"Through the Bible" Week 36

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"Through the Bible" Week 36

• The Repentance of Job

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• The Book of Job is one of the oldest written
  documents in the Bible.

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Quotable sayings in the Book of Job

• 121 210 325
• 57 1315 1414
• 1619-21 1920
• 1925,26 2310 2828
• 311 328 4210

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• The story of Job reminds us that there is more
  going on than what we as humans can see or know.

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• When Job was enduring his hardships, all his
  friends, and even his relatives abandoned him
  (1913-20).

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• Job is described as a man who
• "feared God and shunned evil."

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Job 2313-16

• "But God stands alone, and who can oppose
  him? He does whatever he pleases. He carries
  out his decree against me, and many such plans he
  still has in store. That is why I am terrified
  before him when I think of all this, I fear him.
  God has made my heart faint the Almighty has
  terrified me."

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• The question pondered in the book of Job
• "Why do the righteous suffer, while the wicked
  seemingly prosper?"

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• God asks,
• "Will the one who contends with the Almighty
  correct him? Would you discredit my justice?
  Would you condemn me to justify yourself?"
  (402,8)

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• Job answers,
• "I know that you can do all things no plan of
  yours can be thwarted. Surely I spoke of things
  I did not understand, things too wonderful for me
  to know. My ears had heard of you but now my
  eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself
  and repent
• in dust and ashes."
• (422-6)

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• These all understood the need to confess sin
• Isaiah
• Nehemiah
• Daniel
• Jeremiah
• Nineveh King
• Paul
• John

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• At the end of the story, Job comes to see himself
  as one who needs to repent.
• Why?

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• Job had an encounter with God!

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• Job did not suffer from poor self-esteem!
• 297-25

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Romans 123

• "Do not think of yourself more highly than you
  ought, but rather think of yourself with sober
  judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith
  God has given you."

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• Job was honest enough to admit to the sin in his
  life.
• "Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my
  sins? How many wrongs and sins have I committed?
  Show me my offense and my sin." (721, 23)
• In 1326 he refers to the sins of his youth.

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• Job is one of the greatest, most remarkable
  stories of all time.
• It forcefully teaches us not to judge people
  according to the external circumstances of their
  lives - healthy, wealthy people are not
  necessarily good, and sickly, poor people are not
  necessarily wicked.
• More importantly, it teaches that all men must
  approach God with the attitude of humility and
  repentance.