Patriarchs & Beginnings
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Job was a very rich and good man who loved God. When terrible trials came upon him and he lost everything, he did not rebel.
Job fell to the ground and worshipped. His faith did not depend on riches but on his love for the Creator.
“the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Job loses almost everything but keeps his faith. Which road would you take?
Even though his friends criticized him unfairly and his suffering was great, Job lifted his eyes toward heaven.
He spoke words that echo across the centuries: “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.” His faith looked ahead to the coming of Jesus.
“I know that my redeemer liveth…”
Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm. He spoke to him about how He laid the foundations of the earth, how He set a limit for the sea, and how He feeds the animals and the birds.
Job understood that the human mind cannot grasp all of God’s mysteries. He said: “I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.”
“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.”
After Job prayed for his friends, God heard his prayer and changed his suffering into blessing.
Job received twice as many flocks, a blessed family, and many years of peace. He saw with his own eyes the kindness of the Lord.
“And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.”
