Looking for Job

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38) Looking for Job

Job 7:
“Is not the life of mortal man on earth like
compulsory labor,
And are not his days like those of a hired worker?”

- compulsory labor, hired worker: it sounds like slavery, displeasure, unhappiness!

- Of course, Job in down the pit and thus he speaks about his condition!

- He employs precise words to express or traduce his precise condition and real feelings!

- How is it possible to be insensitive?

- Well, the three individuals are and not only them!

 

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39) Looking for Job

Job7:
Like a slave, he longs for the shadow,
And like a hired worker, he waits for his
wages.

- Here we are: “like a slave”!

- Yes, a negative vision connected to a negative state of mind!

- In this case, your world is closed and it is really hard to get in!



- Definitely not by discouraging the person but by encouraging him or her!

 

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40) Looking for Job

Job 7:

Thus I have been assigned months of futility
And nights of misery have been counted out for me.

- There is often one element we don’t take into account and which is essential: TIME!

- In fact, the book of Job doesn’t enhance the period of time Job had to suffer!

- Pain and suffering are difficult to bear but when it lasts and lasts and lasts!

- Here Job speaks about “months of futility”!

- Of course, he would have been more useful for him and for people if he could live a normal life during this time!

- Of course, he was trained through hardship!

- So everything is relative: one situation in exchange of another one with positive and negative effects!

 

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- May I ask a question to everybody ?

- I will let people time!

- Then I will answer too!

- There is no trap!

- WHAT IS ALL THE BIBLE ABOUT EXCEPT THE FACT THAT IT IS GOD’S WORD ?

- There may be different answers depending on the elements we have!

 

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Job 1

• We are told about Job when he was an old man!
• Job was an upright man of integrity!
• He feared Yah·weh!
• He shunned what was bad!
• He became the greatest of all the people of the East!
• He would make sacrifices for his children because he was afraid that his children would sin against God in their hearts!
• And he would always do that!
• Have you ever heard of someone like him in the Bible?
• And for Yah·weh it was clear like crystal!
• There was no one like him on earth!
• Yah·weh let the devil test Job’s faithfulness!
• But he couldn’t kill him!
• Right here we have all the elements indicating that Job was exceptional!
• Then because of the devil, he lost everything!
• Let’s have a look at what he said after losing everything in Job 1:21

“Naked

עָרֹ֨ם (‘ā·rōm)

Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 6174: Nude, either partially, totally


I came

יָצָ֜אתִי (yā·ṣā·ṯî)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim


from my mother’s

אִמִּ֗י (’im·mî)

Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 517: A mother, )


womb,

מִבֶּ֣טֶן (mib·be·ṭen)

Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything


and naked

וְעָרֹם֙ (wə·‘ā·rōm)

Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 6174: Nude, either partially, totally


I shall return.

אָשׁ֣וּב (’ā·šūḇ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


The LORD

יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


gave,

נָתַ֔ן (nā·ṯan)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


and the LORD

וַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


has taken away.

לָקָ֑ח (lā·qāḥ)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 3947: To take


Blessed

מְבֹרָֽךְ׃ (mə·ḇō·rāḵ)

Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse


be

יְהִ֛י (yə·hî)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


the name

שֵׁ֥ם (šêm)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 8034: A name


of the LORD.”

יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

• What a declaration!
• AND ONCE AGAIN I MUST REPEAT THIS ELEMENT IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE BOOK OF JOB:
• HE HAD ONLY ONE REFERENCE: Yah·weh!
• No one else!
• That’s why he says Yah·weh gave and Yah·weh has taken away!
• Blessed be the name of Yah·weh!
• And the last verse of the chapter is also quite interesting (Job 1:22):

In all

בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every


this,

זֹ֖את (zōṯ)

Pronoun - feminine singular

Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,


Job

אִיּ֑וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch


did not

לֹא־ (lō-)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


sin

חָטָ֣א (ḥā·ṭā)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn


or charge

נָתַ֥ן (nā·ṯan)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


God

לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (lê·lō·hîm)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


with wrongdoing.

תִּפְלָ֖ה (tip̄·lāh)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 8604: Unsavoriness, unseemliness

• Here you get all the information indicating the kind of relationship between Yah·weh and Job!
• Something we can’t even imagine in today’s primitive world

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.”
Job 1:18

 

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Who was Job in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org


The life of Job demonstrates that humans are often unaware of the many ways God is at work in the life of each believer. Job’s life is also one that prompts the common question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” It is the age-old question, and difficult to answer, but believers know that God is always in control, and, no matter what happens, there are no coincidences—nothing happens by chance. Job was a believer; he knew that God was on the throne and in total control, though he had no way of knowing why so many terrible tragedies were occurring in his life.


