Job 1:1-22
In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.
Early in the morning, he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.
“Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.
At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”
In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.
v1-5: The main character, Job, a truly good man, is introduced in the 'Once upon a time' style which tells us this is a story.
v6-12: off-stage, os to speak to let the reader know something none of the characters in the story are aware of, in the court of heaven, Satan accuses Job of serving God for what he can get out of it. God allows Satan to test this out - a measure of his confidence in Job - but Job himself is to be spared.
V13-22: IN the space of a single day Job loses everything - possessions, servants, family - but his confidence in God remains unshaken.
Why?
Job is a truly a blameless and upright man, But even those, Satan, means disaster and suffering may come upon him. So as to every Christian and human being.
Suffering and difficulty is a process of grace from the Lord, it is testing our heart and our faith to the Lord.
All I have is the grace of the Lord, Yes all of us are naked came from our mother's womb, and naked will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.
We can not judge others when he is poor or suffering. We don't what the reason and we don't have to ask the reason, this is the nature rule in the world.
Most disasters are caused by Satan or by our sins.
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約伯的兒女在有錢人家中常常大吃大喝,約伯卻常常獻祭,禱告神!
場景轉到天上,神以及約伯為榮,向撒旦誇勝。撒旦的反駁,約伯敬畏神豈沒有緣故呢?因為約佰有錢,家道豐富、兒女成群。如何榮耀神到撒旦沒有反駁的地步?
如何榮耀神? 豈是病特得醫治,....雖然這些也值得讚美。
當約伯的財產、兒女、僕人都沒有了。約伯哀痛,撕裂衣服,敬畏神。一般我們多是在平安、喜樂時敬畏神,稱頌神。
我們常為身邊許多事情勞苦愁煩,因為我們深怕失去,或是憂慮得不到什麼。這些本來就不是我的。
家道豐富,可以榮耀神,但是這些不是唯一可以誇口的。當這些都沒有時,依然可以榮耀神,如果依靠這些物質,反而給撒旦攻擊的缺口。
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How?
May the name of the Lord be praised!
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