Limington Orthodox Presbyterian Church Sermons

Eliphaz kindly tries to give Job useless counsel.

1. The kindness of the counsel of Eliphaz

What does Eliphaz want Job to do?

Acts 28:4; Psa. 58:6; Job 9:2; 14:4; 15:14; 25:4; 9:33; 16:19; 33:23; Rom. 11:33.

2. The uselessness of the counsel of Eliphaz

Why is Eliphaz's counsel so useless?

Col. 1:24; Rom. 5:12; Luke 13:2-3; Eph. 2:3; Rom. 8:17; Phil. 3:10; Rev. 2:10-11.

Job's friends will utterly fail to comfort him:

1. Because of their approach

Who is right in what they say, Job or his friends?

Job 8:2; 15:2-3; 42:7; 18:2; 6:14-30; 16:2; 12:2; 19:2.

2. Because of what they believe

What is wrong with the three friends' belief system?

Job 4:7: 5:17-26; Pro. 3:11-12; Heb. 12:4-13; Job 11:6; 18:5; 22:5; Matt. 7:1-2; Psa. 32:3.

3. Because of what they don't believe

What is missing from the three friends' belief system?

Psa. 1:5; Gal. 6:7; Matt. 13:30; Pro. 3:1; Job 4:7; 2 Cor. 4:16-18.

The mystery of God in salvation includes the fullness of the Gentiles and the restoration of the Jews.

1. The Promises to the Jews, vv. 25-28

Why do God's promises to the Jews still matter?

Hosea 4:6; Pro. 28:26; 14:16; 1:7; Eph. 1:4; Isaiah 59:20-21; 27:9; Matt. 1:21; Heb. 8:7; Deut. 10:15.

2. The Calling of God, vv. 29-32

Why are God's mercy and grace worthy of our praise?

Num. 23:19; Isaiah 55:10-11; 2 Cor. 1:20; Psa. 40:2; Rom. 11:33-36.

Remembering our roots keeps Gentile Christians humble.

1. The Illustration of Pride, vv. 16-20

Why is there no place for pride in the life of a Christian?

Num. 15:18-21; 1 Tim. 4:5; 2 Cor. 6:19-20; Ex. 20:8; Deut. 7:6; 4:37; 14:2; 26:19; 32:8-9; Ex. 2:24-25; Deut. 4:31; Isa. 43:21; 1 Sam. 12:22; Heb. 8:7; Jer. 31:31-34; Eph. 2:12; Rom. 3:27; Titus 3:5.

2. The Warning against Pride, vv. 21-24

What will pride lead to in our lives?

Pro. 16:18.

Job cries out in his suffering.

1. A Curse, vv. 1-10

Why does Job curse the day of his birth?

Job 3:1-10; Gen. 1:3-5; Isaiah 62:12; Amos 5:8; Mark 15:34.

2. A Lament, vv. 11-19

What does Job not understand?

Job 3:11-19.

3. An Agonizing Question, vv. 20-26

What is Job's question in all of this?

Job 3:20-26; 1 Sam. 30:6; Isaiah 38:15; Job 19:8; Psa. 22:1; Matt. 27:46.

The pain of Job's losses begins to overwhelm him.

1. The Loneliness of Job, vv. 2:11-13

Why will you not go through your sufferings alone?

Pro. 18:24; Gen. 50:21; 36:15; Rom. 12:15; Gen. 3:19; Mark 14:32; Heb. 5:7; John 16:32; Mark 15:34; Matt. 28:20; Rom. 8:18.

2. The Anguish of Job, vv. 3:1-26

What important truth do we learn here?

John 10:28-29; 1 Sam. 17:46; Rom. 12:15; Job 1:21; 2:10.

God's grace will extend to a future revival among the Jews and Gentiles.

1. What does the failure of the Jews mean? vv. 11-12

What happened to the Gentiles when the Jews rejected the gospel?

Gal. 6:16; Eph. 3:8-11; Deut. 32:43; Rom. 1:16.

2. What does the acceptance of the Jews mean? vv. 13-15

When the Jews are restored what will happen to the Gentiles?

Gal. 2:7; Eph. 2:14; Psalm 122:6.

The Sufferings of Job point us to the sufferings of Christ

1. Why Christ's Sufferings Mattered

Why is the cross of Christ important to you?

Luke 22:31-32; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 5:8-9; Col. 2:15; Heb. 2:14-15; 1 John 3:8.

2. What Christ's Sufferings Accomplished

Why can the satan no longer accuse you?

Rev. 12:7-12; 1 Timothy 1:15.

Job acknowledges the righteous sovereignty of God over his life in two severe trials.

1. The trial of the loss of God's blessing, vv. 13-22 (Last week)

2. The trial of the loss of Job's health, vv. 1-10

Why does God allow his elect to suffer the loss of health?

Isaiah 53:4; Matt. 8:17; Psalm 103:3.

God has not rejected the Jews completely and totally.

1. God always has a remnant, vv. 1-4

What should we always remember about the church of Jesus Christ?

Gal. 1:13; James 2:23; Phil. 3:5; 1 Kings 19; Eph. 2:12; Luke 12:32; Matt. 16:18.

2. God always saves by grace, vv. 5-10

What happens to those who receive no grace?

Acts 4:12; Rom. 9:30-31; Matt. 21:42-44.