Proper 24
Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10
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by Russell F. Anderson

Theme: Our human pride gets in the way of our worshiping and serving the Lord.

COMMENTARY

Lesson 1: Job 38:1-7 (34-41) (C)
The arguments of Job's four friends come to a conclusion and God himself answers from a whirlwind, a frequent setting for theophanies. God chides Job for his lack of wisdom and addresses him with a series of rhetorical questions. The entire chapter presents an argument from creation. Job was not present at the creation of the world; how can he dare to question the sovereign God?

Lesson 1: Isaiah 53:10-11 (RC); Isaiah 53:4-12 (E)

Lesson 2: Hebrews 5:1-10 (C)
The writer continues to demonstrate how the Christian religion is superior to the Jewish faith from which it sprang. In this lection, he presents Christ as our great high priest but one who is superior to the …

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