COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Job 38:1-7 (34-41)
The arguments of Job's four friends come to an end. Now the Lord joins the discussion and answers Job. Earlier Job called upon God to answer him. This pericope is part of the Lord's answer. Verses 1 through 7 deal with God's creation of the earth. God answers with a series of rhetorical questions. In these questions Job is confronted with the sovereignty and majesty of God.

Epistle: Hebrews 5:1-10
Hebrews claims that Christ is superior to the Jewish high priest. He is superior because of his origin (v. 5) and his destiny as the heavenly priest in the heavenly sanctuary. (v. 6) Moreover, Christ was appointed high priest by God. He can act in behalf of sinners because he, too, was human. (vv. 2, 3) Yet, this high priest was vulnerable because he…