TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006
Date Hymns Reading Comments
November 2 LSB 540 Job 9 Job is unable to repair his relationship with the Lord. He needs a Mediator.
November 3 TLH 126 / LSB 396 Job 10 Job expresses the hopelessness of his situation.
November 4 TLH 514 / LSB 765 Job 11 Zophar denounces Job as a wicked sinner, claiming that Job deserves even worse suffering than he has received. If Job stops sinning, Zophar claims, then the Lord will bless him.
November 5 LSB 763 Job 12 Job recognizes that the Lord is in control of our lives and not we ourselves. Our well-being in life is not dependent on our personal righteousness.
November 6 TLH 521 / LSB 760 Job 13 Though we face many sorrows and tribulations in this fallen world, we find hope in our Lord Who has redeemed us.
November 7 TLH 376 / LSB 761 Job 14 When the Lord leads us through times of affliction, we find great comfort in the promise of forgiveness and eternal life.
November 9 TLH 23 / LSB 822 Psalm 116 The Lord has delivered us from death. He will deliver us out of all of our earthly troubles also. We love and praise the Lord in response to His love and deliverance.
November 10 TLH 15 / LSB 816 Psalm 117 We praise our Lord Who is faithful to His promises.
November 11 TLH 465 / LSB 912 Psalm 118 We see the steadfast love of the Lord on display throughout the history of Israel. We see the steadfast love of the Lord on display in the incarnation and earthly ministry of Christ. We see the steadfast love of the Lord on display in our own lives.
November 12 LSB 569 Job 15 Eliphaz accuses Job of arrogance and wickedness. He thinks highly of his own wisdom and admonishes Job to learn from him.
November 13 LSB 529 Job 16 The supposed friends of Job have failed miserably to comfort him. Though the Lord has afflicted Job greatly, Job looks to the Lord as his witness and advocate in the coming judgment.
November 14 TLH 651 / LSB 752 Job 17 Job bemoans his hopeless situation.
November 16 TLH 520 / LSB 754 Job 18 Bildad speaks again, declaring that the Lord punishes the wicked and by implication urging Job to repent and to live righteously in order to avoid further “punishment.”
November 17 TLH 200 / LSB 461 Job 19 Job puts his hope in a Redeemer to come.
November 18 TLH 523 / LSB 756 Job 20 Zophar proclaims a false theology of glory, claiming that the wicked suffer many hardships and by implication that the righteous enjoy prosperity.
November 19 TLH 524 / LSB 734 Job 21 Job objects to the false teaching of Zophar, correctly observing that often in this world the wicked prosper.
November 20 TLH 324 / LSB 609 Job 22 Eliphaz is correct in his claim that Job, like all people, is guilty of sin. He is correct also that the Lord answers repentant prayers with forgiveness. He remains incorrect, however, in his assumption that the present suffering of Job is a specific punishment for specific sin.
November 21 TLH 552 / LSB 878 Job 23 Job appeals to the Lord.
November 23 TLH 430 / LSB 730 Job 24 Though we, like Job, may suffer in life, the Lord is our Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. He desires our salvation above all else and He will deliver us from our suffering in the fullness of time.
November 24 TLH 261 / LSB 655 Psalm 119:1-32 Psalm 119 consists of 22 stanzas, one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Within each stanza, all eight verses (in the original Hebrew text) begin with the letter represented. Obedience to the Lord results in great blessing. The Word of the Lord is our treasure.
November 25 TLH 414 / LSB 705 Psalm 119:33-64 We desire to obey the Law of the Lord. Through the Word of the Lord we receive salvation. The Word of the Lord is our comfort. The Lord demonstrates His love for us, and we respond in faithfulness and obedience to Him.
November 26 TLH 34 / LSB 820 Psalm 119:65-96 The Lord teaches us through affliction. The Lord in His mercy comforts us. The Lord delivers us from harm and danger in His good time. The Almighty, Who has created the universe, will deliver us from all afflictions.
November 27 TLH 320 / LSB 610 Psalm 119:97-136 The Word of the Lord imparts great wisdom. The Word of the Lord guides us on the right path. By faith we receive protection from the Lord. We pursue what is right and avoid what is wrong. Our faithfulness to the Lord sets us apart from the people of this world.
November 28 TLH 5 / LSB 908 Psalm 119:137-176 We love the Law and the Gospel of the Lord. The Lord grants us salvation and we respond in thankful obedience. The Word of the Lord is our comfort amid the tribulations of this life.
November 30 TLH 371 / LSB 563 Job 25 Who, indeed, is righteous before the Lord? Repent and trust in Jesus for salvation!