The Warning and Enlightenment Provided to Later Generations by Job’s Testimony
At the same time as understanding the process by which God completely gains someone, people will also understand the aims and significance of God’s consignment of Job to Satan. People are no longer di...The Relationship Between God’s Consignment of Job to Satan and the Aims of God’s Work
Although most people now recognize that Job was perfect and upright and that he feared God and shunned evil, this recognition does not give them a greater understanding of God’s intention. At the same...Accept God’s Tests, Overcome Satan’s Temptations, and Allow God to Gain Your Whole Being
During the work of God’s abiding provision and support of man, He tells the entirety of His will and requirements to man, and shows His deeds, disposition, and what He has and is to man. The objective...Job’s Testimony Brings Comfort to God
If I tell you now that Job is a lovely man, you may not be able to appreciate the meaning within these words, and may not be able to grasp the sentiment behind why I have spoken of all these things; b...Job Hears of God by the Hearing of the Ear (Part 1)
Job 9:11 See, He goes by me, and I see Him not: He passes on also, but I perceive Him not. Job 23:8–9 Behold, I go forward, but He is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive Him: On the le...Job Hears of God by the Hearing of the Ear (Part 2)
Although God Is Hidden From Man, His Deeds Among All Things Are Sufficient for Man to Know Him Job had not seen the face of God or heard the words spoken by God, and much less had he personally e...Humanity Wins God’s Mercy and Tolerance Through Sincere Repentance (Part 1)
What follows is the biblical story of “God’s salvation of Nineveh.” Jon 1:1–2 Now the word of Jehovah came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry agai...Humanity Wins God’s Mercy and Tolerance Through Sincere Repentance (Part 3)
God’s Mercy and Tolerance Are Not Rare—Man’s True Repentance Is Regardless of how angry God had been with the Ninevites, as soon as they declared a fast and donned sackcloth and ashes, His heart be...Humanity Wins God’s Mercy and Tolerance Through Sincere Repentance (Part 4)
Jehovah God’s succinct conversation expresses His complete thoughts for humanity; it is a true expression of His heart’s attitude toward humanity,...For Stubbornly Opposing God, Man Is Destroyed by God’s Wrath
First, let us look at several passages of scripture which describe God’s destruction of Sodom. Gen 19:1–11 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot se...Sodom Is Utterly Annihilated for Offending God’s Wrath
When the people of Sodom saw these two servants, they did not ask their reason for coming, nor did anyone ask whether they had come to spread God’s will. On the contrary, they formed a mob and, withou...After Sodom’s Repeated Hostility and Resistance Toward Him, God Utterly Eradicates It
Now that we have a general understanding of God’s righteous disposition, we may return our attention to the city of Sodom—a place that God saw as a city of sin. By understanding the essence of this ci...Although God’s Wrath Is Hidden and Unknown to Man, It Tolerates No Offense
God’s treatment of the whole of humanity, foolish and ignorant as humanity is, is primarily based on mercy and tolerance. His wrath, on the other hand, is kept concealed for the vast majority of time ...God’s Wrath Is a Safeguard for All the Forces of Justice and All Positive Things
By understanding these examples of God’s speech, thoughts and actions, are you able to understand God’s righteous disposition, a disposition that will not tolerate being offended by man? In short, reg...God Intends to Destroy the World With a Flood and Instructs Noah to Build an Ark
Gen 6:9–14 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The earth also was corrup...God’s Blessing to Noah After the Flood
Gen 9:1–6 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, and ...
