Sometimes we have nothing to do with why we suffer but others do who are close to us like friends and families. I will not ask Why.

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But his justification quickly turns to self-righteousness and that is sin before God. Instead of trying to dish out earthly wisdom like we sometimes do, let us pray for devine intervention and devine wisdom before we give advise.I am praying for everyone on the email list who is going through a challenging time. Just like Job, you find yourself in situations you can’t explain. Some may not, but they still hurt with you.I once spoke at an event and two women approached me. Satan must have been angry at Job’s response. I’m no theologian but i gathered that he is writing commentary from the liberal perspective.

I find the Old Testament mostly difficult to read, and it strikes me as Man’s interpretation of God that was a somewhat brutal understanding of God’s teachings; not surprising as it was a brutal world. I think that the two most important lessons are, 1. I can relate to Job even after losing everything. We might even be sinning; however we can not always equate suffering with sin in a believer’s life as we see with Job’s experience.At first Job’s friends try to help Job but they quickly turn to accusing him of some sort of hidden or known sin. Download this Bible card and learn more. I know it’s been couple of years since you wrote this but im am still praying for you. I’m hurt and wish it wasn’t so. I know it’s been couple of years since you wrote this but im am still praying for you AE. In his former state of well‑ being, Job would hardly have countenanced in himself or in others a death wish; in his misfortune, however, he expresses it vehemently (3:11‑23). I never blamed God as some people expected me too…I will learn the “why” from jesus one day I hope.

Hast thou not put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side?

curse God, and die. I miss him painfully everyday . so the story of Job leaves me hollow.Hello my friend. please say a prayer for me. Not the Lord might provide. That is one purpose of’ the prologue.The speeches of Job reveal the collapse of his former outlook. God allowed Satan to test Job, not God and Satan got together and made a plan against Job. That is sheer nonsense my friend. I want the double blessing for me and my family. God bless you for that.Jack Wellman I saved all the scriptures you wrote to the mother that lost her son, so very inspiring as I also lost a son…Thank you…Glory to God. I started a business and it worked for a while it ended up giving me more stress than i have ever endured, but what business doesn’t especially at the beginning, so i endured. Job’s character was upright, honest, pure and good. Nothing can be greater then this. See you in the kingdom. Charles lost his favourite little daughter and he became somewhat embittered with God; we can understand this embitterment; we saw it with the story of Job in the Old Testament.Hello Mr. Fleming and thank you for your comment. I attend church every weekend with my family, I believe I live a good Christian life. Its a spiritual medicine for me. God never promises happiness but He does promise joy and peace.In response to AE I have had a rough life, I suppose brought on only by my decisions or indecision. After all, all good things come from God, and God creates all things good.This story does leave me with a lot of questions though. I can see what you mean by Mr. Darwin’s bitterness coming from losing his daughter, but Job lost all 10 and never turned away from God. 4:19?Thank you Mr. Ingram. We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience. And not only does he know, he is willing to direct you if you ask. The good news is God knows. Instead of asking “why” they might be better off asking “what”. Job becomes discouraged, partly because of the blame game played by his Someday in eternity, God will likely make it clear why Christians suffer – why something terrible was allowed to happen or why their child was allowed to die. Great idea to name him Job!I need some advice. It is appointed to mankind to suffer. God is light but He also is holy and judges all sin. Later He blesses you with more children. I just feel I can not catch a break. God places a hedge of protection around each of us and when sin steps into our lives the hedge is broken.

Remember, you and I don’t see the whole picture. Instead, he “arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshipped.” The calmness he exhibited was completely unanticipated. The other stands beyond his moral judgment, though it is still under God: namely, the mysterious or preordained decree of God, toward which the proper attitude is “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him (Job 13-15).”Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses.My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your helpAt the core of Lamentations is an expression of faith in the human capacity to survive in a broken world.An ambiguous divine speech is the subject of great scholarly debate.The book of Exodus tells the tale of Israel's liberation and birth, and of the beginning of God's covenanted nation.An overview of the Jewish state and its many accomplishments and challenges.Relations between African Americans and Jews have evolved through periods of indifference, partnership and estrangement.

He is “blameless” and “upright,” constantly mindful to live in a righteous manner ().God brags to Satan about Job’s virtue, but Satan contends that Job is only righteous because God has favored him generously. I will hold my head in my hands however for being angry with god and not trusting that he knows best even when i cant see his plan. In the land of Uz there lived a man named Job; and he was blameless and upright, one who revered God and avoided evil. How do I reconcile Job’s experience with the God of the New Testament who promised, for example, “I am come that they may have life and have it more abundantly”? Please understand that those who step back just want things to be like they were before this loss. In all of this, “Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong!”   He blessed God’s name, he worshiped God, and he did not sin. Think of the situation.