Analyzing Card's Song 'His Lament'

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1. What is the difference between a. and a. In the song lyrics section titled His Story, Card describes Job as “a man truly righteous” with “no pious facade.” Since Romans 3:23 says “all have sinned,” what could the wisdom teachers have meant by designating Job as a righteous man? To be clear, I have never heard this song before, and I absolutely loved it. Job is my favorite book of the Bible for a lot of reasons, but Michael Card’s rendition of the book of Job has made it more poetic than I have ever been able to visualize by reading it alone. Throughout the book, Job’s friends engage in dialogue with him. They attempt to explain his suffering by suggesting that it must be due to some hidden sin. Their perspective reflects a common belief …show more content…

What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? In the section of the song titled His Lament (notice the change in music to reflect the somber mood of lamentation), Card highlights several responses Job makes to his unexplained suffering. What are they and how do these responses play out in the resolution of the book? 4. What is the difference between a.. In the first section, Card initially remarks that Job’s perspective is that God has to have a plan for his life since He allowed him to suffer and not be slain. Another remark is that there is no peace in his pain. Hopeful that God will send him a comforter. He states that his friends are not comfortable to be around since they will not listen and want to be obstinate. While they sound like they are right, they do not understand what the true will of God is. Job acknowledges that God is the only one who hears his pleads, and the only one who can save him. Job asks a rhetorical question stating that if he is without sin, why is he suffering? This is explained in the next verse with less frustration in his voice, saying that God would not crush me for some secret sin, and though He slay me, still I’ll trust in Him. The whole concept of connecting here is that while Job and his friends don’t understand why, it doesn’t matter why. If God wants it to happen that way, then there is ultimately a greater plan they are not aware of. Job cannot fathom what God has allowed him to see and essentially humbles Job, knowing how

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