Job was blameless, meaning no sin was found in him. The overarching theme of the book of job examines the injustice of. The big picture of job is that there was a man who was, in one sense, blameless in god s sight. I want to draw your attention to a topic in the word of god tonight that is one that is most frequently avoided. In our preaching through the book of james, who wrote this epistle, and who was pastor of the mother church in jerusalem acts 21. How does the book of job help disciples of jesus christ remain faithful to god as. No answers are given, but god reminds us to trust his wisdom and character. Bible verses related to curse from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order genesis 3. Ayyub is also considered a prophet job is presented as a good and prosperous family man who is beset by satan with gods. The subject that i want to share with you is the curse of god, the curse of god. After this job opened his mouth and cursed the day.
Sep 29, 2017 but bless simply doesnt make sense in these contexts, and so the word is almost certainly a euphemism for curse. Whatever would possess the rabbis to include the book of job as one of the official books in the canon of holy writ. The book of job begins with a prologue job 12, which describes a wager between satan and god, in which satan the adversary bets god that joba particularly pious manwill abandon his piety and curse god if all his wealth and wellbeing are taken away. God knew that it was there, and he knew that in shaking this godly, blameless man there would arise some imperfection into his life, and that it would need to be purged. And the purpose of god in setting job up was fulfilled the revelation of the value of god. And in spite of all, though he may curse the day of his birth ch. Satan covered job with boils for several days but was still unsuccessful in getting job to curse god. But in all of his calamities, job still had reason for reverent worship. Aug 29, 2018 the bible story of job, from the book of job, is a powerful tale of testing the devotion and fortitude of the human will.
The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it. The prose prologue chapters one and two and the epilogue 42. It is found in the third section of the biblical canon known as the ketuvim writings. In short, elihu condemns jobs friends and jobs claim of being without sin, declares god. The book of job is the first document in history to take. Job prays for gods forgiveness of them and god accepts his prayer. God does not answer their questions about jobs guilt or innocence, but rather speaks about the created order and contrasts what god can do with what humans are able to do. Job refuses to forsake his belief in god, and never once curses god. The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it among the literary masterpieces of all time. This is the second in a series on types of christ symbolized throughout the bible.
In fact, job did the opposite and blessed god when god seemed to be cursing him 1. God boasts to satan about jobs goodness, but satan argues that job is only good because god has blessed him abundantly. And this is the pastor bringing the message entitled the patience of job. The book of job is one of the literary masterpieces of all time, and provides a profound discussion on the suffering of a just man. That is, the scribes who were copying the book of job simply didnt want to write curse god, even if that was what the bible said there, and so they wrote bless god instead. When god shook job, the sediment colored the water, and you find job saying some terrible things about god in this book. And this is the pastor bringing the message entitled the pa. In any case, at the heart of the message of the book of job is the wisdom with respect to answering the question as to how god is involved in the problem of human suffering. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite. The god of all the universe entertains an audience with satan. He knows that if he can get at job in every part of his being, he thinks that he can shake jobs faith and cause him to turn from his trust and confidence in god, and curse him to his face. In this view, job was a literary creation by a prophet who used this form of writing to convey a divine message.
In the course of one day, job receives four messages, each bearing separate. When job curses the day he was born in chapter 3, does he curse. The book of job, one of the wisdom books of the bible, deals with two issues crucial to every person. At the end of the book, god gives job twice as much wealth as he had before, along with seven sons and three daughters. In rabbinical literature, job is called one of the prophets of the gentiles.
The book of job, named after its protagonist apparently not an israelite. Satan challenges god that, if given permission to punish the man, job will turn and curse god. The accuser predicted that job would curse god when he lost everything 1. Naked i came from my mothers womb, and naked shall i return there. And so the superior worth of god became evident to all. The book of job in the hebrew bible was crafted to address human suffering and why bad things happen to good people. To most it would seem an absurd notionbut not to job. We do not know who wrote job or when it was written. In it, satan is a member of gods divine court who walks the earth looking for sin and reports back to god. Take those away, the accuser says, and job will openly curse god v. Though naqab is the usual word for curse in the hebrew language, it was barak that naboth was accused of committing.
Eventually, god would work his greatest triumph through what appeared to be his. In this epic wager between god and the devil, discover how job reacts to the shocking curses inflicted upon him and what we can learn from his incredible example of remaining faithful through suffering. Despite his difficult circumstances, he does not curse god, but rather curses the day of his birth. Jul 23, 2015 job did not curse god as satan had said he would. She only comes on the scene to heighten for one moment the intensity of her husbands desolation and misery.
