Family Week · Days 232–238
Week 34
The week in one sentence
Esther's people were saved from death, Job lost everything, and Paul says why God comforts us — so we can comfort others, in Christ.
Day 232 · August 18
Esther fell at the king's feet with tears and begged him to stop Haman's evil plan.
Day 233 · August 19
Job was a good man who feared God and turned away from evil, and he had seven sons, three daughters, and very many animals.
Day 235 · August 21
Bildad said God does not twist what is right, and that reeds wither quickly without water, like people who forget God.
Day 236 · August 22
Job told his friends that God holds the life of every living thing in His hand.
Day 237 · August 23
Job called his friends "miserable comforters," because their words crushed him instead of helping him.
Day 238 · August 24
Zophar said the joy of the wicked lasts only a short time, like a dream that flies away.