Posts by Brandon Starnes
Job’s Creatures – The Leviathan
The LORD continues His message to Job and includes a lesson about Leviathan. Leviathan is a transliteration of the Hebrew name for this creature. Leviathan is familiar to the psalmist, as well as to Isaiah and Job. The psalmist seems to indicate that Leviathan was a dragon of the waters (Psa. 74:13-14). Leviathan goes where…
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The LORD introduces Behemoth in the story of Job (Job 40:15-24). In chapter 38, God begins to respond to Job and his friends with a series of questions that showcase His strength and power. When God mentions behemoth, He continues to highlight His own might. Behemoth was a powerful creature, while Job was not. Behemoth…
Read MoreJob’s Creatures – The Unicorn
The unicorn appears in the book of Job (Job 39:9-10). Many references to the unicorn highlight its strength and powerful horn. The Lord tells Job that the unicorn cannot be harnessed like a horse, an ox, or a donkey to serve mankind. It was one of God’s creatures that could not be tamed. In verses…
Read MoreJob’s Creatures – The Dragon
Job mentions dragons in Job 30:29. As is often the case, the dragon is a creature of the wilderness and is often mentioned with the owls. Job complains that his physical condition sets him apart from the rest of humanity and that he feels he lives in the wilderness. The Hebrew word for dragon (Strong’s…
Read MoreJob’s Creatures – The Beast
Several creatures mentioned in the book of Job are often dismissed as myth by many readers. However, the Bible does not deal in mythology. The word “myth” does not appear in our KJV Bible. Instead, the Bible references myths with the phrase “old wives fables” (1 Tim. 4:7) and warns us to reject them. The…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – Abounding Works
The words abounding, abundant, and abundantly are not only used to describe the communicable attributes of God, but they are used to list some human attributes or traits. These are abundant things that the faithful Christian ought to manifest and manifest abundantly. Because God is not stingy with his love, or his mercy, or his…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – Abounding, Abundant, Abundantly
Talking about above & beyond, one can go to such words as abounding, abundant, and abundantly. There are many things in the Christian experience that are said to be abundant. Many of these things have to do with what God bestows upon the believer. Here is a partial list: Abundant Grace, 2Cor.4:15; 8:7; 9:8; 1Tim.1:14…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – Exceeding
Using Ephesians 3:20 as a text, we find three superlatives describing the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. His work is exceeding; his work is abundant; and his work is above. Let’s talk about the word “exceeding.” In the Greek language, the word (huper) is a simple preposition that is translated in a variety of…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – From Above
We have been talking about things that are above and beyond. One of the things that Jesus tried to get across to the scribes and Pharisees was that he was not from earth, but that he was from heaven. He often called it being “from above.” When he spoke to Nicodemus, he said, “He that…
Read MoreHedgemaker Baptist – Above and Beyond
When we think of going above and beyond, we usually mean going higher and farther than what is normally achieved. It usually refers to the work of an over achiever, one who goes above and beyond what is required. The Christian believer ought to be an over achiever. We probably cannot go above and beyond…
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