Job was "blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil" (Job 1:1). He had ten children and was a man of great wealth. The Bible tells us that one day Satan presented himself before God and God asked Satan what he thought of Job. Satan accused Job of honoring God only because God had blessed him. So, God allowed Satan to take away Job’s wealth and his children. Later, God allowed Satan to afflict Job physically. Job grieved deeply but did not charge God with wrongdoing (Job 1:22; 42:7–8).


Job’s friends were certain that Job must have sinned in order to deserve punishment and argued with him about it. But Job maintained his innocence, though he confessed that he wanted to die and did ask questions of God. A younger man, Elihu, attempted to speak on God’s behalf before God, Himself, answered Job. Job 38—42 contain some of the most stunning poetry about the magnitude and might of God. Job responded to God’s discourse in humility and repentance, saying he had spoken of things he did not know (Job 40:3–5; 42:1–6). God told Job’s friends that He was angry with them for speaking falsehoods about Him, unlike Job who had spoken truth (Job 42:7–8). God told them to offer sacrifices and that Job would pray on their behalf and God would accept Job’s prayer. Job did so, likely forgiving his friends for their harshness himself. God restored Job’s fortunes two-fold (Job 42:10) and "blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part" (Job 42:12). Job lived 140 years after his suffering.


Job never lost his faith in God, even under the most heartbreaking circumstances that tested him to his core. It’s hard to imagine losing everything we own in one day—property, possessions, and even children. Most men would sink into depression and perhaps even become suicidal after such massive loss. Though depressed enough to curse the day of his birth (Job 3:1–26), Job never cursed God (Job 2:9–10) nor did he waver in his understanding that God was still in control. Job’s three friends, on the other hand, instead of comforting him, gave him bad advice and even accused him of committing sins so grievous that God was punishing him with misery. Job knew God well enough to know that He did not work that way; in fact, he had such an intimate, personal relationship with Him that he was able to say, “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face” (Job 13:15). When Job’s wife suggested he curse God and die, Job replied "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" (Job 2:10).

 

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Job’s plight, from the death of his children and loss of his property to the physical torment he endured, plus the harangue of his so-called friends, never caused his faith to waver. He knew who his Redeemer was, he knew that He was a living Savior, and he knew that someday He would physically stand on the earth (Job 19:25). He understood that man’s days are ordained (numbered) and they cannot be changed (Job 14:5). The spiritual depth of Job shows throughout the book. James refers to Job as an example of perseverance, writing, "Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy" (James 5:10–11).


There are also several scientific and historical facts in the book of Job. The book implied the earth is round long before the advent of modern science (Job 22:14). The book mentions dinosaurs—not by that name, but the description of the behemoth is certainly dinosaur-like—living side by side with man (Job 40:15–24).


The book of Job gives us a glimpse behind the veil that separates earthly life from the heavenly. In the beginning of the book, we see that Satan and his fallen angels are still allowed access to heaven, going in and out to the prescribed meetings that take place there. What is obvious from these accounts is that Satan is busy working his evil on earth, as recorded in Job 1:6–7. Also, this account shows how Satan is “the accuser of the brethren,” which corresponds to Revelation 12:10, and it shows his arrogance and pride, as written in Isaiah 14:13–14. It is amazing to see how Satan challenges God; he has no scruples about confronting the Most High. The account in Job shows Satan as he truly is—haughty and evil to the core.


Perhaps the greatest lesson we learn from the book of Job is that God does not have to answer to anyone for what He does or does not do. Job’s experience teaches us that we may never know the specific reason for suffering, but we must trust in our sovereign, holy, righteous God. His ways are perfect (Psalm 18:30). Since God’s ways are perfect, we can trust that whatever He does—and whatever He allows—is also perfect. We can’t expect to understand God’s mind perfectly, as He reminds us, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. . . . For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8–9).


Our responsibility to God is to obey Him, to trust Him, and to submit to His will, whether we understand it or not. When we do, we will find God in the midst of our trials—possibly even because of our trials. We will see more clearly the magnificence of our God, and we will say, with Job, “My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you” (Job 42:5).

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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• Job knew God well enough to know that He did not work that way; in fact, he had such an intimate, personal relationship with Him that he was able to say, “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face” (Job 13:15).

