Saul Weinreb - Let the Prophets Speak

Chronicles 1:1 - From Adam to Israel

The Book of Chronicles begins with a genealogy from Adam to the birth of Israel.  This helps give the returnees from exile a sense of their place in history.

Job 42 - Job is Restored

Through humility, forgiveness, and recognition of our limitations we can reach reconciliation, peace and restoration.

Job 41 - The Fire Breathing Dragon

God concludes His response to Job with a description of the fire-breathing dragon.  Humility is how to respond to our lack of understanding of God's justice.

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.