{"id":145,"date":"2010-10-08T22:49:32","date_gmt":"2010-10-09T02:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldsandals.net\/?p=145"},"modified":"2010-10-08T22:49:35","modified_gmt":"2010-10-09T02:49:35","slug":"how-can-this-be-job-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldsandals.net\/?p=145","title":{"rendered":"How can this be? (Job 24)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job’s words are troubling. <\/p>\n

The wicked oppress the poor and are very cruel. Their actions do not go unnoticed, for “God is always watching [them]”. His judgment, though often deferred, is sure. <\/p>\n

The poor cry out for help, but there is no justice for them. God ignores their moanings.<\/p>\n

How can this be? Is God only concerned with punishing the wicked? Does he not care for those who suffer at their hands? Is God not also a God of mercy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Job’s words are troubling. The wicked oppress the poor and are very cruel. Their actions do not go unnoticed, for “God is always watching [them]”. His judgment, though often deferred, is sure. The poor cry out for help, but there is no justice for them. God ignores their moanings. How can this be? Is God … <\/p>\n

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