October 30, 2023
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Reading along with us in Job? Here’s today’s reading:
Job 42 (NIV)
Job
1 Then Job replied to the Lord:
2“I know that you can do all things;
no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?…..Continue Reading
Job 42: It is concluded, from a mountain high, brought down lower than the valley or bottom of the sea, Job now is elevated by God far above what he experienced before.
And as we read, though his three friends said good things, they were off course.
I would say, Job probably had a greater appreciation for life, his children, blessings, and treasures than he did before. And, we all should count these as temporary, nothing promised.
Of current events in my life, I have considered Job, knowing he had it far worse, and persevered. Awesome study with all of you, thanks for sharing with me! Peace, waiting for the first frost! Gy
Job after hearing God speak to him answers with repentance and in dust and ashes. He knows that God knows his thoughts and can do anything. Then God speaks to Eliphaz and his two friends and rebukes them for their folly and tells them to offer up burnt offering for themselves. Then Job would pray for them. Without hesitation they went and did according to what God commanded them. The Lord also accepted Job after his prayer. After this Job`s family returned to him. It says all brothers and sisters, and all that had known him before came to him and consoled him. They also gave a piece of money and a earring of gold. The Lord gave Job twice as he had before for Job had now 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 she asses. The Lord also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters all who which would have the inheritance of Job. It also says that he lived another 140 years and got to see 4 generations after this and lived to a great old age. It doesn`t say how old he was but he was very old and full of years. God didn`t take him when he was in agony and asked God to take him but much latter when he was full of years. Meaning that he had a blessed life and also probably had a positive influence on the generations after him while he was still alive. And of course for centuries after he died for we have his book. Thank God for His inspired word. When we are going through rough times it is important to remember Job and how God does have our best in His heart. May we trust in Him with all our heart as Proverbs 3;5,6 says. [ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.] May the Lord richly bless you as we follow Him in all our ways.
Job 42
Job 42; 1 Samuel 24-26
It is very comforting to see God’s restorative power at play. Psalm 30:5 “For His anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
Great study. To read job and be comforted. Knowing now that our Father was with him the whole time. How much more is he with us. The God that is capable of all things. Our light and momentary troubles are nothing compared to what we have waiting for us in glory.
Job is blessed for passing the test. A test he didn’t know he was taking but maintained his faith throughout. And when confronted by God and sees His greatness and power, he understands he had no right to question Him and repents for not being as faithful as he could have been. I love when he says I had heard of you but now I see you. There can be a point in all of our lives that our understanding of God grows when we see and understand Him more clearly. And the process never ends! It is also good to see God correct the ones who judged Job throughout, presuming to speak for God, but learning here that they weren’t. And it is fitting that they needed to go to Job to get clear before God. It is also just like God to give Job more than he had before and gave him plenty of years to enjoy it. I am sure he never forgot what happened and what stories he would have to share with all those generations, but I wonder as the years went by that the blessings he had now compensated for what he went through on God’s behalf.
Job 40-42
Job is such a great lesson for us and a reminder that when we are in the valley He is still with us and when we are on top of the mountain He put us there! We may not always understand the plan, the lesson, or the reason but it is not always for us to know but rather trust and follow and Job gives us a great example of that.
“You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.” God says this twice to stress his point. Job was right about his statements that God was not punishing him for being wicked. And his friends were wrong . Now the Lord was going to accept their sacrifice and Job’s prayer and then bless Job greatly for the latter half of his life. When we don’t waver from the truth about God, when we are under pressure to do so, He blesses us abundantly.