In Lecture 3: The Voice from the Whirlwind, the silence finally breaks. A young man named Elihu steps forward—not to accuse like Job’s friends, but to reframe the debate. His message: God is just, even when His justice is inscrutable. Then, God Himself speaks from the whirlwind—not with answers, but with questions that reveal majesty, beauty, and divine presence. In the face of suffering, Job doesn’t receive an explanation—he receives communion. This lecture explores one of the most profound transformations in all of Scripture: from protest to wonder, from demanding justice to receiving grace, from hearing about God to seeing Him. 

n Lecture 2: The Trial of Friendship, we journey through Job’s second trial—this time, not from the heavens, but from the mouths of his friends. As Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar confront Job with cold retributive theology and no compassion, Job laments, perseveres, and cries out for a mediator between himself and God. This lecture examines how the accuser’s voice resonates through the pious platitudes of Job’s companions and how Job, in his radical fidelity and suffering, foreshadows Christ himself. Faith without reward. Worship in ruin. A suffering soul becomes a liturgy. 

In this opening lecture of our four-part study on the Book of Job, we step into one of the most profound and unsettling stories in all of Scripture. Who is Job—and why does God permit Satan to test him? What does Job’s suffering reveal about God’s justice, human faith, and the mystery of innocent pain?

We explore the heavenly courtroom, Job’s initial trials, and his extraordinary response of worship in the ashes. Along the way, we’ll hear from the Church Fathers, draw insights from the Psalms of lament, and ask what Job can teach us about holding fast to God when the world falls apart.