Sermon 2 discussion in semper reformanda started by abacabb3, oct. As for job himself chapter one of the bible book bearing his name states. Dec 17, 2014 in contrast to what satan suggests will happen, job cries out from a posture of grief and worship, blessed be the name of the lord. This line is crucial for understanding the main ideas being explored in the book of job. It has been widely praised for its literary qualities, with alfred lord tennyson calling it the greatest poem of ancient and modern times. There is an evil spirit, the enemy of god, and of all righteousness, who is continually seeking to distress, to lead astray, and, if possible, to destroy those who love god. Most books of the bible take place on larger stages, but the book of job goes down at a very specific and narrow point in the human life cycle.
Remember, god doesnt inflict anything nasty on job with his own divine power. In the hebrew bible, the noun satan occurs 27x in the hebrew bible, fourteen of which are found in the first two chapters of the book of job. If you would have quotes the specific bible version then it would have helped. Does satan have to get gods permission before he can attack us. The book of job begins with a prologue job 12, which describes a wager between satan and god, in which satan the adversary bets god that job a particularly pious manwill abandon his piety and curse god if all his wealth and wellbeing are taken away. In the original hebrew version of the bible, who was satan. Satan targets job because of his righteousness and favour with god and wishes to turn job against god. Job 1 shows that satan was not able to afflict job. The satan challenges god s policy of rewarding the righteous by suggesting that it corrupts their motives and proves them to be less righteous. The hebrew book of job is part of ketuvim writings of the jewish bible.
For the rest of the lesson, the role of satan in the book of job is covered. Oct 30, 2014 then satan answered the lord, and said, doth job fear god for nought. Of the remaining thirteen times, seven instances occur with clear reference to a human adversary. The book of job begins with a prologue job 12, which describes a wager between satan and god, in which satan the adversary bets god that joba particularly pious manwill abandon his piety and curse god if all his wealth and wellbeing are taken away. The following are different translations for numbers 22. All of this is to say that the satan in the book of job cannot be entirely identified with the devil or satan in the new testament. Satan in job is those who oppose gods opinion of righteous job. I have not taught on this subject in a very long time but i received a question that needed to be answered. Does satan have to get gods permission before he can attack. Its more of a title than anything elselike your honor or the monsieur. Not much is known about job based on the masoretic text of the jewish bible. Because your heart is proud, and you have said, i am a god, i sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas, yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the.
Mar 18, 2009 the book of job tells the story of a canaanite man, a lebanese man that is job, it is a story inspired from the phoenician mythology that deals with god in a much more casual way, a human way, phoenicians had already the vision that jesus will come as a son of man, so a discussion between god and satan, created by god, is very succeptible to be found in phoenician mythology. Having satan do the dirty work is a very greekmythology thing to doyou know, let a demigod do the dirty work, then assert your dominance anyway. Oct 19, 2015 in this weeks sermon, the historical dating and literary criticism is commented on in the beginning. Then, through a series of dialogues and monologues arranged in a pattern of threes, human wisdom attempts to explain the. But satan the accuser comes before the lord, and god allows him to test job. The book of job challenges the simple equation of suffering with punishment, by telling the story of one righteous mans confrontation with overwhelming misfortune. When used as a proper name, the hebrew word so rendered has the article the adversary job 1. God allowed it, but he did oversee it and he set boundaries. Satan answered the lord and said, from going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.
It was orchestrated by god to show billions of people, who would read and hear about this account throughout the ages, that satan can do nothing without gods authorization and consent. This is the jealousies of men that contradict the truth of god that job was an upright man, job 1. Late hebrew verb, aramaic arabic is be remote, especially from the truth, and from the mercy of god. Misfortune befalls job, and, in three cycles of speeches, his three friends give the explanation that this must be punishment from god for his sins, and they urge him to repent. The book of job begins with a prologue job 12, which describes a wager between satan and god, in which satan the adversary bets god that joba particularly pious man. Book of job overview insight for living ministries. Aug 02, 2010 t he mainstream jewish view of satan emanates from the book of job. As evident in the book of job, satan works for god and serves his purpose of providing us an adversary for the purpose of perfecting us, and as an executioner of gods judgement against sin. Jobs suffering started when satan suggested to god that job would remain faithful only as long as he was prosperous. Aug 23, 2011 job would, if he knew the plot hatched in heaven against him, consider satan the worst sort of enemy.
Some scholars think it may have been written by moses, and perhaps it could have been, while some date it as late as the time of solomon. It is thought to be the oldest book in the bible as job lived in the same period as abraham, long before the time of moses who wrote the first five of the historical books. It isnt certain when satan rebelled against god, but a passage from the book of job job 38. Satan, the thief, has come to kill, steal, and destroy john 10. Sssh the book of job job stands as a symbol for all humanity, for we all have been caught up in the great controversy, a.
The book of job consists of a prose prologue and epilogue narrative framing poetic dialogues and monologues. Job 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. This summary of the book of job provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of job. Satan can touch flesh and bone but your spirit belongs to god. However, heres the definition of satan as given in eastons bible dictionary.
