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ML:
What would readers digest know about Scripture? 🙃

Prune Soleiado:
I don’t know if they would all support the digestion of the Word of God since « It will turn your stomach sour » (Revelation 10:9) 😅

Musterseed:
ML , the article I read was about the complexity of  the language. Not understanding it.
It was from 1994. I used to like reading RD before I knew about this Babylonian System of
corruption and the evil it spews.

John’s post inspired me to read Job last night for the first time. I will have to read it a few more
times or a hundred more times .

I know this.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God and in His hands is where I want to be.

Job 41 : 11
“Who has a claim against me that I must pay?
Everything under Heaven belongs to me”.

Please help me understand a little.
Job 38:2
The Lord Speaks
Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge ?

It seems to me that Job was a righteous man in his own mind and did not know he was a beast.
Just like all mankind.
He questions God.
Job 7:17
What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention 18
that you examine them every morning and test them every moment?

Job seems to ask questions that I Used to want to ask Him myself but  dare not because.
38:2 Who is this that obscures my plans words without knowledge?

And Who are you O man? God let’s me know who’s in charge and compels me to obey, He chastens.
When Our God speaks , I sit up straight and listen. I know what He is capable of, and I also know
He rescues. Thank God for His mercy and love.

I do not have much experience in reading scripture but I am thankful for the little I do have at this time. I have a long way to go but the journey is awesome and sometimes I feel like Job and just want to die and get it over with, but I don’t want to miss anything while I’m alive. Good or bad.

Question? Does Job represent the many? This is a challenging book. Any help would be appreciated. I love  the part, When the Lord Speaks, my heart melts.

In Christ , Pamela

Wanda:
Satan suggested to God that the only reason Job served Him was because God blessed him. He said that Job would curse God if God took away His blessings. God gave Satan permission to test Job. He only placed one restriction on Satan. He was not allowed to harm Job himself (Job 1:9-12).

Pamela, this is what God has said about the kind of manJob was.

Job 2:

3 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and shun evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

The Lord allowed Satan to do what he would with Job except take his life.
6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

And so the attack begins.

7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Job's response here is one of pure reverence and faith to the Lord.

10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

There were many more terrible things that happened to Job, and as you continue to read the book, you'll see why so many of us love this book so much.

Happy reading

John from Kentucky:
The Book of Job answers the question of, why do bad things happen to good people?

Job was so good, even Satan could not find anything wrong with him.

God found something wrong.

Page after page, God compares Himself, God, to Job.

Job finally understood and got it and repented in dust and ashes.

God never did specifically answer Job's question as to what he did to deserve the bad things that happened to him.

Pamela, trust no man.  Only Jesus is our Teacher.  Only His Spirit will guide you to the truth if you come before Him with a clean and open heart and ask Him for understanding.

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