Journeying through the book of acts ebook 9781627073189 by ray c. The book of job is often referred to as one of the great classics of world literature. Its the best exposition on the book of job that ive read, and better than any sermon ive ever heard preached on the subject. Ray c stedman archives joy of living bible studies. Discovery house publishers has graciously granted permission for online electronic versions of ray s books. This is probably the very first book of the bible that was ever written. There are many places in the scriptures where god symbolizes his presence by a wind. This last section of the book of isaiah covers the final events of world history, and closely parallels the book of revelation. Lifechanging truths from the book of job stedman, ray c. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5. These messages are also available in book form under the title beyond suffering.
I remember back when i was in high school about 35 years ago, if you must know, i bought a book entitled authentic christianity from the local christian bookstore, hoping it would give me a bit of a spiritual boost. The book of job is not answering a theoretical question about why good people suffer. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Chapter by chapter and verse by verse, ray stedman has done an excellent job of writing what john the apostle wrote 2 thousand plus years ago about the end of times. The book of job is gods timeless illustration of human suffering, and author ray stedman helps you find fresh truths and encouragement in the midst of your own trials and helps put them into perspectivegods perspectiveto guide you toward healing and peace.
Biography raymond charles stedman october 5, 1917 october 7, 1992. The book of job strips away those illusions, permitting us to see life as it really is. The title of this book is gods final word understanding revelation and it was written by ray c. The book of the acts presents the early days of the church, and there we find the intense separation of the early believers. Stedman the gripping and challenging book of job is perhaps one of the most fascinating books of the old testament, and it begins a new division in the scriptures. Billy graham valued the books message enough to pen its foreword. Job is the story of a man undergoing a very severe testing of his faith. Jesus said to nicodemus, the spirit of god is like the wind. His message occupies the next five chapters, and he is allowed to give one of the major. This is a long quote, but will help understand our readings in hosea this month ray stedman comments on the first 3 chapters of hosea.
The book of job is not only the finest expression of the hebrew poetic genius. Two, neither job nor his friends ever saw the conflict going on between. The second thing is that he is given an obvious, prominent part in this drama. I have treated this in my book, authentic christianity, because it has meant so much in my own life, and i have seen its impact in the lives of many others. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1.
Its subject matter is the allimportant question, why, in a world over which yahweh has jurisdiction, should innocent persons have to suffer when at the same time the wicked escape suffering and are permitted to have comfort and security. Surrounded by the worlds widely accepted philosophies and ideas, what we often think to be reality and truth are but illusions, or delusions. The old testament book of nehemiah, along with ezra and esther, covers the period after the babylonian captivity when israel had returned to jerusalem and had begun again the worship of jehovah in the restored temple. Several questions can be answered from the first 2 verses. Raymond charles stedman october 5, 1917 october 7, 1992 was an evangelical christian pastor, and author. The book of job is far too complex and far too profound to do a once over lightly treatment, so i would like to go back this morning and recall to us the great truths that it has brought before us. It was published by discovery house and has a total of 384 pages in the book. The book is an excellent gift for all who are interested in our last days, and shouldnt that be everyone. Here the voice of jehovah himself is heard, speaking out of the whirlwind.
When good people suffer, what does god want from them. Im going to borrow ray stedmans outline to help us understand these final chapters of the book of job. Devotional by ray stedman the folly of platitudes a. This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus. The bible has 66 books, and isaiah has 66 chapters.
Theyve been in this same spot for about a year and now theyre getting ready to start out on their journey to this land flowing with milk and honey that god keeps talking about. Stedman the book of job is, perhaps, the oldest book in the bible. Some scholars think it may have been written by moses while others date it as late as the time of solomon. Then came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. Devotional by ray stedman youth answers age a daily. Edited and reformatted by ben whitney, february 1, 1997. Lifechanging truths from the book of job, and adventuring through the bible. The book of job is gods timeless illustration of human suffering, and ray helps you find fresh truths and encouragement in the midst of your own trials and helps put them into perspective gods perspective to guide you toward healing and peace. The bible book of ephesians with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. John calvin preached 159 sermons on job but were trying to tackle the book in only two messages.
