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 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.
Job, Week 2: Job Suffers Advice
Job is crushed by these calamities and cries out in pain. His wife and friends provide little comfort.
Job 1:9-12 – Satan Gets a Green Light
Satan asks permission to hit Job – and gets it.
Job 1:1-8 – God Manipulates Satan
God responds to Satan's bragging by setting him up.
Job, Week 1: Satan Takes a Hike
Many people consider Job to be the most troubling book in the Bible. No other book confronts the reader with God’s sovereign priorities as bluntly as Job does. There’s no explaining away what it says. That’s painful to deal with but stick with it and the rewards are great. A deep study of Job can produce profound growth.