Mike Slay
As a mathematician, inventor, and ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church in America, Mike Slay brings an analytical, conversational, and even whimsical approach to the daily study of God's Word.
Job 9:1-24 – How Can a Man be in the Right Before God?
Job patiently makes his case.
Job, Week 3: A Tale of Two Perspectives
Job’s friends “encourage” Job by arguing that God is always just, thus accusing Job of major sin. Job counters the accusation, and also notes that they’re not exactly comforting him.
Job 8:1-22 – Bildad Goes Off the Rails
He's way off base and totally sure of himself too – not a great combination.
Job 7:1-21 – Job Can't Sleep
This make his trials even worse, but sets up the coming lessons.
Job 6:14-30 – Job Loses His Bearings
He takes the bait and starts arguing details with Eliphaz.
Job 6:1-13 – Job Laments His Birth
There's no point in pretending to be superman.
Job 5:8-27 – Eliphaz's Words Become Trying
He prattles on poetically while Job writes in pain.
Job 4:12-5:7 – Eliphaz Isn't Helping
This is not the time and place for this kind of lecture.
Job 4:1-11 – Eliphaz Weighs in With Faulty Theology
He thinks this must be punishment for some specific sin.
Job 3:11-26 – Job Laments the Day of His Birth
Job raises the questions we all have about tragedies.
Job 2:11-3:10 – Job's Friends Weep With Him
They do the key thing real friends would do – show up.
Job's the one with the abnormal reaction.