In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing. Job:1:22 (Job 1-3)
Job was a wealthy desert prince, descendant of Abraham through Esau, and a really good man. His story takes place during Israel’s sojourn in Egypt, prior to the Exodus. The recording of his story is accredited to Moses who may have known him personally or in the very least, met his immediate family while in Midian for 40 years.
Satan approached God with an accusation against Job. He charged God’s favor as the source of Job’s faith. Who wouldn’t praise God when one was enviably rich in every way? God allowed Satan to put Job to the test. In the course of a day, Job lost his wealth, his children and his health. Three friends, wise men of their age, and his wife, promoted four misconceptions: Suffering is punishment, suffering is for correction, suffering stomps out hypocrisy by exposing hidden sin, and final justice happens in this life. Job’s story asks the ageless questions, “How can a good God allow so much bad?” and “Where does man’s destiny fit into God’s sovereign authority?”
Jesus Himself, suffered an unfathomable loss. He became fully man to experience the staggering pains and sorrows of human flesh. Job cursed the day of His birth, but never turned his anger toward God. Jesus had the power to curse, not just those who brought Him harm, but mankind for all eternity. Love stayed His hand and although Satan’s goal was to turn God completely against humanity, it didn’t work.
Somewhere in Job’s life, He understood God’s love and anchored his only hope in Him alone. It was enough, it was God’s way and his destiny.
Love,
Gretchen