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James 5:11

James 5:11. “Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job , and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.” (James 5:11). THE PATIENCE OF JOB. THEME: The Need Of Endurance (Jas. 5:11).

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James 5:11

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  1. James 5:11

  2. “Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.” (James 5:11) THE PATIENCE OF JOB THEME: The Need Of Endurance (Jas. 5:11). OUTLINE: I. The Dilemma of Job (1-2). II. The Debates of Job (3-37). III. The Deliverance of Job (38-42).

  3. 1. Began with restraint (1:22; 2:10). 2. Wishes to be free from suffering (3:1-19) THE DEBATES OF JOB (3-37) 3. Asks “why” (3:20-26)? A. JOB’S LAMENTATION (Chp 3).

  4. 1. Eliphaz – a. Begins very well… (4:1-6). THE DEBATES OF JOB (3-37) b. Assumes Job is a sinner based on personal experience (4:7-11). c. Returns to loft words (5:17-27). B. JOB’S “COMFORTERS” (Chps 4-31). 2. Job’s reply - a. Justifies his complaint (6:1-4). b. Maintains his integrity (6:8-13). c. Rejects Eliphaz’s word as untrue & unsympathetic (6:24-27). d. Bitter complaint against God (7:11-21).

  5. 3. Bildad – a. Is it possible for God to be unjust (8:3)? THE DEBATES OF JOB (3-37) b. Accuses Job & family of sin (8:4-7). c. “Humbly” bases his diagnosis upon tradition (8:8-10). B. JOB’S “COMFORTERS” (Chps 4-31).

  6. 3. Bildad… 4. Job’s Reply – THE DEBATES OF JOB (3-37) a. How shall a man be just with God (9:1-12; Rom. 3:23)? b. Has a clean conscience, but knows this doesn’t justify him (9:20-21; 1 Cor. 4:4). B. JOB’S “COMFORTERS” (Chps 4-31). c. Longs for a mediator (9:32-35). d. Protests against God’s treatment of him (10:1-7). e. Begs for relief from God (10:18-22).

  7. 5. Zophar – a. Charges Job with pride & mockery (11:1-6). THE DEBATES OF JOB (3-37) b. Asserts that Job suffers due to sin (11:6). B. JOB’S “COMFORTERS” (Chps 4-31).

  8. 5. Zophar… 6. Job’s Reply – THE DEBATES OF JOB (3-37) a. Exasperation with “know it all” friends (12:1-2). b. Easy to mock when not suffering (12:4-5). B. JOB’S “COMFORTERS” (Chps 4-31). c. Wicked do not always suffer (12:6). d. Job maintains his integrity, accuses friends of speaking falsely for God (13:3-12). e. Job begs God to answer him – with conditions (13:20-28). f. Protests his friends’ reproaches (19:1-29).

  9. “Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.” (James 5:11) THE PATIENCE OF JOB THEME: The Need Of Endurance (Jas. 5:11). OUTLINE: I. The Dilemma of Job (1-2). II. The Debates of Job (3-37). III. The Deliverance of Job (38-42).

  10. 1. Elihu angry at 3 friends (32:3). 2. Elihu angry at Job (32:2). A. God is not accountable to man (33:1-13). THE DEBATES OF JOB (3-37) B. Suffering prevents & corrects (33:17,19; 36:15). C. God can answer by messenger (33:23-24). C. ELIHU’S EXHORTATIONS (Chps 32-37). D. Job speaks without wisdom (34:35-37). 1) What profit in serving God (35:3-8)? 2) Job abuses God’s patience (35:15-16). E. Concludes: Praise for God’s & challenge to Job to compete with God (36 & 37)

  11. 1. Suffering may not be due to our sin, but it is still educational. Are we learning from it? THE DEBATES OF JOB (3-37) 2. How do we handle the suffering of others? With sympathy or presumption? 3. Learn much about discerning Truth from error by reading the debates of Job! CONCLUSION TO JOB (Part 2): WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE? Things? Pleasure? Self? Or God?

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