In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [Jesus Christ -Yeshua]
was in the beginning with God.
JOB
The Book of Job is a book of wisdom, the first of the five books of
poetry and wisdom. The time of Job is uncertain, but it is estimated to
be near the time of Abraham in c. 2000 BC. This is based primarily on
the evidence that the book of Job makes no mention of Israel, the Mosaic
Law or God’s covenants with the patriarchs of Abraham and his
descendants.
The main theme of Job is that God is sovereign over all His creation.
Job was a righteous man who walked upright before God. He was blessed
with a large family and much wealth. Satan taunted God by telling Him
that Job was upright only because of his wealth. To prove Satan wrong,
God allowed Satan to destroy everything Job possessed including his
children and their families. Although Job was greatly grieved by the
catastrophic events, he never cursed God. His only mistake was that he
questioned God as to why he deserved these calamities. God spoke to Job
and revealed to him that He is sovereign over all things. Job
later repented of his self-righteousness and persevered with God;
he recognized God as his redeemer. Afterwards, God restored to Job
double of everything he had lost plus more.
The wisdom of Job shows us that God is sovereign and in control of
all events in His creation. When we walk through our deep valleys, it is
easy to become self-righteous and ask God, “why me?” God is in control.
We can trust God and persevere or we can curse God and walk away. God’s
only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, gave His life on the
cross at Calvary as a ransom for us. He is our redeemer. He did not ask His Father,
“why me”. God has a purpose for all things.
Job 1-2: Satan challenges God; Job is stricken
Job 3-31: Job’s three friends find fault in him; Job responds in his
defense
Job 32-37: Job’s friend, Elihu, accurately describes God’s purifying
work
Job 38-42: God challenges Job’s self-righteousness; Job is humbled
and repents; Job is restored