Bible Encounters

Were they dinosaurs? Well, I don't think so guys. Now here me out on this one. Give these ideas a swirl in the brain for a bit. Why is God talking about them?

Which of the following 3 ideas has failed for Job? 1) God's justice 2) The Retribution Principle 3) Job's righteousness?

The satan carries out his second attack on Job. This is uncomfortable for me so I will be giving my thoughts regarding how I view the literary nature of this book. 

God was incited by the Satan to strike Job. Huh....that language sounds familiar. Where have I heard that before? Is there a text that could somehow inform our understanding of this text? (Sorry, I am not really going to come to a good conclusion on this lesson but rather I am going to show a process for how we can study OT narratives. This may be a dead end. That's the deal with Bible study. But I may be on to something.)

Who is striking Job? The Satan or God? Why? Did this really happen? How does the description of the speak to how we should view the point of the book?

Can't leave the topic too soon. This satan figure is a big deal to our understanding of what is happening in the book.

I know we all have been taught the Satan is the name of the bad dude in Genesis 3. Well, that may not be the case at all.

The 'Sons of God' appear as a divine council in Scripture. What they failed to do in judging the world, Jesus was able to do perfectly and so take bake the nations that were given to rebellious spiritual beings. Heaven and Earth are now under the rule of the Heavenly Son of Man.

Who are the 'Sons of God' that approach God in Job 1:6? Let's dive into where that phrase occurs in the Old Testament and unpack their origin story.

Let's take a bit of time to investigate how Job is described. These details will help shape our understanding of the dialogue Job has with his friends and reveal the key theological view of their day that needs the book as a whole is offering a critique of.