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Guiding Questions: Job 26

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

What is Job’s main complaint against his friends (Job 26:2-4)?
In Job 26:5, what are “shades”?
In Job 26:6, what are Sheol and Abaddon?
What aspect of God is Job praising in this brief response?
What is the usual meaning of “tzafon” (Job 26:7)? Compare Jeremiah 14.
What is the meaning of “throne” in Job 26:9? Compare Isaiah 66:1 and Psalms 103:19.
What single word in current parlance might indicate the “boundary” to which Job refers in Job 26:10?
In Job 26:12, who or what is Rahab?
What is Job’s “bottom line” in Job 26:14?
How does this speech constitute a reply to Bildad?

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Exploring Judaism is the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism, embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism, and our personal search for meaning, learning, and connecting. Our goal is to create content based on three core framing: Meaning-Making (Why?), Practical Living (How?), and Explainers (What?).

Post categories: Job, Ketuvim (Writings), Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: Job 26, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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