Finally, Job questions God Himself and learns valuable lessons about the sovereignty of God and his need to totally trust in the Lord. A fourth man, Elihu, tells Job he needs to humble himself and submit to God’s use of trials to purify his life. Job, though, remains devoted to God through all of this and contends that his life has not been one of sin. They insist his suffering is punishment for sin in his life.
#A little life sparknotes series
Job’s three friends Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, come to “comfort” him and to discuss his crushing series of tragedies. Why do the righteous suffer? This is the question raised after Job loses his family, his wealth, and his health. God grants Satan limited permission to put Job to the test. “Strike everything he has,” Satan says, “and he will surely curse you to your face” (Job 1:11). God asks Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?” (Job 1:8), and Satan immediately accuses Job, a righteous man, of fearing God only because God had prospered him. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."Īt the beginning of the book of Job is a scene in heaven where Satan stands before God. Job 42:5-6, "My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. He said, 'Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge?'" Job 38:1-2, "Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away may the name of the LORD be praised." Job 1:21, "Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. This man was blameless and upright he feared God and shunned evil." Job 1:1, "In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. God remains enough, and He deserves and requests our love and praise in all circumstances of life. Suffering may sometimes be allowed in our lives to purify, test, teach, or strengthen the soul. We cannot always blame suffering and sin on our lifestyles. It is beyond our human ability to understand the "why’s" behind all the suffering in the world. God has power over what Satan can and cannot do. The Book of Job helps us to understand the following: Satan cannot bring financial and physical destruction upon us unless it is by God’s permission. Because we don’t know the author, we can’t know the date of writing. If Solomon was the author, the date would be around 950 B.C. If Moses was the author, the date would be around 1440 B.C. The date of the authorship of the Book of Job would be determined by the author of the Book of Job.
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