There are a number of excellent, not-to-be-missed resources in our lending library. One such book (newly donated, thanks!) is Job, an illustrated hard-cover version of John Piper's poem "The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God." Reformed Theological Seminary thought enough of this book to use it as gifts to supporters.
Joel Belz nicely summarized the work in World magazine. I hope you'll look for this book and join others who have grown from their reading of it.
[Piper's] insights and ability with words are coupled with the powerful themes of Job's timeless story ... the shortness of the book saved me no time at all, for I had to go back and read it again and again.
The author's theme, of course, is not Job, but God. That is always John Piper's theme. He wants his listeners to know the God of the Bible ... "It is a great sadness when sufferers seek relief by sparing God His sovereignty over pain. The sadness is that this undercuts the very hope it aims to create."
Joel Belz
World Magazine
August 10, 2002
Excerpt from http://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/08-10-02/opening_1.asp
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