Job 38-42:6BackgroundJob, the manUpright (Job 1:1Blessed with riches and family (Job 1:2-3Peers in faith and righteousness - Noah and Daniel (Ezekiel 14:13-14Satan attacksPurpose: cause him to curse GodSatan attacks again!Boils head to foot (Job 2:7Wife encourages to curseJob still does not sin (Job 2:9-10Job’s complaintExalts God (Job 9:3Feels he cannto bring his complaint before God (Job 9:17Feels God has brought this calamity on him and desires an explanation (Job 10:1-2Why do the wicked prosper? (Job 21:7-9“If only I could present my case” (Job 23:1-7Difficulty reconciling his calamity with his righteous life and God’s own righteousness and power.God’s response - non-living elementsGod’s power, presence, and wisdom in creation (Job 38:4-11EarthSeaStarsCloudsLight and darkness“Where were you?”Job has neither power, wisdom, nor was present to create the earth and all that is in it.Weather - without man’s assistance or presence (Job 38:22-30Overflowing waterPath for thunderboltDivision of lightGod does not need man’s help to accomplish (Acts 17:25Celestial bodies (Job 38:31-33God’s response - living creationDo you take care of them all? (Job 38:39-39:30Lions and cubsBirth of wild goats and deerWild donkeysWild oxenOstrichesHorsesEaglesSpeak!God’s responseIntrinsic majesty (Job 40:8-14If you speak as judge, show power and do something about it.Romans 3:4Mighty creaturesBehemoth (Job 40:15-24Leviathan (Job 41Job’s response“I have uttered what I did not understand. Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”
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