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Now Mine Eye. Now Mine Eye. Seeth Thee. Seeth Thee. Biblical Studies From The Book Of Job. Lesson 1 – General Introduction. The Book Of Job The Prologue Job 1-2 The Dialogue Job 3:1 – 42:6 The Epilogue Job 42:7-17. 4.
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Now Mine Eye Now Mine Eye Seeth Thee Seeth Thee Biblical Studies From The Book Of Job
Lesson 1 – General Introduction The Book Of Job • ThePrologueJob 1-2 • TheDialogue Job 3:1 – 42:6 • TheEpilogue Job 42:7-17 4 J. Sidlow Baxter “Explore The Book” Vol. 3, p. 29
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Description of the man 1:1-5 • His origin Ù Uz v. 1a cp. Lam 4:21 • His character (stated)Ù stellar v. 1b • “Blameless” - whole morally; a man of integrity • “Upright” - committed to the standards of God • “Fearing God” - reverence for his Creator
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Description of the man 1:1-5 • His origin Ù Uz v. 1a cp. Lam 4:21 • His character (stated)Ù stellar v. 1b • “Turning away from sin” - kept himself from anything prohibited by God
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Description of the man 1:1-5 • His prosperity Ù blessed greatly vv. 2-3 • Many children • Large flocks & herds, multitude of servants • “The greatest of all the men of the east” • Job acknowledged the source of these blessings cp. 1:21
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Description of the man 1:1-5 • His character (in action)Ù steadfast vv. 4-5 • He was concerned about his children’s spiritual standing before God • “Perhaps…” (wouldn’t take the chance) • He would “rise early” & sacrifice “continually” (devotion, commitment)
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 • The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 6-12 • The “sons of God” = angels cp. 1 Kings 22:19-23 • They apparently are summoned at the will of God to appear before Him for purposes unknown to man • Included is Satan…obviously, he still must answer a “Divine summons” cp. Zech 3:1
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 • The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 6-12 • Satan’s answer to God’s question harmonizes with his earthly activities v. 7 cp. 1 Pet 5:8 • God confidently puts forth Job as one whom Satan could not devour v. 8 • Notice God’s commendation…“My servant Job”
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 • The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 6-12 • Satan’s 1st challenge to God re: Job vv. 9-11 • Satan insults man by implied accusation…Job is faithful only because God has “paid him” or “hedged him in” • Satan continues… “If Thou put forth Thy hand, the one in whom Thou hast placed confidence will curse Thee to Thy face!”
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 • The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 6-12 • Satan’s 1st test of Job v. 12 • God grants Satan power over all that Job possesses; yet, he is limited in what he could do cp. 1 Cor 10:13 • The limitation…Satan could not touch Job personally
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 • The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv. 13-22 • Job loses all he had (family, wealth) vv. 13-19 • The mainpoint to emphasize is the “rapid pace” at which all this happened vv. 16, 17, 18 • Where in all this could Job “catch his breath?” • No doubt, Satan thought he could overwhelm Job
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 • The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv. 13-22 • Job’s response vv. 20-22 • Naturally, he grieved…who wouldn’t?? v. 20a • Faithfully, he “worshiped” v. 20b • Appropriately, he acknowledged such blessings as from God that come & go at His Divine favor v. 21
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 1st calamity 1:6-22 • The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv. 13-22 • Job’s response vv. 20-22 • Predictably (as God had said), he remained faithful and did not do as Satan had slanderously proclaimed v. 22 • “Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.” • This proved Satan to be a liar cp. Jn 8:44
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 1-6 • Another “Divine summons,” Satan is present v. 1 • Satan failed in his first attempt…now, he was back for another try • He is always on the “prowl” cp. 1 Pet 5:8 • He always looks for the “opportune time” cp. Lk 4:13
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 1-6 • Another “Divine summons;” Satan is present v. 1 • God again commends “My servant Job” v. 3 • He offers the same praise of Job as before cp. 1:8 • God condemns Satan for “inciting” Him to ruin Job without cause; yet, Job still had integrity (character)
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 1-6 • Satan’s 2nd challenge to God re: Job vv. 4-5 • Satan again insults man by another implication…man is faithful to God as long as he is not afflicted personally • Satan continues… “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give in exchange for his life. Touch his bone and his flesh…he’ll curse Thee to Thy face.”
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The origin Ù what Job didn’t see vv. 1-6 • Satan’s 2nd test of Job v. 6 • God grants Satan power over Job’s person; yet, he is limited in what he could do cp. 1 Cor 10:13 • The limitation…Satan could not take Job’s life
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv. 7-10 • Job loses his good health vv. 7-8 • How bad did Job suffer physically & personally? • It made him unrecognizable 2:12 • His flesh bred worms, became a hard, running sore 7:5 • He suffered haunting dreams 7:14
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv. 7-10 • Job loses his good health vv. 7-8 • How bad did Job suffer physically & personally? • He constantly wept 16:16 • His breath became loathsome, caused estrangement from his wife 19:17
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv. 7-10 • Job loses his good health vv. 7-8 • How bad did Job suffer physically & personally? • He suffered immense physical pain 19:20 • He could not enjoy any rest 30:17 • His skin became black, suffered internal burning 30:30
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv. 7-10 • In addition to suffering physically, Job also had to endure emotional trauma v. 9 • His own wife ridiculed his integrity…advised him to “curse God and die” to end his torture • Lesson: sometimes Satan will tempt us to do evil through those we love the most cp. Mt 10:32-39
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Delivery of the 2nd calamity 2:1-10 • The onslaught Ù what Job “saw” vv. 7-10 • Job’s response to his wife v. 10 • Her advice was “foolish,” harmonizing with what Satan had said & not with how a faithful servant of God lived • His reasoning was true Ù if we are willing to accept prosperity from God, we must also be willing to accept adversity cp. Rom 8:18 2 Cor 4:16-18
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Arrival of the 3 “friends” 2:11-13 • Their joint decision v. 11 • They had each heard about Job’s sufferings • They came to “sympathize with him and comfort him”
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Arrival of the 3 “friends” 2:11-13 • Their joint actions vv. 12-13 • They wept and mourned with him • They sat down in silence with him for 7 days & nights • LessonforusÙ sometimes, the best we can do to help is to sit with the suffering…saying nothing
The Prologue Job 1-2 Job: His Character & Calamities • Arrival of the 3 “friends” 2:11-13 • The sad reality about them… Though they came to comfort, they eventually stayed to condemn