Daily Devotions
11/2/26 Job 23,24; Mark 11,12 Job 23–24 presents two layers of injustice: Job’s personal suffering despite his righteousness, and widespread wickedness in the world that goes unpunished. [1] Mark 11–12 inverts this entirely, depicting Jesus systematically dismantling the institutional structures that perpetuate injustice and false authority. Hidden God vs. Visible Authority Job complains that God is hiding from him, longing to find God’s throne and present his case, confident he would win his trial because he is an upright man. [2] If Job went forward or backward, left or right, he could not see God or catch a glimpse of him. [2] Job’s problem is that he doesn’t know where to find God, yet he remains confident that God knows his heart. [3] Mark 11–12 presents the inverse dynamic. Jesus enters Jerusalem and immediately confronts the temple’s institutional corruption—overturning tables, condemning merchants who exploit the poor through inflated prices for sacrificial animals. R...