Biblical Studies From Job

Biblical Studies From The Book Of Job

Biblical Studies From Job The Book Of Job The Prologue Job 1-2 The Dialogue Job 3:1 – 42:6 The Epilogue Job 42:7-17 Lesson 1 – General Introduction J. Sidlow Baxter “Explore The Book” Vol. 3, p. 29 4

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Description of the man 1:1-5 His origin Ù Uz v. 1a cp. Lam 4:21 His character (stated) Ù stellar v. 1b “Blameless” - whole morally; a man of integrity “Upright” - committed to the standards of God “Fearing God” - reverence for his Creator The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Description of the man 1:1-5 His origin Ù Uz v. 1a cp. Lam 4:21 His character (stated) Ù stellar v. 1b “Turning away from sin” - kept himself from anything prohibited by God The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Description of the man 1:1-5 His prosperity Ù blessed greatly vv. 2-3 Many children Large flocks & herds, multitude of servants “The greatest of all the men of the east” Job acknowledged the source of these blessings cp. 1:21 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Description of the man 1:1-5 His character (in action) Ù steadfast vv. 4-5 He was concerned about his children’s spiritual standing before God “Perhaps…” (wouldn’t take the chance) He would “rise early” & sacrifice “continually” (devotion, commitment) The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv The “sons of God” = angels cp. 1 Kings 22:19-23 They apparently are summoned at the will of God to appear before Him for purposes unknown to man Included is Satan…obviously, he still must answer a “Divine summons” cp. Zech 3:1 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv Satan’s answer to God’s question harmonizes with his earthly activities v. 7 cp. 1 Pet 5:8 God confidently puts forth Job as one whom Satan could not devour v. 8 Notice God’s commendation… “My servant Job” The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv Satan’s 1st challenge to God re: Job vv Satan insults man by implied accusation…Job is faithful only because God has “paid him” or “hedged him in” Satan continues… “If Thou put forth Thy hand, the one in whom Thou hast placed confidence will curse Thee to Thy face!” The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv Satan’s 1st test of Job v. 12 God grants Satan power over all that Job possesses; yet, he is limited in what he could do cp. 1 Cor 10:13 The limitation…Satan could not touch Job personally The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv Job loses all he had (family, wealth) vv The main point to emphasize is the “rapid pace” at which all this happened vv. 16, 17, 18 Where in all this could Job “catch his breath?” No doubt, Satan thought he could overwhelm Job The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv Job’s response vv Naturally, he grieved…who wouldn’t?? v. 20a Faithfully, he “worshiped” v. 20b Appropriately, he acknowledged such blessings as from God that come & go at His Divine favor v. 21 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv Job’s response vv Predictably (as God had said), he remained faithful and did not do as Satan had slanderously proclaimed v. 22 “Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.” This proved Satan to be a liar cp. Jn 8:44 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 1-6 Another “Divine summons,” Satan is present v. 1 Satan failed in his first attempt…now, he was back for another try He is always on the “prowl” cp. 1 Pet 5:8 He always looks for the “opportune time” cp. Lk 4:13 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 1-6 Another “Divine summons;” Satan is present v. 1 God again commends “My servant Job” v. 3 He offers the same praise of Job as before cp. 1:8 God condemns Satan for “inciting” Him to ruin Job without cause; yet, Job still had integrity (character) The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 1-6 Satan’s 2nd challenge to God re: Job vv. 4-5 Satan again insults man by another implication…man is faithful to God as long as he is not afflicted personally Satan continues… “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give in exchange for his life. Touch his bone and his flesh…he’ll curse Thee to Thy face.” The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 1-6 Satan’s 2nd test of Job v. 6 God grants Satan power over Job’s person; yet, he is limited in what he could do cp. 1 Cor 10:13 The limitation…Satan could not take Job’s life The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv Job loses his good health vv. 7-8 How bad did Job suffer physically & personally ? It made him unrecognizable 2:12 His flesh bred worms, became a hard, running sore 7:5 He suffered haunting dreams 7:14 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv Job loses his good health vv. 7-8 How bad did Job suffer physically & personally ? He constantly wept 16:16 His breath became loathsome, caused estrangement from his wife 19:17 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv Job loses his good health vv. 7-8 How bad did Job suffer physically & personally ? He suffered immense physical pain 19:20 He could not enjoy any rest 30:17 His skin became black, suffered internal burning 30:30 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv In addition to suffering physically, Job also had to endure emotional trauma v. 9 His own wife ridiculed his integrity…advised him to “curse God and die” to end his torture Lesson : sometimes Satan will tempt us to do evil through those we love the most cp. Mt 10:32-39 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv Job’s response to his wife v. 10 Her advice was “foolish,” harmonizing with what Satan had said & not with how a faithful servant of God lived His reasoning was true Ù if we are willing to accept prosperity from God, we must also be willing to accept adversity cp. Rom 8:18 2 Cor 4:16-18 The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Arrival of the 3 “friends” 2:11-13 Their joint decision v. 11 They had each heard about Job’s sufferings They came to “sympathize with him and comfort him” The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Arrival of the 3 “friends” 2:11-13 Their joint actions vv They wept and mourned with him They sat down in silence with him for 7 days & nights Lesson for us Ù sometimes, the best we can do to help is to sit with the suffering…saying nothing The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job Job: His Character & Calamities Arrival of the 3 “friends” 2:11-13 The sad reality about them… Though they came to comfort, they eventually stayed to condemn The Prologue Job 1-2

Biblical Studies From Job