• The spiritual depth of Job shows throughout the book. James refers to Job as an example of perseverance, writing, "Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy" (James 5:10–11).

• There are also several scientific and historical facts in the book of Job. The book implied the earth is round long before the advent of modern science (Job 22:14).

• He is the only man of whom Yah·weh said: there is no one like him on earth!

• No man has faced such a trial!

• He is the example of faithfulness!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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41) Looking for Job


Job 7:

When I lie down I ask, “When will I get up?

But as the night drags on, I toss restlessly

until the dawning of the day.

- Job can’t sleep well as he “tosses restlessly”

- He has lost everything!

- He is left alone!

- There are three individuals fighting against him!

- He is ill!

- The situation deteriorates months after months!

- As if it was not enough, he can’t sleep at night: can it be worse?

- Job wants to die but he is not going to kill himself!

- On the contrary, he finds the energy to fight back the three individuals!

 

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42) Looking for Job

Job 7

My flesh is covered with maggots and clods of

dirt;

My skin is full of scabs and pus.

My days go by more quickly than a weaver’s

shuttle,

And they come to an end without hope.

- Can you believe that: there is no future for Job, he has no hope, everything is dark!

- How is it possible that he finds the energy to fight back and with such an energy?

- Unbelievable!

 

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• Remember:
• He is the only man of whom Yah·weh said: there is no one like him on earth!
• No man has faced such a trial!
• He is the example of faithfulness!
• He lost everything!
• Yah.weh gave him back everything!
• He proved the devil is a liar!
• When we feel depressed, we may find comfort through the pages of his book!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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43) Looking for Job


Job 7

Remember that my life is wind,

That my eye will never again see

happiness

The eye that sees me now will see me no more;

Your eyes will look for me, but I will be

gone.

- Think that Job was used to helping people and now he is only trying to survive!

- He doesn’t have any hope, he is waiting for death!

- When you listen to his words, you see the negative action of the three individuals!

 

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• Remember:
• He is the only man of whom Yah·weh said: there is no one like him on earth!
• No man has faced such a trial!
• He is the example of faithfulness!
• He lost everything!
• Yah.weh gave him back everything!
• He proved the devil is a liar!
• When we feel depressed, we may find comfort through the pages of his book!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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44) Looking for Job

Job 7

Like a cloud that fades and vanishes,

The one who goes down to the Grave does

not come back up.

He will not return again to his house,

And his place will acknowledge him no

more.

Therefore, I will not restrain my mouth.

I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;

I will complain in my bitter distress!

- Job is waiting for death!

- he has no hope!

- He has nothing to lose!

- The only thing left for him is to speak and defend himself!

- Job is equal to himself, he will fight till the end!

- He wants to wash his honor!

 

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Remember:

• He is the only man of whom Yah·weh said: there is no one like him on earth!
• No man has faced such a trial!
• He is the example of faithfulness!
• He lost everything!
• Yah.weh gave him back everything!
• He proved the devil is a liar!
• When we feel depressed, we may find comfort through the pages of his book!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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45) Looking for Job

Job 7

Am I the sea or a sea monster,

That you should set a guard over me?

When I say, ‘My couch will comfort me;

My bed will help ease my misery,’

Then you terrify me with dreams

And frighten me with visions,

So that I would choose suffocation,

Yes, death rather than this body of mine.

- The devil never gives up!

- He has sent the three individuals!

- He sends visions to one of the individuals against Job to terrify him at night and it works!

- The devil wants Job to commit suicide!

- He pushes him to his limits!

 

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Remember:

• He is the only man of whom Yah·weh said: there is no one like him on earth!
• No man has faced such a trial!
• He is the example of faithfulness!
• He lost everything!
• Yah.weh gave him back everything!
• He proved the devil is a liar!
• When we feel depressed, we may find comfort through the pages of his book!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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46) Looking for Job

Job 7:

I loathe my life; I do not want to go on living.

Leave me alone, for my days are like a breath.

- Job has enough, he doesn’t want more!

- He wants the three individuals to leave him alone but they keep working against him!

- The devil keeps using them to strike him till the end!

 

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Remember:

• He is the only man of whom Yah·weh said: there is no one like him on earth!
• No man has faced such a trial!
• He is the example of faithfulness!
• He lost everything!
• Yah.weh gave him back everything!
• He proved the devil is a liar!
• When we feel depressed, we may find comfort through the pages of his book!

__________________________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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