I. Who was Job?
A. He was a Godly man:
1. He was blameless (1)
Psalm 15:2, Proverbs 19:1, 28:18)
2. He was upright (1)
(Psalm 33:1, Proverbs 2:7, 21:29)
3. He feared God & shunned evil (1)
(Psalm 111:10, Proverbs 8:13,
19:23)
B. He was a wealthy man:
1. Livestock (3)
2. Servants (3)
3. Greatest in the east (3)
C. He was a family man:
1. 7 sons, 3 daughters (4)
2. Held routine feasts w/ family (4)
3. Looked out for their Spiritual
well being (5)
II. What revealed Job‘s supernatural power?
A. Test # 1
1. Messenger #1: Oxen & donkeys
taken, and servants killed. (14-15)
2. Messenger #2: Sheep and servants
consumed by fire from the sky. (16)
3. Messenger #3: Camels taken and
servants killed. (17)
4. Messenger #4: Sons & Daughters are
killed by storm. (18-19)
B. Test #2: Painful sores from head to toe.
(2:7)
C. Test #3: The wife! (2:9-10)
III. The Results!
A. Job never sinned!!!
1. Not after the first test! (22)
2. Not after the second test! (2:10)
3. Not after the third? Test! (2:10)
B. Job did grieve:
1. Shock! (1:20, 2:8)
2. Anger (3:1-10)
3. Bargaining (6:8-10)
4. Depression/Despair (6:14-17,
10:1,18-22)
5. Finally, Acceptance/Understanding
(42:1-6)
C. Job was rewarded:
1.He was a more than wealthy man.
A. Livestock (42:10,12)
B. Servants (42:10)
C. Greatest man in the east
(42:15 - Ha!)
2. He was once again, a family man:
A. 7 more sons & 3 more
daughters (13,15)
B. Saw through fourth
generation (16)
3. He was Spiritually restored:
A. He was repentant (42:6)
B. He was blessed (42:12)
C. He led (42:7-10)
What are we like now? What would we be like if we encountered Job’s troubles? How would we respond?
