{"id":13983,"date":"2025-06-03T13:39:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=13983"},"modified":"2025-06-03T13:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:39:59","slug":"why-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/06\/why-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Title: Why?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Scripture: Job 21-42<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

There are three kinds of people:<\/p>\n

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            1. Those facing problems now.<\/li>\n
            2. Those who have just faced problems<\/li>\n
            3. Those about to face problems<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              I. AN EARTHLY PERSPECTIVE<\/span><\/h4>\n

              Zophar\u2019s cockeyed logic:<\/p>\n

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                          1. The wicked don\u2019t (live long<\/strong><\/span>) (20:4-11)<\/li>\n
                          2. The wicked always (suffer calamity<\/strong><\/span>) (20:12-19)<\/li>\n
                          3. (Death<\/strong><\/span>) falls hard on the wicked (20:20-29)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            Earthly attempts to understand fall short:<\/p>\n

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                                        1. Eliphaz claims (special revelation<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n
                                        2. Bildad uses (history and tradition<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n
                                        3. Zophar uses his (\u201cwisdom\u201d<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          II. A HEAVENLY PERSPECTIVE<\/span><\/h4>\n

                                          Elihu reminds Job of God\u2019s (justice<\/strong><\/span>). He reminds Job of God\u2019s (power<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

                                          Four applications:<\/p>\n