Saul Weinreb - Let the Prophets Speak

Job 40 - Humility is the Key

God challenges Job to cast away his arrogance and achieve and teach humility before God.  This may not explain why he is suffering, but through humility humanity can achieve a world of peace.

Job 39 - God's Majestic Creatures

Look beyond into the wonders of the natural world! the beautiful, powerful and majestic creatures are all God's creations, and God provides for all.  They are not here for humans, they do not answer to us or serve us. 

Job 38b - It's Not All About You!

God continues His answer to Job.  the established laws of nature and the universe are not just about human beings. It is about all of creation.

Job 38a - God Speaks

God answers Job's challenge and He answers the question of theodicy. Human beings have so much to learn about the world around us, there is so much we don't know.  But more importantly, we can never know the knowledge of God who created the universe.

Job 37 - Elihu's Final Words

Elihu finishes his talk by describing the awesome power and incomprehensible might. If we cannot understand God's control of nature, how can we expect to understand His justice?

Job 36b - Who Can Challenge God?

We cannot understand His ways, and through His actions we can see how much he is beyond our capacity to comprehend.  So don't get angry over suffering, instead use it to become a better person.

Job 36a - Pain Makes You Stronger

Elihu makes the argument that suffering and pain can sometimes be an opportunity to become a better person.  However, a simple minded person who sees his relationship with God as transactional will sink into anger and eventually perish.

Job 35 - It's the People, Not God!

Elihu makes the powerful point that it is people and society that suffer when human's oppress each other. It is not God who makes people violent toward each other.

Job 34b - Using Suffering As an Opportunity for Growth

Elihu declares that God is just,  as he has no need to flatter anyone.  Though we can't understand why we suffer, we can use the suffering as an opportunity for growth.

Job 34a - God is Just!

Elihu points out that Job is accusing God of injustice.  He then continues by developing his argument that God has to be just.