Category: Job – God’s Providence Unfolded
Job and the unseen Providence of God
Job stands alone in the Bible as an ancient book revealing God’s providence in relation to a man’s integrity.
Most of us associate Job with suffering. And some identify with the unseen temptations of Satan causing his troubles. God proves his righteousness as a mortal man who has blessings withdrawn.
The LORD also reveals His great glory in closing arguments to this mortal man. God then completely redeems Job’s former life with twice the blessings as before.
Job’s Place in History
Job is perhaps the oldest book of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). It was written before the Pentateuch. And chronologically the events take place during Moses’ recording of the timeline of Genesis.
- Some Bibles include Job with the books of wisdom (either before or after Psalms).
- Properly it could be included as Old Testament books of History prior to the diaspora to Babylon.
- The Hebrew Bible groups Iyov as Ketuvim (Scriptures)
- It’s not chronologically ordered before books of Scriptures, i.e. Psalms, written much later.
- A 17th & 18th c. Bible commentator Matthew Henry likely classifies this book with the best description when he states:
“This book of Job stands by itself, is not connected with any other, and is therefore to be considered alone.
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A Crying Out to the Wind
Prelude to Disaster When life has been comfortable for you, do you cry out in amazement at a turn of events? Let’s take a look at a righteous man from the oldest book in the Bible and later examine Job’s pleas to the Lord after his friends have offered no help. Should we cry out…
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Days of Despair
In Christ we have a Light of hope in a season of our dark despair. Job 30: 16 “And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me. 17 The night racks my bones, and the pain that gnaws me takes no rest. Have you ever had a bad time in life like…
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Mission 2 – Vision of your end
Is your mission a path to a vision for your life? Is it a vision of your own only? Will you accomplish what you alone have planned? What if something goes wrong and your mission becomes impossible. What then? A righteous man lived a long and blessed life, yet near the end of his path of…
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