Hebrew Bible, that is the Old Testament.Today’s text is from the first section of Job, chapter 14.Allow me to read stanza one of four stanza in that chapter. I offer four observations of the Hebrew text in Job 14:1-6 First, man, Adam is the very first word
Welcome to the InAllWisdom daily blog post.A daily post dedicated to Wisdom for life.I am Jim Donnelly, your Host. Today’s blog is subtitled: Malicious Questions Are Coming Pain, not comfort, resulted from the question, “Have you become weary?” A harsh interrogation of Job’s faith began on day 9. The tone was dark.Although comfort was the intention, the result was quite the opposite. The time of these events was around 1400 BC. That’s over three thousand
Welcome to the In All Wisdom blog post. A daily post dedicated to Wisdom for Life. Today’s Title: Troublesome Counseling – Job 16:1-5 Our 21st century “Counseling Environment” classes the tactics of Job’s comforters as Malpractice; Coercive, or Unethical; resulting in harm or injury to the one being counseled. “Troublesome” captures the meaning of the Hebrew word normally translated “evil”, “bad”, or “harmful”. Here I list a few English translations describing Job’s comforters. “Sorry comforters”
Welcome to the In All Wisdom blog post. A daily post dedicated to Wisdom for Life. Today’s Title: “Questioning the wise, is not what you think. – Job 15:1-6 This is an intriguing and thought-provoking speech. You may soon agree, that this particular questioning is mysteriously strange. Not normal. Perhaps sinister. Remember, Eliphaz is the friend who had a dream, in which a being, he could not see whispered in his ear. And what he
Life Is Short And Full of Agitation, So Stand — Job 14:1-3 Welcome to the In All Wisdom blog post. A daily post dedicated to Wisdom for Life. Today’s Title: Life Is Short And Full of Agitation, So Stand Does that resonate with you? It does with me. Isn’t it true that we never quite seem to be free of trouble and turmoil? Doesn’t life often get very complicated? Beyond our ability to understand.