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NASB | Job 1:21 He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Job 1:21 He said, "Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother's womb, And naked I will return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD." |
Bible Question:
Could I please get some thoughts as to why Job states "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away" when it was Satan at work from verses 1:12-19?Also, does God give and take away in general with all things? Thanking you in advance for your thouhgts, Mikes |
Bible Answer: You might say that Job knew instinctively what was going on just as we do when we sit and think about all the evil, pain and suffering in the world. All that bad stuff is in the world as a result of our sinful nature but it's true like Job says. The Lord does give and He does take away just like it is with a small child in our homes as parents. In that home a small 2 or 3 year old child explores his/her world and is facinated with all the many fun things to do like touch a hot stove and stick one's finger in an electrical socket. The child experiences pain and as far as they are concerned, we the parent are responsible for indeed we are. After being a parent and rearing our two sons, I can share my experiences. One time when my son was 4 years old, I was mowing the lawn in the back where our metal swing set was and he was playing. I continued my circle around the yard while he continued to run at the swing and push it in front of him to have it fall behind him. Yes, I knew what would happen but my wife and I agreed to "allow him to experience the lesson if he could endure the little bit of pain." Yes, the swing eventually hit him in the back of the head. He came to me crying at which I held him until he stopped crying. Being a carbon copy of his old man, he went back to doing the same thing with the same swing. Yeah, we're both pretty stubborn but that day he taught me something. Our God created us to be tough enough to withstand the pain and suffering of this world, hoping that we'll realize that He's got something far better for us at His House. But we've got to give up our addiction for this finite, physical world and learn to prefer His World of the infinite and spiritual. God wants us to read ALL of His Words, including Job and graduate to His World of the spiritual, heavenly things. One more small point: we MUST let God choose when we get to move on from this world to the next. Good question and God bless. |