The Question

Glen asked me if I was re-wording scripture to make it 

more interesting. I said that I was using The Message, 

a paraphrase by Eugene Peterson. This version has 

helped me to identify with Job on the emotional level. 

In chapter 9, Job asks a question. Maybe it is a question 

that you, dear reader, have asked. Let’s listen in:

“The question is, “How can mere mortals get right 

with God?”

"If we wanted to bring our case before Him, 

what chance would we have?

Not one in a thousand!

God’s wisdom is so deep, God’s power so immense, 

who could take him on and come out in one piece?”

Then:

“He flips mountains on their heads…”

“He stretches out the heavens”

“He strides on the waves of the sea”

“Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’”

I am amazed at the poetry, the pathos expressed by 

Job. His words speak to my imagination and they 

touch my heart.