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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: During Job's dispensations, God dealt with man via conscience and law as opposed to our dispensation which is Grace. It wasn't until Jesus that the devil was exposed. Job, and the other O.T. people didn't deal directly with the devil. They had no power against him because this was before the Day of Pentacost. Job knew God as having all power, he didn't know that God had a conversation about him with the devil. God had to fight the enemy for them as oppose to us, being given power via the in-dwelling of the Holy Ghost and the acknowledgement that we are not fighting against flesh and blood. In our dispensation, God has given His believers power (authority) over all the power of the enemy. For the second part of your question, 3 John 2 tells us that God wills for His believers to prosper and be in good health, even as our souls prosper. God loves to bless His children. When it's time for us to be taken to a higher level in faith, He may move some things out of His way. When we are giving more attention to the things and people He has blessed our lives with, and He's not first in our lives, He will move those out of His way. But as far as giving and taking, God has a loving motive behind all that He does. Whatever He permits to happen in our lives, it's for our own good. (Isaiah 41:10; Luke 10:19; Acts 1:8; 3 John 2; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Romans 8:28) WalkingTalkingBible |