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Q1: After all, is the beauty of the behemoth over powering sores all over the body, or the death of children? (2/2) #skepscrip

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Q1: God reveals beauty--I am skeptical that the beauty of creation changes him--he has seen the worst of creation too (1/2) #skepscrip

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Q1: O'Conner's question: is God a bully or is he simply showing Job reality--there are nicer ways to give a dose of reality #skepscrip

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Q2: Honestly, God is kind of defensive--reminds me of a play ground bully-- "Well, I'm bigger than you so shut up" #skepscrip

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Q4: God is uncontainable--he is not captive to Job, Job is captive to God #skepscrip

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Q4: God has the power to both make something wickedly powerful AND limit its power #skepscrip

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Q3: I'll be looking at Job 40:15-24 #skepscrip

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q3: Job 31 theme: "If this is what I get for being righteous, I can only imagine what God would do if I were actually wicked" #skepscrip

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Q3: Job 30 theme: Job feels betrayed by the people who now mock him #skepscrip

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Q3: Job 29 theme: Job was a hero for the voiceless--heroic like a greek myth "cutting fangs" off of the wicked. #skepscrip

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Q2: Same wisdom, but God is willing to share via instruction--deuteronomy? #skepscrip

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Q1: God is the only one with access to wisdom. God's wisdom is knowledge of all--humans fear God's knowledge of their deeds #skepscrip

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Q2: How does one move from lament to comfort, or movement? Is it a catalyst for change, or is it a healing practice? #skepscrip

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Q1: "Laments respond to suffering with resistance" Job in his resistance to God is involved in empowering himself #skepscrip

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Q2: Even if Job knows the origin of his suffering, he does not know the reason, I'd say he is equally as lost as Vallejo #skepscrip

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Q2: Job + Vallejo in a place of frustration with their suffering--by not understanding its source, resolution seems impossible #skepscrip

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Q1: Vallejo is suffering due to existence? He wrote the title before he wrote the rest of his poem perhaps? #skepscrip

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q1: As humans we seek to fix problem by understanding their origin--suffering is an entity is no different #skepscrip

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q2: (GH) This God wants weariness to pull us to him, Qohelet is not pulled to the love of God by his existential anxiety #skepscrip

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q2: (GH) Does Qoh believe God gives us blessing, or just judgement? #skepscrip