Lord, I don't know where this is going, or how this all works out.
Lead me to peace that is past understanding. A peace beyond all doubt.
The question, "Why do innocent people suffer?" is addressed in the story of Job.
C
HAPTER
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Job's Calamities
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Job Bewails His Birth
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Eliphaz Rebukes Job
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Job Reproaches His Friends
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Job Remonstrates with God
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Bildad Affirms God's Justice
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Job's Inability to Answer God
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Job Bemoans His Condition
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Zophar Accuses Job of Iniquity
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Job Affirms God's Power and Wisdom
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Job Defends His Integrity
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Job Muses on the Brevity of Life
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Eliphaz Reprimands Job
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Job Complains of God's Dealings
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Bildad Describes the Fate of the Wicked
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Job's Faith That God Will Vindicate Him
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Zophar Depicts the Portion of the Wicked
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Job Asserts the Prosperity of the Wicked
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Eliphaz Accuses Job of Great Wickedness
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Job Desires to Plead His Case before God
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Job Complains of God's Indifference to Wickedness
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Bildad Denies That Man Can Be Justified with God
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Job Declares God's Sovereignty
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Job Describes the Portion of the Wicked
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Man's Quest for Wisdom
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Job Recalls His Former Glory
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Job Bewails His Present Affliction
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Job Asserts His Integrity
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Elihu Justifies His Right to Answer Job
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Elihu Reproves Job
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Elihu Justifies God
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Elihu Extols God's Greatness
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The L
ORD
Convinces Job of Ignorance
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The Manifestations of God's Power
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42
Job's Confession and Acceptance
The Restoration of Job's Prosperity