Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The patience of Job

Ah the patience of Job, as the saying goes. But what does that mean? Was he patient? We begin Job ch 1-3 with a sort of spiritual battle between God and Satan. God allows Satan to test Job be taking his material wealth and family. Job seems to take this in stride and mourns for the loss, but does not curse God, or ask Him why. Then God allows Job to be inflicted with boils. Job continues his reaction, even admonishing his wife in C2v10. Notice his friends reaction in C2V13. Sometimes it is best to just be there. Ch 3 is interesting because this does not sound like a man of patience. He is basically saying "I wish I'd never been born"...like he has some say in the matter....purely childish (we've all been there). So get ready, for the silence of friends is about to get broken..

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