Lewis johnson 19 thomas constable 19 partial, chapters 119 lance sparks 79 moses, man of destiny bob dewaay 38 leviticus s. Pastor ray stedman applies the warning passages of jeremiah to us today writing. God says to job, now i want you to pray for your friends these three dear men, so stubborn, so sure that they had all the answers, so well meaning, so sincere, so. Job has come to the point where his so called friends have persuaded him that all this death and sickness is because he has sinned against god. As i pointed out when we began this study thirteen weeks ago, the book of isaiah is in many ways a miniature bible. Surely chapters 3841 are the climax of this great book of job.
It is such a splendid example of what genuine, true, authentic christianity is. So hosea is rather discouraged and in the opening chapter of this little book of prophecy we read a personal note about him. The book of job is gods timeless illustration of human suffering, and author ray stedman helps you find fresh truths and encouragement in the midst of your own trials and helps put them into perspective. Man of faith learning from the life of abraham ray c. Shop amongst our popular books, including 31, authentic christianity, letters to a troubled church and more from ray c. Some scholars think it may have been written by moses, and perhaps it could have been, while some date it as late as the time of solomon. But before job is about to say the unthinkable, look what it says in 38. The pastor felt that some businesses which dealt with the church would be. As we saw in chapters 1 and 2, job was unaware that he was the subject of a test between god and satan, and he experienced a tremendous series of calamities that wiped out all that he held of value. Years ago, when i was a young christian living in denver, colorado, i took on the job of soliciting advertisements for a small church paper.
A last section, introduced by the book of hebrews is concerned with the single theme of faith. Gods answers to our questions sermon by brian bill, job. Ray was born in temvik, north dakota where his father, charles, worked for the railroads. I love the book and occasionally i go back over certain chapters. Id never heard of the author, ray stedman before, but i found the book, which. Stedman has 107 books on goodreads with 2591 ratings. He was a longtime pastor of peninsula bible church in palo alto, california, and author of several books. The book of job is the foundation for all theology and ray stedman correctly and vividly portrays this ancient classic book of the bible. Intervarsity press has authorized us to include online ray s ivp commentary on hebrews. Surely, if nothing else, this book of job should help us to be careful in our approach to the suffering of others, so that we do not add to it. In chapters 32 and 33, we saw elihus general examination of the problem, but in chapter 34 he takes up jobs argument and jobs view of god in some detail.
Join this beloved preacher and teacher as he takes you through the exciting book of acts, the pivotal book of the new testament. It runs from chapter 2, verse 12, through chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6, and ends with verse 2 of chapter 7. Ray stedmans passion for biblical exposition will nourish your spiritual health, encourage your growth in knowledge of. In chapters 3839, we come facetoface with the god of nature and in chapters 4041, we encounter the nature of god. Ray stedmans passion for biblical exposition will nourish your spiritual health, encourage your growth in knowledge of scripture, and help you grow into the mature saint god intends you to be. They were separate and distinct from the jews and the pagans, and yet there was never a time when there was such blessing in the gospel. He comprehensively catches every drop of wisdom that job has to offer and presents it to us moderns in the language and examples that we are familiar with for our ease of understanding. The whole thrust of these letters of the new testament is to explain to us what faith is and how it works, and each letter makes its unique contribution to that theme. Lewis johnson 12 partial deuteronomy dan duncan 28 thomas constable 24 partial. Adult studies in bible book order joy of living bible. We have watched job as his three friends have tried to help him, but they have only made matters worse. A comprehensive guide to the entire bible, and more on. The book of job is perhaps the oldest book in the bible. And the lord restored the fortunes of job, when he had prayed for his friends.
Stedmanm worked in montana which included being a brahma bull rider in rodeos. If you are inclined to say only, oh, its such a pity whats going to happen to israel, remember that this is your story, too. The book of acts is unfinished, says stedman, in the sense that the church continues to write new chapters as it moves into the 21st century. But his classic book about shared church still speaks a muchneeded message to us in the 21st century.