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Job 36-37

Elihu Magnifies the Almighty

36 Then Elihu said further:

“Be patient with me a bit longer and I will show you
    that there is more to say on God’s behalf.
I get my knowledge from afar;
    I ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
For truly, my words are not false;
    One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

“Indeed, God is mighty, but despises none,
He is mighty in strength of understanding.
He does not keep the wicked alive,
    but gives justice to the afflicted.
He does not take His eyes from the righteous,
but enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
But if they are bound in chains,
    and held captive by cords of affliction,
then He declares to them their deed
    that they have transgressed arrogantly.
10 And He opens their ear to instruction,
    and commands that they turn from evil.
11 If they obey and serve, they will end their days in prosperity,
    and their years in happiness.
12 But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword,
    and die without knowledge.

13 “The godless in heart harbor anger,
    they do not cry for help even when He binds them.
14 Their souls die in youth,
    their life ends among cult prostitutes.
15 He delivers the afflicted by his affliction
    and opens their ear in oppression.

16 “And indeed, He will draw you from the mouth of distress,
to a spacious place without constraint, and the comfort of a table full of rich food.
17 But you are full of judgment on the wicked,
    judgment and justice take hold of you!
18 Beware lest wrath entice you with riches;
    or a large bribe turn you aside.
19 Will your wealth sustain you to keep you from distress,
    or even all your mighty efforts?
20 Do not long for the night,
    when people vanish from their places.
21 Be careful, do not turn to iniquity;
    for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

22 “Indeed, God is exalted in His power.
    Who is a teacher like Him?
23 Who has prescribed His way for Him?
    Or said ‘You have done wrong’?
24 Remember to magnify His work,
    of which people have sung.
25 All mankind has seen it;
    people gaze on it from afar.
26 Behold, God is exalted—beyond our knowledge!
    The number of His years is unsearchable.
27 For He draws up the drops of water;
    they distill rain into its mist,
28 which the clouds pour down
    and shower mankind abundantly.
29 Indeed, who can understand the spreading of the clouds,
    and the thunder from His pavilion?

30 “See how He scatters His lightning about Him,
    covering the depths of the sea.
31 For by these, He judges peoples
    and supplies food in abundance.
32 He covers His hands with lightning
    and commands it to strike its target.
33 His thunder declares His presence,
    the cattle also, about what is coming.
37 “At this my heart trembles
    and leaps from its place.
Listen carefully to the roar of His voice,
    the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
    and His light to the ends of the earth.
After that a voice roars;
    He thunders with His majestic voice.
He does not hold them back when His voice is heard.
God thunders wondrously with His voice;
He does great things beyond our comprehension.

“For to the snow He says, ‘Fall to the earth,’
and to the torrential rain—be a mighty downpour of rain.
He seals the hand of every man,
    so that all men will know His work.
The animals go into their lairs;
    they remain in their dens.
Out of its chamber comes the storm,
    and icy cold from the driving wind.
10 From the breath of God frost is made,
    and the watery expanse freezes.
11 He loads the cloud with moisture;
    He scatters His cloud of lightning.
12 It swirls around by His guidance,
    to do whatever He commands
    on the face of the inhabited world.
13 Whether it is a rod of punishment
    or for His land or for lovingkindness,
    He causes it to happen.

14 “Listen to this, Job:
    stand and consider God’s wonders.
15 Do you know how God orders them,
    and makes the lightning flash in His cloud?
16 Do you know the balancing of clouds,
    the wonders of Him who has perfect knowledge?

17 “You, whose clothes are hot,
    when the earth is still, because of the south wind,
18 can you, with Him, stretch out the skies,
    strong as a mirror of molten metal?
19 Teach us what to say to Him;
    we cannot prepare a case because of the darkness.
20 Should He be informed that I want to speak?
If a man speaks, would he be swallowed up?
21 But now, they do not see the light,
    bright as it is in the skies,
until the wind has passed
    and cleared the clouds away.
22 Out of the north comes in golden splendor;
    around God is awesome majesty.
23 Shaddai, we cannot find Him!
    He is great in power and justice,
and abundant righteousness He does not oppress.
24 Therefore people fear Him;
    He does not regard all the wise of heart.”

Acts 15:22-41

Letter to Diaspora Communities

22 Then it seemed good to the emissaries and elders, with the whole community, to choose men from among themselves to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judah (also called Barsabbas) and Silas, leading men among the brethren, 23 and this letter along with them:

    “The emissaries and the elders, your brothers,
To the Gentile brothers of Antioch, Syria,
and Cilicia:
Greetings!

24 Since we have heard that some from among us have troubled you with words disturbing to your souls,[a] although we gave them no such authorization, 25 it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. 27 We therefore have sent to you Judah and Silas, who themselves will report to you the same things by word of mouth. 28 It seemed good to the Ruach ha-Kodesh and to us not to place on you any greater burden than these essentials: 29 that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. By keeping away from these things, you will do well.

Shalom!”

30 So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch; and when they had gathered the whole group together, they delivered the letter. 31 The people read it and rejoiced over its encouragement. 32 Judah and Silas, prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers and sisters with a long message and strengthened them.

33 After spending some time there, they were sent off with shalom by the brothers and sisters to those who had sent them. 34  [b] 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others.

New Teams Strengthen Communities

36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers and sisters in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are.” 37 Barnabas was planning to take along John, called Mark. 38 But Paul was insisting that they shouldn’t take him along—the one who had deserted them in Pamphylia, not accompanying them in the work. 39 A sharp disagreement took place, so that they split off from one another. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. 40 But Paul selected Silas and went out, being entrusted by the brothers and sisters to the gracious care of the Lord. 41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the communities.

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