- There
was a man in the land of UZ,
whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who
feared God and shunned evil. (Gen. 22:21; 1 Chr. 1:17; Job 4:6)
- And seven sons and three daughters
were born to him. (Job 42:13)
- Also, his possessions were seven
thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five
hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man
was the greatest of all the people of the East. (Job 42:12)
- Now his sons would go and feast in
their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite
their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
- So it was, when the days of
feasting
had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he
would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to
the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons
have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did
regularly. (Job 2:9; Job 8:4; Job 29:2)
- Now there was a day when the sons
of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came
among them. (Job
2:1; Job 38:7)
- And the Lord said to Satan, "From
where do you come?" So Satan answered the Lord and said, "From
going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." (Job 2:2)
- Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have
you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the
earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
- So Satan answered the Lord and
said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?
- "Have You not made a hedge around
him, around his household, and around all that he has on every
side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions
have increased in the land. (Job 29:2)
- "But now, stretch out Your hand
and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!" (Job 2:5)
- So the Lord said to Satan,
"Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on
his person." Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. (Job 2:6)
- Now there was a day when his sons
and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's
house; (Ecc. 9:12)
- and a messenger came to Job and
said, "The oxen were ploughing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
- "when the Sabeans raided them and
took them away - - indeed they have killed the servants with the edge
of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!" (Job 6:19; Job 16:11)
- While he ws still speaking,
another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and
burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone
have escaped to tell you!"
- While he was still speaking,
another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided
the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the
edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!" (Job 16:11)
- While he was still speaking,
another also came and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and
drinking wine in their oldest brother's house," (Job
1:4; Job 1:13)
- "and suddenly a great wind came
from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house,
and it fell on the young men, and they are dead; and I alone have
escaped to tell you!" (Job
8:4)
- Then Job arose and tore his robe
and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshipped. (Gen. 37:29; Gen. 37:34; Ezra 9:3; 1 Pet. 5:6)
- And he said:
"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked shall I return there (Ecc.
5:15)
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord." (Gen. 31:16; Eph. 5:20)
- In all this Job did not sin nor
charge God with wrong. (Job
2:10)
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