For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing god and turning away from evil. What does this tell us about the place of evil in the world. Job was blameless, meaning no sin was found in him. The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it. Then satan answered the l ord and said, from roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.
There was a man in the land of uz, whose name was job. The characters in the book of job consist of job, his wife, his three friends bildad, eliphaz, and zophar, a man named elihu, god, and angels one of whom is named satan. In the beginning was the word and the kingdom of the lord god. This is the second in a series on types of christ symbolized throughout the bible. Does satan have to get gods permission before he can. The book of job is the eighteenth book in the bible and the first of the poetic books. At job chapter one verses 9 to 12 satan claims that if job and all humans by extension loose all their material things, if they are put under intense trial, they will blame god and turn away. The book delves into issues near to the heart of every human who experiences suffering.
The book of job, named after its protagonist apparently not an israelite. It should be kept in mind that job is not the author. And the lord said unto satan, from whence comest thou. In the book of job satan and god talk to each other. Satan is seen as the adversary or prosecutor, an agent of gd, very much part of the divine council, that searches out the. Job 1 shows that satan was not able to afflict job without gods permission. Job spends his entire book in a position of sadness and loss. It is a very profound book and in many ways it touches upon. I believed that there are many that can benefit from this response and i hope that you will receive this message with an open heart and mind. It is common to view the narrative frame as the original core of the book, enlarged later by the poetic dialogues and discourses, and sections of the book such as the elihu speeches and the wisdom poem of chapter 28 as late insertions, but recent trends have tended to concentrate on the.
There is no biblical proof that satan always needs gods specific permission in order to act against christians every time he wishes to attack them. The dialogue between god and satan about job was, by no means, a friendly conversation. Although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author. And satan answered the lord, and said, from going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. Satan answered the lord, from roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it. The book of job is a book in the ketuvim section of the hebrew bible, and the first poetic book in the old testament of the christian bible. The book of job in the hebrew bible was crafted to address human suffering and why bad things happen to good people. In the book of job, how was it possible for god and satan to. Translations in the king james family generally keep the in, and it is also supported by, for example, youngs literal translation. Now that we know about job, the man, here are some things learned from the book of job. Satan answered the lord and said, from going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it. What happened to satan in the book of job after jobs.
Visit the eo web site to browse and download the material for church or personal use. Son of man, say to the prince of tyre, thus says the lord god. As job was already as perfect as he could be without seeing god as he really is. Then satan answered the lord, and said, from going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. In rabbinical literature, job is called one of the prophets of the gentiles. Job 1 niv bible in the land of uz there lived a man whose. In it, satan is a member of gods divine court who walks the earth looking for sin and reports back to god. In the book of job, how was it possible for god and satan. Job was a good and righteous man who lived his life in accordance to the way of the lord who was and is jesus christ see genesis 1. You must understand who god is and who satan is, what they know, and what their motivation is. We know that satan needs permission at least sometimes. If we were to film this book, the whole movie would take place on a single set, probably in a single day. Satan can touch flesh and bone but your spirit belongs to god and only you can defile it and cause god to reject it. The contents of the book, together with its artistic structure and elegant style, place it among the literary masterpieces of all time.
Amazing facts 247 television station featuring the best in bible study streamed lived and ondemand. Satans challenge to job was actually an accusation and a challenge to the lord. In job 2 god, taking ultimate responsibility for jobs calamities, again fixes satans attention on jobs blameless and godhonoring character. The prologue provides a fascinating peek into the back storywhy god allowed satan to afflict job with such pain and turmoil. In hebrew, satan actually means the accuser or the prosecutor, and he is referred to as the satan, not just satan. The bible job, the oldest and first of poetic books. A major difficulty in understanding the meaning of the book is, what insight leads job to submit so humbly to god at the end. In the bible, what is the role of satan in job 1 and 2. Job 1 kjv there was a man in the land of uz, bible gateway.
In the book of job, satan is sent by god to torment job. This to me is the overriding teaching of the book of job. Who is satan what does the bible say about the devil. The book of job god did not give satan power biblebro. The meaning of the book of job is found in gods and satans conversation in heaven. In describing the creation of the earth to job and his friends, god said that all the.
Satan only pops up in chapters 1 and 2when things get poetic, hes out of there for good. Addressing the problem of theodicy the vindication of the justice of god in the light of humanitys suffering it is a rich theological work setting out a variety of perspectives. Copeland this study guide is from the executable outlines series, a collection of sermon outlines and bible study lessons by mark a. Job 2, new international version niv the bible app. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. The contemporary view of satan is that he is a powerful being who hates mankind and will do whatever he can to destroy us. Job would, if he knew the plot hatched in heaven against him, consider satan the worst sort of enemy. However, all it really means is that job must have lived somewhere east of judea, where this book, like many other books in the bible, were being copied, recopied, edited, and in many cases composed for the first time, around the same time that the dead sea scrolls were.
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