Thy Strong Word From Kfuo Radio

The debate has been raging. Job has insisted on his innocence. His friends stubbornly clung to their belief that suffering must be the result of sin. Then came Elihu—young, passionate, and unwilling to let either side go unchallenged. He has listened long enough, and now he speaks. In Job 34 and 25, Elihu sharpens his argument. He turns his focus entirely to God’s justice, confronting Job’s complaints head-on. Does the Almighty pervert justice? Can the One who governs the world with perfect wisdom ever be accused of wrongdoing? The question is no longer about Job’s suffering alone. Now, it’s about the very nature of divine justice itself.  The Rev. Brandon Metcalf, associate pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Bethalto, IL, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Job 34 and 35.  Why do the righteous suffer? That’s the burning question at the heart of the book of Job—one of the most profound and challenging books in all of Scripture. From a Lutheran perspective, Job’s story isn’t just about a man enduring un