This is part of a year long reading of the Bible chronologically in a harmonized format.
Job 4:1 - 5:27
- Eliphaz speaks to Job, noting how Job once encouraged others in trouble but now struggles with his own suffering, implying that the innocent do not perish while the wicked face consequences.
- Eliphaz urges Job to seek God, describing divine correction as beneficial and promising restoration, peace, and prosperity for the righteous who accept it.
Matthew 1:18-25
- Mary is found pregnant by the Holy Spirit before marrying Joseph, who plans a quiet divorce to avoid shaming her.
- An angel appears to Joseph in a dream, instructing him to take Mary as his wife, name the child Jesus (meaning "he will save his people from their sins"), and fulfilling the prophecy of Immanuel ("God with us").
