Tomorrow we jump into Job. The first time I heard this name Job was on the Tom Cruise film: Mission Impossible. Three years ago, I heard his name mentioned in church, and I was like “the agent on Mission Impossible??” Well, we all started somewhere, right?
Job is a book written by an unknown author. It is categorized in the wisdom or poetry section of your bible. Review: there are 5 sections in your Old Testament: Law, History, Wisdom (poetry), Major Prophet, Minor Prophets (Major and Minor regard the size of the book, not the importance). The time period of Job occurred during the patriarchal times (right where we left off in Genesis). The writing of Job may be the oldest piece of literature in existence!
THEME: Why do Godly People Suffer? We all ask this. God knew we would ask this, therefore, we have the book of Job. This book will also refute the idea that suffering is a punishment for sin, and it will also show that God is still with us in the midst of our suffering.
So Job will take us only 12 days to read. “why do the righteous suffer?”. This book will show the power of Satan. Satan is mighty, but God is ALMIGHTY. This book will show the limit of Satan, the Sovereignty of God. The center of this story is God, not necessarily any of the people in the story.
Let me give you an overview of the story of Job: It starts off with God’s trust in his faithful son Job. He allows Job to be tested twice, you will see Satan’s limit under God. This is followed by explanations from his friends (oh how this is today, we all have the answers don’t we!) Then God is revealed. When we see God, we will then see ourselves.
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