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Job: The Mystery of Suffering and God’s Sovereignty is unavailable, but you can change that!

Is God worthy of worship only because He blesses us? How should we respond to God when suffering comes into our lives? At the heart of the book of Job is a question about the character of God—and about how we should respond to Him. In this most recent title of the extensive Focus on the Bible series, Richard Belcher expertly deals with the difficult themes of this practical book, showing how it...

God was angry because the friends were wrong about the reason for Job’s suffering and they made false statements about God. They must recognize their wrong by offering up burnt offerings and having Job intercede for them. Four times God calls Job ‘my servant’, a title of honor for one who serves God.6 Job’s honor is demonstrated when God states that He will accept Job’s prayer for them and not deal with them according to their folly. Not only did they not comfort Job, but if Job would have followed
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