Job is Faithful

Job 1-2, 42

There was a man in the Old Testament in the Bible named Job and he lived in UZ.
He was faithful to God. Job was married and had 7 sons and 3 daughters. He was
considered very wealthy and had 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen,
500 female donkeys and a very large household.

One day, Satan told God that the only reason Job was faithful was because he had
so much and he had an easy life. God told Satan that he could do anything to Job,
except lay a hand on him.

Soon after that, a servant came to Job and told him that while the oxen were
plowing and the donkeys were eating beside them, the Sabeans came and took
them and killed all the servants except for him.
While that servant was talking, another servant came and told Job that a fire
came from heaven (probably lightening) and burned up the sheep and those
servants, all except for the one that came to talk to Job.

While the servant was talking, the Chaldeans took the camels and killed all the
servants, except for the one that told Job what happened.
Again, while that servant was talking, another servant came and told Job that all
his children were eating a meal and a great wind (probably a tornado) came and
killed everyone, except for the servant talking.

Job stood up and tore off his robe and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and
said "The Lord gives and He takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord." No, Job
didn’t get angry and shout at God for his misery! He didn’t blame God for what
happened either.

Satan spoke to God again and said that Job was faithful because those things (the
servants, animals, and his children) that were taken away didn’t hurt him
physically. So, God told Satan that he could do what he wanted except kill Job.
(2:7)
The first thing Satan did was put painful boils all over Job, from his feet to the top
of his head. (2:7) Job used a broken pot to scrape himself!
Then, Job’s wife began to tell Job to curse God because of what happened to him.
Job told her that sometimes there’s good in life and sometimes there’s bad; but
Job would not curse God or sin.

When his 3 friends went to see Job, they didn’t even recognize him! They ate
with Job for 7 days and nights and they didn’t even talk! They did talk after that
and Job stayed faithful and didn’t blame God.

But Job did have questions for God. (38:1) and God answered Job out of a
whirlwind. Job said “I know You can do anything (42:2).

When Job prayed for his friends, God gave Job back all that Job had lost, He even
doubled it! (42:10) God blessed the last days of Job and gave him (42:1212-13):

14,000 sheep
6,000 camels
1,000 oxen
1,000 female donkeys
7 sons & 3 beautiful daughters

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