Watch The Book of Job

Job displayed great patience in the face of pain and suffering. What can we learn from his example? In the twelfth part of this series, Derek Thomas considers Job's steadfast faith, reminding us that God is always in control.

When we suffer or grieve, we can turn to the book of Job for perspective. In the eleventh part of this series, Derek Thomas discusses the significance of Job's deeper relationship with God, the reconciliation with his friends, and the enjoyment of his renewed life.

God challenges Job a second time by directing his thought to consider Behemoth and Leviathan. In the tenth part of this series, Derek Thomas seeks to help us identify Behemoth and Leviathan and understand why they are relevant to Job's suffering.

Finally, God speaks, answering Job out of the whirlwind with a lengthy sequence of questions that reveal to Job the true nature of his complaint. In the ninth part of this series, Derek Thomas explains what these questions reveal about God and man.

There is comfort in knowing that God is sovereign-even over our pain. In the eighth part of this series, Derek Thomas looks at Elihu's contribution to the book of Job and what it teaches about the sovereignty of God.

The perplexing reality of pain and suffering makes us ask the question, "Where can wisdom be found?" In the seventh part of this series, Derek Thomas recounts Job's asking this question and his answer, "in the Lord."

"For I know that my Redeemer lives" are perhaps the most well-known, hope-filled words in all the book of Job. In the sixth part of this series, Derek Thomas gives us a glimpse into Job's trust in the justice of God amid his darkest hour.

When God's people walk through trials, it can seem as though the Lord Himself has turned against us. In the fifth part of this series, Derek Thomas reflects on Job's longing for someone to plead his case before the Lord.

What do we say to our loved ones and friends when they experience unspeakable suffering? In the fourth part of this series, Derek Thomas recommends that our response should be more balanced than the words which Eliphaz delivered to Job.

The third chapter of the book of Job is one of the darkest chapters in the Bible. In the midst of his suffering, Job begins to curse the day he was born. In the third part of this series, Derek Thomas contemplates this passage, teaching that there is hope for those who find themselves on the edge of despair.

In life's darkest hours, our broken hearts may be tempted to curse God and die. But we must remember that the Lord is working for our good even when He permits Satan to do his worst. In the second part of this series, Derek Thomas looks to the second chapter of the book of Job as he engages questions of pain and suffering.

The book of Job begins by introducing us to its three most significant characters: Job, Satan, and God. In the first part of this series, Derek Thomas explores the difficulty of Job's suffering, Satan's involvement, and God's sovereignty in all things.