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On the Defensive
The Book of Job
“The Question of the Ages—Why?”
Lesson 12: On the Defensive
1. Job defends himself by challenging God.
Job 6:1-13 (NIV) – [1] Then Job replied: [2] “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! [3] It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been impetuous. [4] The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me. [5] Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder? [6] Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg? [7] I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill. [8] Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for, [9] that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut me off! [10] Then I would still have this consolation—my joy in unrelenting pain—that I had not denied the words of the Holy One. [11] What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient? [12] Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze? [13] Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?”
“At times God puts us through the discipline of darkness to teach us to heed Him… watch where God puts you into darkness, and when you are there keep your mouth shut. Are you in the dark just now in your circumstances, or in your life with God? Then remain quiet. If you open your mouth in the dark, you will talk in the wrong mood: darkness is the time to listen.” –Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest
a. If we accuse God of not caring, it is evidence that we don’t know God very well.
b. Never allow your difficult circumstances to discredit the character of God in your heart.
Numbers 11:15 (NIV) – [15] “If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death right now—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”
1 Kings 19:3-4 (NIV) – [3] Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, [4] while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”
Jonah 4:8 (NIV) – [8] When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
c. Sometimes, we see ourselves as more fair and more just than God.
Galatians 6:9 (NIV) – [9] Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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The Book of Job
“The Question of the Ages—Why?”
Lesson 12: On the Defensive
1. Job defends himself by challenging God.
Job 6:1-13 (NIV) – [1] Then Job replied: [2] “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! [3] It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been impetuous. [4] The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me. [5] Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder? [6] Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg? [7] I refuse to touch it; such food makes me ill. [8] Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for, [9] that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut me off! [10] Then I would still have this consolation—my joy in unrelenting pain—that I had not denied the words of the Holy One. [11] What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient? [12] Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze? [13] Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?”
“At times God puts us through the discipline of darkness to teach us to heed Him… watch where God puts you into darkness, and when you are there keep your mouth shut. Are you in the dark just now in your circumstances, or in your life with God? Then remain quiet. If you open your mouth in the dark, you will talk in the wrong mood: darkness is the time to listen.” –Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest
a. If we accuse God of not caring, it is evidence that we don’t know God very well.
b. Never allow your difficult circumstances to discredit the character of God in your heart.
Numbers 11:15 (NIV) – [15] “If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death right now—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”
1 Kings 19:3-4 (NIV) – [3] Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, [4] while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”
Jonah 4:8 (NIV) – [8] When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
c. Sometimes, we see ourselves as more fair and more just than God.
Galatians 6:9 (NIV) – [9] Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.