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NASB | Job 1:8 The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Job 1:8 The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered and reflected on My servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God [with reverence] and abstains from and turns away from evil [because he honors God]." |
Subject: a righteous man |
Bible Note: Hi, John; Thanks for the encouragement. The grain of faith that Job held onto was certainly a gift of God and God knew that it would sustain him. But if we have free will, Job could have followed his wife's advice to "curse God and die". God can't fail; Job could have. I think the story exists in part because it was important for both Job and us to see this victory. This is reminiscent of God's testing of Abraham. God knew that Abraham's faith and obedience were such that he was indeed prepared to sacrifice Isaac. It was Abraham (and us) who needed to know. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |