Day 22: Maturing in Maddening Situations

Today we read Genesis 39-40, Job 31-32, and Proverbs 3:33-35. This is the story of Joseph maturing through maddening situations. Job is also going to be challenged to mature in his maddening situation. We are introduced to a fourth, perhaps more mysterious friend of Job’s named Elihu, who is going to challenge both Job's and his three friends' views of themselves and God's immutable character and wisdom.  Elihu is going to focus on Job's understandable, but perhaps a bit arrogant and sinful, reaction to undeserved suffering which was illustrated by Job's statements which took a kind of pride or refuge in questioning the justice of God and stressing his "dogooderness."

Resources:

Marty Solomon and Brett Billing (March, 2021). BEMA Discipleship Podcast. Character Study - Jacob Part I, https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/212 

Genesis: A Parsha Companion by Rabbi David Fohrman

Credits:

Podcast music by Stockaudios from Pixabay. Speaker, Dr. Rachel Bodell. Podcast Sound Engineer, Alan Darling. Podcast Artwork, Will Gerard.