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NASB | Job 42:5 "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Job 42:5 "I had heard of You [only] by the hearing of the ear, But now my [spiritual] eye sees You. |
Bible Question:
I am just starting to read the Bible and find the Book of Job quite appealing to me. But I somehow got a bit confused about what God what to tell Job through all the 42 chapters? What is the Book of Job trying to tell us? |
Bible Answer: swcn Job starts out as God allowing Satan to test Job to see if Job would curse God it the protective hedge that God put around Job were to be removed. The story moves on with Satan being allowed to kill Job's offspring and afflict Job physically until Job despaired unto death. Then there is a very long part of Job where Job's friends all have their say to Job for 7 years as to what he must have done to deserve this punishment from God and about the character of God. Then Job stops listening to his friends and starts talking to God about despairing of life and asks, being a righteous man, and asks for death telling God this is not right. God starts talking back to Job and tells Job he cannot question the judgment of God and describes Himself as the great and mighty creator and asks Job if Job still thinks he can question His maker. Job repents in dust and ashes and God restores everything to Job even better than before and tells Job to pray for his friends because they spoke wrong. Job prayed for his friends. Satan lost the bet he made with God that Job would curse God and God used the faith of Job to win the bet. blessings abound, bowler |
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