Job 2:3 KJV
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 escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Job 2:9 KJV
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
As a person studies through the book of Job he must keep in mind that
1. God said Job "holdeth fast his integrity."
2. God said He was moved by Satan "to destroy him with cause."
Though Job is corrected by the Lord near the end of the book, still the Bible never says anything negative about this man.
I can surmise from that
1. God is just in using any man in whatever means He chooses to bring glory to His name.
Job was not subjected to the extreme conditions of this book because of anything he had done. God's sole purpose in doing this was so Satan would see a believer who would hold fast his integrity regardless of the circumstances.
What faith Job must have had!
Satan becomes speechless after chapter two. He had done all he could to Job, but he could not break his faith. Now all these centuries later and we still wonder, not so much at the faith of Job but at the God who elicits such faith!
2. Even the best of believers can be made better.
Though God destroyed Job "without a cause" still Job's walk with God and understanding of God increased as a result of this ordeal. It is good to go through difficult times. They teach us a great deal about ourselves and open opportunities for spiritual growth.
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 escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Job 2:9 KJV
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
As a person studies through the book of Job he must keep in mind that
1. God said Job "holdeth fast his integrity."
2. God said He was moved by Satan "to destroy him with cause."
Though Job is corrected by the Lord near the end of the book, still the Bible never says anything negative about this man.
I can surmise from that
1. God is just in using any man in whatever means He chooses to bring glory to His name.
Job was not subjected to the extreme conditions of this book because of anything he had done. God's sole purpose in doing this was so Satan would see a believer who would hold fast his integrity regardless of the circumstances.
What faith Job must have had!
Satan becomes speechless after chapter two. He had done all he could to Job, but he could not break his faith. Now all these centuries later and we still wonder, not so much at the faith of Job but at the God who elicits such faith!
2. Even the best of believers can be made better.
Though God destroyed Job "without a cause" still Job's walk with God and understanding of God increased as a result of this ordeal. It is good to go through difficult times. They teach us a great deal about ourselves and open opportunities for spiritual growth.
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