TSK · Malachi 3:15

For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me,

In all this Job did not sin, nor did he charge God with moral impropriety.

The Wicked Prosper“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,

He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive:“May men praise you, for you have done well!”

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

They again challenged God, and offended the Holy One of Israel.

where your ancestors challenged my authority, and tried my patience, even though they had seen my work.

The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

Everyone Will Die So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated– no one knows what lies ahead.

LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.

So the king gave the order, and Daniel was brought and thrown into a den of lions. The king consoled Daniel by saying,“Your God whom you continually serve will rescue you!”

Resistance to the Lord through Self-deceit You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say,“How have we wearied him?” Because you say,“Everyone who does evil is good in the LORD’s opinion, and he delights in them,” or“Where is the God of justice?”

and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.

“There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years.