Job 2

There are so many things we could talk about in this chapter… It is seriously loaded with great lessons. We could probably get 4 or 5 Bible studies out of it. But instead of doing that, we will just focus on THE MAIN THING. As we study the book of Job, we need to stay focused on the main point of what is happening… That main point is simple: God is using Job as an object lesson in the heavenly realms, proving that love for God doesn’t just come as a response to God giving us good stuff, or keeping us in good health. This lesson is HUGE in the kingdom of heaven, and it is what we need to remember as we study the story of Job.

One super important thing to remember is that Job had NO IDEA that his life was being used this way. He didn’t know what was going on in heaven, what Satan had accused God of, or what God was showing Satan with his life. In the same way, we really don’t know how God is using our lives beyond what we can see in the here and now. We go through difficult circumstances and challenging situations, and often wonder, “God where are You?” We need to remember that things go on in the heavenlies that we know nothing about. I often remind myself that what you see isn’t always what you get. God is at work BEHIND THE SCENES, BEYOND THE CURRENT SITUATION. We often can’t see past our little universe, but God sees EVERYTHING AT ONCE!

In this chapter we find Job still praising God after losing EVERYTHING except his nagging wife. Satan says, “That’s all good God, but just watch what happens if Job loses his health”! God replies, “If you wanna try it, go ahead and try it, Job will remain faithful”. The next morning Job wakes up to find himself covered in painful boils. His wife tells him, “Quit acting holy, God obviously is punishing you… just curse him and die”! If my wife said that to me I would be really sad! Job responds wisely and says, “Don’t be a fool! God sends good and bad things our way, we shouldn’t question them, we should just accept them”. WHAT A GREAT ATTITUDE! Whether good or bad, we need to trust God in ALL that goes on in our lives!

A final note: In our study on Job, we will be pointing out a lot of the BAD things that Job’s friends do and say. I think it is only fair to point out the WONDERFUL things they do here for there friend.
1. When they hear Job is suffering they COME TO WHERE HE IS. – What do you do when your friends face tragedy? Do you come to there side to bless and encourage them?
2. For a whole week they kept their mouths shut! – Sometimes when someone is hurting, the best thing we can do for them is just be there. No words, No attempts to explain what we think happened, just being a friend. Going a whole week like this is pretty amazing, for that I say “good job” to Job’s crew.