Hammer and Fire Podcast

Job: Episode 19

In the final episode, Pat and Silas discuss Job’s confession and the epilogue. They also offer some concluding remarks.\\ To Judge or Not to Judge https://www.dwellcc.org/teaching/5236/ \\(00:00) Introduction(00:46) Job's Confession(07:27) The Epilogue(13:32) Concluding Thoughts(23:43) The Hammer\\Bibliography\\ 1. Andersen, Francis I. (1976) Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Job. IVP Academic. \\2. Ash, Christopher. (2014) Job: The Wisdom of the Cross. Crossway. \\3. Carson DA. (2006) How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil. Baker Academic. \\4. Crenshaw, James L. (1998) Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction. Westminster John Knox Press. \\5. Ehrman, Bart. (2008) God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question––Why We Suffer. Harper One. \\6. Hartley, John E. (1988) New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Job. Eerdmans. \\7. Ortlund, Eric (2021) Piercing Leviathan: God’s Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job. IVP Academic. \\8. Smick, Elmer B. (1988) “Job.” In Frank E. Gaebelein (Ed.) Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Vol. 4. Zondervan. \\9. Stott, John R.W. (2006) The Cross of Christ. IVP. \\10. Waltke, Bruce with Charles Yu. (2007) An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach. Zondervan. \\ Speaker: Pat Reeder

Job: Episode 18

Pat and Silas finish God's monologue with an extended examination of Behemoth and Leviathan.(00:00) Introduction (01:20) The Scriptural Data(04:03) Interpretive Class I - Extending God's First Speech(08:45) Interpretive Class IIA - B&L symbolize Job(12:29) Interpretive Class IIB - B&L symbolize God(17:23) Interpretive Class IIC - B&L symbolize Chaotic Evil(29:32) Mythology and Scripture(33:43) The Hammer//Bibliography//1. Andersen, Francis I. (1976) Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Job. IVP Academic. \\2. Ash, Christopher. (2014) Job: The Wisdom of the Cross. Crossway. \\ 3. Carson DA. (2006) How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil. Baker Academic. \\4. Fyall, Robert S. (2002) Now My Eyes Have Seen You: Images of Creation and Evil in the Book of Job. IVP Academic. \\5. Hartley, John E. (1988) New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Job. Eerdmans. \\6. Motyer, J. Alec. (1993) The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary. IVP. \\7. Ortlund, Eric (2021) Piercing Leviathan: God’s Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job. IVP Academic. \\8. Putnam, Robert. (2000) Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. Touchstone Books. \\9. Putnam, Robert with Shaylyn Romney Garrett. (2020) The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again. Simon & Schuster. \\10. Sasse, Ben. (2018) Them: Why We Hate Each Other and How to Heal. St. Martin’s Press. \\11. Seitz, Amanda. (2023, May 2) “Loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general,” Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-loneliness-334450f7bb5a77e88d8085b178340e19 \\12. Smick, Elmer B. (1988) “Job.” In Frank E. Gaebelein (Ed.) Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Vol. 4. Zondervan. \\13. Thompson, Derek. (2025) “The Anti-Social Century,” The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/ \\14. Thiselton, Anthony C. (1992) New Horizons in Hermeneutics: The Theory and Practice of Transforming Biblical Reading. Zondervan. \\15. Waltke, Bruce. (2016) “Myth, History, and the Bible.” In D.A. Carson (Ed.) The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures. Eerdmans. \\16. Waltke, Bruce with Charles Yu. (2007) An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach. Zondervan. \\17. Williams, James G. (1978) “Deciphering the Unspoken: the Theophany of Job,” Hebrew Union College Annual 49: 59-72. \\ Speaker: Pat Reeder

Job: Episode 17

Pat and Silas continue to look at God’s monologue. Starting into God’s second of two speeches, they interpret God's charge that Job has made accusations against Him.(00:00) Introduction(03:05) Lamentation or Accusation?(10:59) Who Is Judge?(14:22) The Hammer\\Bibliography\\1. Andersen, Francis I. (1976) Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Job. IVP Academic. \\2. Ash, Christopher. (2014) Job: The Wisdom of the Cross. Crossway. \\3. Haidt, Jonathan and Tobias Rose-Stockwell. (2019) “The Dark Psychology Of Social Networks,” The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/12/social-media-democracy/600763/ \\4. Hartley, John E. (1988) New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Job. Eerdmans. \\5. Ortlund, Eric (2021) Piercing Leviathan: God’s Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job. IVP Academic. \\6. Smick, Elmer B. (1988) “Job.” In Frank E. Gaebelein (Ed.) Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Vol. 4. Zondervan. \\7. Waltke, Bruce with Charles Yu. (2007) An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach. Zondervan. \\ Speaker: Pat Reeder

Job: Episode 16

Pat and Silas continue to look at God’s monologue, especially the inhabitants of the created order.(00:00) Introduction(00:44) Further Discussion of Tone(05:20) First Speech, Second Part(11:50) Doing Things with Words(20:42) The Hammer \\ Bibliography \\1. Andersen, Francis I. (1976) Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Job. IVP Academic.\\2. Ash, Christopher. (2014) Job: The Wisdom of the Cross. Crossway. \\3. Carson DA. (2006) How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil. Baker Academic. \\4. Crabb, Larry (1993). Finding God. Zondervan. \\5. Crenshaw, James L. (1998) Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction. Westminster John Knox Press. \\6. Ehrman, Bart. (2008) God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question––Why We Suffer. Harper One. \\7. Hartley, John E. (1988) New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Job. Eerdmans. \\8. Ortlund, Eric (2021) Piercing Leviathan: God’s Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job. IVP Academic. \\ 9. Smick, Elmer B. (1988) “Job.” In Frank E. Gaebelein (Ed.) Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Vol. 4. Zondervan. \\10. Waltke, Bruce with Charles Yu. (2007) An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach. Zondervan. \\11. Whedbee, J. William. (2002) The Bible and the Comic Vision. Fortress Press. \\ Speaker: Pat Reeder

Job: Episode 15

For the next several episodes, Pat and Silas look at features of God’s monologue. In this episode, they address some introductory issues as well as engage God’s sovereignty over the heavens, the earth and the sea.(00:00) Introduction(01:24) Content and Style Overview(10:34) Structure(11:47) First Speech, First Part - Job 38:1-38(17:07) The Hammer\\ Bibliography \\1. Andersen, Francis I. (1976) Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Job. IVP Academic. \\2. Ash, Christopher. (2014) Job: The Wisdom of the Cross. Crossway. \\3. Carson DA. (2006) How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil. Baker Academic. \\4. Crenshaw, James L. (1998) Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction. Westminster John Knox Press. \\5. Ehrman, Bart. (2008) God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question––Why We Suffer. Harper One. \\6. Hartley, John E. (1988) New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Job. Eerdmans. \\7. Kuhn, Thomas. Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 3rd Edition. University of Chicago Press. \\8. Newman, Randy. (2010) Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did. Kregel. \\9. Ortlund, Eric (2021) Piercing Leviathan: God’s Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job. IVP Academic. \\10. Smick, Elmer B. (1988) “Job.” In Frank E. Gaebelein (Ed.) Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Vol. 4. Zondervan. \\11. Waltke, Bruce with Charles Yu. (2007) An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach. Zondervan. \\ Speaker: Pat Reeder