Job

Job

Most of this book is poetry of a real person in a real place who suffered real trials. It is an example of endurance, of faithfulness under trial.

Job first deals with Satan who is the mastermind behind all of Job’s grief. Satan causes Job to suffer unjustly in an attempt to get Job to attack God. Sometimes though, there can be godly purposes in suffering unrelated to sin. Job gained a deeper and more accurate knowledge of God through his suffering.

Job then deals with his friends who accused him of having sinned, therefore, he suffers. Job refused to compromise his integrity. He tells the truth but his friends did not.

Righteous people like Job do sometimes suffer. Righteousness does not mean sinless, but upright in God’s sight. We must be faithful and honestly try to do right in God’s sight, acknowledging our errors and seek to correct them. Job suffered but not because of sin.

Job suffered so that you and I might learn some valuable lessons about what it really means to trust the Lord.

Those who turn fully to God in their great sorrow will find a pathway nearer to the tender mercies of heaven than they have ever walked before.

Please read the Book listed so that you can understand the word of God to its fullness. This study comes from The Jeremiah Study Bible, The Bible for Hope, The King James Bible and the Nelson’s Quick Reference Bible Commentary.

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