"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. The dramatic visuals provide an intense understanding of the very raw, very human pain of a man who endured the worst human sufferings and came out still worshiping the God who controls the Leviathan, the dawn, the stars, and every aspect of human tragedy.
Author John Piper's interpretive poem is heightened with the striking artwork of Christopher Koelle. is a Calvinistic Baptist Christian preacher and author currently. 'The Misery of Job' is a lengthy poem written by John Piper retelling the story of Jobs suffering and Gods sovereign mercy. John Piper’s most-viewed sermon clip of all time was an afterthought. Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker John Piper in text and pdf format. But what makes calamity endurable is not that God shares our shock, but that through every flame of pain and flood of fear, His sovereign goodness sustains us and turns it all for our good. Then Job answered the Lord and said: I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. The Story Behind John Piper’s Most Famous Attack on the Prosperity Gospel.
Yet as we ponder Job's misery, do we see the threads of God's mercy in it? We will all face suffering at some point in our lives it is inescapable. Both an ancient work of poetry, and the oldest book in the Bible, the book of Job asks the earnest question of mankind: Why do bad things happen to good people? Afflicted with disease, stripped of his wealth, and asked to confess to evil provocations, righteous Job reaches through his cloud of suffering and strains to touch his God.
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