Satan Reports Again to God. Job 2

 

Job 2 – Satan Reports again to God

 

There was another day that the sons of God and Satan came before the Lord in heaven. All of us will have to report to God some day at the judgment seat of Christ. (2 Cor. 5:10). God is our Creator, we must answer to Him. Satan is not beyond the jurisdiction of God.

What the Lord allowed Satan to do with Job was done without a cause in Job. People are always saying, “Why did God let this happen to me? Perhaps He is not spanking you or punishing you, but just wants to bring you closer to Him. I would never want to go through what Job had to suffer! The Lord tells Satan that Job is still serving Me and has maintained his integrity.

“There has been no temptation taken you but such is common to man, but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.” I Cor. 10:13.

Satan said that Job would give anything for his own body and gets permission from God to touch his bone and flesh. Job has lost his finances, his family, and now his physical body is being attacked. It is when we are under trial that we reveal our true metal. Job had sore boils and he scraped it with a potsherd, (broken pottery). His wife suggests to him to curse God and die. That is strange advice coming from a wife.  Still Job maintained his integrity.

Eliphaz, a Temanite. Bildad, a Shuhite, and Zophar a Naamathite came to mourn with Job. They were real good friends to Job until this happened. They were sure of their reasons for this happening. They thought they knew why, but they were entirely wrong. They mourned and wept for seven days and didn’t say a word. They all came to the same conclusion. Job must be an awful sinner for these things to happen to him. God must be punishing him. He had better get his life straightened out. This is the conclusion of each of them. Job disagrees whole heartedly.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.

Dr. David Jeremiah.