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Job Kept His Integrity "In all this did not Job sin with his lips" (Job_2:10). Job's wife, as we have said, bade him curse God. Job, instead, bent his head before the sweep of God's wrath and uttered not a word. The Lord Jesus Christ passed as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a … Continue reading “1391. Job Kept His Integrity”

Job Smitten with Boils "So went satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown" (Job_2:7). Job knew what it was, not only to lose his possessions, but to suffer in his own body. Satan was not satisfied with taking away … Continue reading “1389. Job Smitten with Boils”

Job Covered with Ashes "And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes" (Job_2:8). The picture we have before us is a picture of untold humiliation. How different is the vision of Job sitting among the ashes, to the vision of Job as described in chapter 29! … Continue reading “1390. Job Covered with Ashes”

Job Attacked of Satan "The Lord said unto satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power: only upon himself put not forth thine hand. "And the Lord said unto satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life" (Job_1:12; Job_2:6). Under this theme, we wish to notice merely the fact that … Continue reading “1387. Job Attacked of Satan”

Job Robbed of His Possessions "While he was yet speaking there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from Heaven and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them" (Job_1:16). Step by step, Job's possessions were swept away. First of all, while the oxen were plowing and the … Continue reading “1388. Job Robbed of His Possessions”

Job Sanctified His Sons "And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: * * Thus did Job continually" (Job_1:5). In Job's burnt offerings, and in Job's … Continue reading “1385. Job Sanctified His Sons”

Job Was Approved of God "And the Lord said unto satan, Hast thou considered My servant Job, that there is none like him?" (Job_1:8). We have before us, God's approval of Job. We are carried forward to that scene, when Jesus Christ stood in the waters of the Jordan as John baptized Him. After His … Continue reading “1386. Job Was Approved of God”

Job Was the Greatest Man of the East "This man was the greatest of all the men of the East" (Job_1:3). God Himself bore a great witness of Job, when He said unto satan: "Hast thou considered My servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth?" Thus Job was not only greatest … Continue reading “1384. Job Was the Greatest Man of the East”

Job Was Perfect and Upright "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job: and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil" (Job_1:1). Job was not a perfect man in the sense that he was sinless; yet, above all men on the earth, he … Continue reading “1382. Job Was Perfect and Upright”

Job Was Very Rich "His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household" (Job_1:3). Job, in his riches, was a type of the Lord Jesus. All things, were made by the Lord Jesus Christ, and they were … Continue reading “1383. Job Was Very Rich”