Be Patient (Job)
Overview
Wiersbe's "Be" Series on the Old Testament—Practical, devotional, and concise describes the "Be" series. Each of these mini-commentaries contains a wealth of practical insight into God's Word.
Many people have heard of the patience of Job; but not many people understand what those trials were all about and what God was trying to accomplish. Nor do they realize that Job suffered as he did so that God's people today might learn from his experiences how to be patient in suffering and endure to the end.
Be Patient was written to teach the reader two things: be patient in your trials and help others in theirs. In order to empathize with others, you must endure hardship yourself. This resource will delve into the life of Job and, in doing so, help you understand that the trials you face may be God's way of preparing you to help others.
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Product Details
- Title: Be Patient
- Author: Warren W. Wiersbe
- Series: Wiersbe's "Be" Series
- Publisher: Victor
- Publication Date: 1996
About Warren Wiersbe
Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe is Writer-in-Residence at Cornerstone College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Distinguished Professor of Preaching at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary. He has pastored three churches, including the Moody Church in Chicago, and served as General Director and Bible teacher for Back to the Bible Broadcast.
Top Highlights
“In times of severe testing, our first question must not be, ‘How can I get out of this?’ but ‘What can I get out of this?’” (Page 20)
“But the fundamental reason for Job’s suffering was to silence the blasphemous accusations of Satan and prove that a man would honor God even though he had lost everything. It was a battle ‘in the heavenlies’ (Eph. 6:12), but Job did not know it. Job’s life was a battlefield where the forces of God and Satan were engaged in a spiritual struggle to decide the question, ‘Is Jehovah God worthy of man’s worship?’” (Pages 16–17)
“But pain makes us forget the joys of the past; instead, we concentrate on the hopelessness of the future.” (Page 22)
“Job knew what had happened, but he did not know why it had happened; and that is the crux of the matter.” (Page 15)
“The best way to help people who are hurting is just to be with them, saying little or nothing, and letting them know you care. Don’t try to explain everything; explanations never heal a broken heart.” (Page 21)
- Title: Be Patient
- Author: Warren W. Wiersbe
- Series: Wiersbe’s “Be” Series
- Publisher: Victor Books/Scripture Press
- Print Publication Date: 1996
- Logos Release Date: 2001
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Job › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Job › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:29.23.1
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T16:24:49Z
Warren W. Wiersbe (1929–2019) was an internationally known Bible teacher and pastor. He studied at Indiana University and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.
In 2002, Wiersbe was awarded the Jordon Lifetime Achievement Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He was the former pastor of three churches, including The Moody Church.
For 10 years Wiersbe served as general director and Bible teacher for the Back to the Bible radio broadcast. He wrote more than 150 books, including the popular Old Testament "Be" Series and New Testament "Be" Series of expositional Bible studies, which has sold more than four million copies, and The Strategy of Satan.
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