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JOB 1
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Key verses in Job
1:21-22 He said, “I came naked
from my mother’s womb, and
I will be naked when I leave.
The Lord gave me what I had,
and the Lord has taken it away.
Praise the name of the Lord!”
In all of this, Job did not sin
by blaming God.
9:32-35 “God is not a mortal like
me, so I cannot argue with him or
take him to trial. If only there were
a mediator between us, someone
who could bring us together . . .
Then I could speak to him without
fear, but I cannot do that in my own
strength.”
2:3 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.”
19:25-26 “But as for me, I know
that my Redeemer lives, and he will
42:12 So the Lord blessed Job
stand upon the earth at last. And
in the second half of his life even
after my body has decayed, yet in
my body I will see God!”
more than in the beginning.
Prologue
There once was a man named Job who lived
in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man
of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed
away from evil. 2 He had seven sons and three
daughters. 3 He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys.
He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the
richest person in that entire area.
4 Job’s sons would take turns preparing feasts
in their homes, and they would also invite their
three sisters to celebrate with them. 5 When
these celebrations ended—sometimes after
several days—Job would purify his children. He
would get up early in the morning and offer a
burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to
himself, “Perhaps my children have sinned and
have cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s
regular practice.
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Job’s First Test
6 One day the members of the heavenly court*
came to present themselves before the Lord,
and the Accuser, Satan,* came with them.
7 “Where have you come from?” the Lord asked
Satan.
Satan answered the Lord, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s
going on.”
8 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.”
9 Satan replied to the Lord, “Yes, but Job has
good reason to fear God. 10 You have always
put a wall of protection around him and his
home and his property. You have made him
prosper in everything he does. Look how rich
he is! 11 But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to
your face!”
38:4 “Where were you when
I laid the foundations of the
earth? Tell me, if you know
so much.”
42:1-3 Then Job replied to the
Lord: “. . . I was talking about
things I knew nothing about,
things far too wonderful
for me.”
12 “All right, you may test him,” the Lord said
to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.
13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters
were feasting at the oldest brother’s house,
14 a messenger arrived at Job’s home with this
news: “Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them, 15 when the Sabeans
raided us. They stole all the animals and killed
all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
16 While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “The fire of God
has fallen from heaven and burned up your
sheep and all the shepherds. I am the only one
who escaped to tell you.”
17 While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: “Three bands of
Chaldean raiders have stolen your camels and
killed your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
18 While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your sons and
daughters were feasting in their oldest brother’s home. 19 Suddenly, a powerful wind swept
in from the wilderness and hit the house on all
sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped
to tell you.”
20 Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then
he shaved his head and fell to the ground to
worship. 21 He said,
“I came naked from my mother’s womb,
and I will be naked when I leave.
The Lord gave me what I had,
and the Lord has taken it away.
Praise the name of the Lord!”
22 In
all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God.
1:6a Hebrew the sons of God. 1:6b Hebrew and the satan;
similarly throughout this chapter.