First half marathon in the books ✅

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The younger a seminarian is, the more they want on campus education.

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After years of seeing this beautiful Isaiah mural at church, I can finally make out what it reads: לֹא יִשָּׂא גוֹי אֶל גוֹי חֶרֶב וְלֹא יִלְמְדוּ עוֹד מִלְחָמָה Lo yissa goy el goy cherev, v'lo yilmedu od milchamah Isaiah 2:4: “Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.”

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But at the same time—the book gives a LOT of time to the testimony of the friends. Most of the book is this kind of back and forth. Eliphaz is a lot more than a straw man. Many of the things he tells Job are things I tell myself to get through hard times.

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The context of the frame story invites us to read the familiar aphorisms with a new suspicion. Eliphaz assumes that Job is aware of some sin or rebellion from which to turn toward repentance. He can’t believe the testimony of his friend, because it’s too much at odds with how his world works.

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