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Design: Steve Webb | Photo: Quino Al on Unsplash Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Job 19-20, and I’m calling the episode “The Redeemer.” Comments on Job 19 The chapter begins with Job responding yet again to his "friends" turned accusers, asking "How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?". And he continues by recounting how utterly miserable he has become. Even God seems to have turned his back on him, even persecuting him. And yet in verses 23 through 27 we see that indeed, Job's faith in God remains steadfast! He says,"As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives!" Hallelujah! Let's take a closer look at the word "redeemer".  The Hebrew word is "goel". We see the goel in Joshua 20:7-8 and Numbers 35:12-28, where the cities of refuge were established. In these chapters, goel is translated as the "avenger of blood". It was almost always the nearest family member who was appointed as goel, and it was It was his responsibility to rightly carry out justice when a fam