We also gather that job was not so sure whether his power to curse can work or not, this tell us that job was doing these for the first time in his life. After all, desperate times call for desperate measures. God, in his wisdom, saw that this fact needed correcting throughout all ages and so he designed the book of job to get the message across. I love reading the book of jobi feel a connection, i lost my son to a pedestrian accident almost 3 years ago at 1. Job did not curse god when he lost his wealth and his children. Job refuses to curse god then his wife told him, do you remain firm in your integrity. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. Positively and forcefully does this message come forth from the book of job. Job s wife implies that death is preferable to such a life as job now leads and must expect to lead henceforward. Book of job simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The habit of contextualizing a text saves us students of the bible from jumping.
Elihu rightly points job to gods might, saying, listen to this, job. God again pointed out job as a good example to satan. It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b. Lessons from job sermon choosing faith in the mist of. The devils accusation that jobs faith lacked integrity, focusing on the blessings god gave rather than god himself. At one point in history, perhaps somewhere around the sixth century a. Why then did he curse the day of his own birth when his whole body. There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. Secondly, jobs wife and friends attacked him verbally.
In fact, what pains him most is god s apparent alienation from him. And seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, you have blasphemed god and the king. God says to job, now i want you to pray for your friends these three dear men, so stubborn, so sure that they had all the answers, so well meaning, so sincere, so. Sssh the book of job job stands as a symbol for all humanity, for we all have been caught up in the great controversy, a. Lessons from job sermon choosing faith in the mist of suffering. Even worse, she told him to curse god before he died. In every generation protests arise saying that if god is good, then there should be no pain, no suffering or death in this world. Are we to accept what is good from god but not tragedy.
But bless simply doesnt make sense in these contexts, and so the word is almost certainly a euphemism for curse. At that point, god did allow satan to attack job physically. Should we accept from god only good and not adversity. The book of job, in the old testament, opens with words both majestic and onceuponatimeish. Leave the unprofitable service of this god, who has left thee to so undeserved a fate. A message from god in the book of job the ensign message. God allows satan to torment job to test this bold claim, but he forbids satan to take jobs life in the process. In the book of job, we find questions about gods justice and why good people suffer.
Dont let coronavirus divide your church the christian post. T he word of god in his holy bible contains a truly vast amount of divine information, teaching us about god and helping and supporting us on lifes journey. Last week when i finished my message on the first chapter of job, two young englishmen came up and challenged me. The book of job, book of hebrew scripture that is often counted among the masterpieces of world literature. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends.
On the radio we share with you, prayerfully and gladly, our first baptist church early morning hour. Derek thomas this twelvemessage series, the book of job, is now available. Five truths for sufferers from the book of job the. The books theme is the eternal problem of unmerited suffering, and it is named after its central. Job loses his health 8 and job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. The angel known as the satan hebrew for the adversary, as told in the book of job, challenges god to test the devotion and piety of the righteous man job. The book of job god did not give satan power biblebro. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it. Job does not curse god here or anywhere else in the book of job. God rebukes jobs three friends and orders them to make a sacrifice. Oct 12, 2016 what is the final message of the book of job about.
He was also very wealthyseven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a huge staff of servantsthe most influential man in all the east. Job 3 job curses the day of his birth enduring word. Five truths for sufferers from the book of job the gospel. God says to job, now i want you to pray for your friends these three dear men, so stubborn, so sure that they had all the answers, so well meaning, so sincere, so dedicated, but such utter blunderers. Rather, god reminds job that god is god and job is not. When job curses the day he was born in chapter 3, does he. God, greatness of blemished creatures deception, forbidden by god the curse of the law reverence, and gods nature but cursed be the swindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a blemished animal to the lord, for i am a great king, says the lord of hosts, and my name is feared among the nations. Though job blessed god, he also pinned the loss of his possessions, livestock, servants, and children all on god. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to god and hated evil with a passion. Job pronounced jobe, was a rich farmer living in the land of uz, somewhere northeast of palestine. The last of the book is a beautiful picture of what james calls the tender mercies of god toward job james 5. Job is the central figure of the book of job in the bible.
Jobs wife certainly didnt think highly of her husbands nonsensical faith. Addressing the problem of theodicy the vindication of the justice of god in the light of humanitys suffering it is a rich theological work setting out a variety of perspectives. The book of job presents one of the most unusual pictures in all the bible. The subject of their celestial conversation is a nearly flawless man, and how he might be tortured. To be present in the bible at all, it must have been inspired by god. Throughout all of this, job did not sin by what he said. I must trust, fall down and trust a sovereign god with my life. Satan dares god that, if given the approval to inflict suffering, job will change and curse god. Five truths for sufferers from the book of job the gospel coalition. She saw god as the problem, the one who had abandoned job in his time.
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