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AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Subject: God allowing things in our lives |
Bible Note: Dear Cheri, Actually, Job didn't merit his afflictions any more than any children of Adam. (In a way, what is more amazing is that we don't receive the continual afflictions we deserve!) Although Satan plays an active role in the beginning, that role is controlled and mitigated by God (Job 1:12; 2:6). But I think it is crucial to note that the entire scenario is initiated by God (Job 1:8). Job learns some basic things about wisdom in the beginning of the book (chapters 1 and 2). A large section of the book is dedicated to the conventional wisdom as expressed by Job's friends (chapters 3 through 31). Job realizes that their wisdom doesn't really expose the truth in his circumstances. (Note that we know that their wisdom was faulty because God explicitly says so in Job 42:7-9.) Finally God Himself addresses Job (chapters 38 through 41). The only fault that God finds with Job is grasping for wisdom beyond man's ability to understand. Job repents, admitting the limitations of conventional wisdom and his own particular perspective (Job 42:1-6). In general, what I draw from the book is that Godly wisdom -- a wisdom that far exceeds human wisdom -- originates with a personal encounter with Almighty God. He governs all that is rational (the things we can understand) and irrational (the things we can't understand). We must admit the limitations of human wisdom, and fully trust God's holy character and righteous intentions. True wisdom can only begin to be grasped as we repent, fully submitting to God. Certainly this squares with what is taught elsewhere in the Word. In Him, Doc |