Job 10:1-22: God, Leave Me Alone!

Job’s complaint again turns freely toward God. He asks God why He oppresses the work of His hands as if He is seeking out the guilt of Job. Job sees no deliverance from the almighty hand of God. Job compares God to a lion on the hunt and an enemy general. If this is the way God is going to act, Job reasons it would be better for him to depart into death’s darkness.

Rev. Dr. Martin Dressler, pastor at Salem Lutheran Church and School in Black Jack, MO, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Job 10:1-22.

To learn more about Salem Lutheran, visit salembjmo.org.

“There Is a Redeemer” is a series on Sharper Iron that studies the book of Job. The suffering of Job raises important questions. Does man fear God for no reason? Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil? Who can be an arbiter for man? As this book of wisdom literature wrestles with such questions, God reveals to us that He is our Living Redeemer whom we are right to fear, love, and trust above all things.

Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God's Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Pastor Appel serves at Faith Lutheran Church in Godfrey, IL. Learn more at flcgodfrey.org. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org