Mark A. Copeland
A. HE LIVED IN THE LAND OF UZ...
1. Somewhere in the East (cf. 1:3)
2. Near a desert (1:19)
3. Likely the land of Edom, SE of the Dead Sea (Jer 25:20-21; Lam 4:21)
B. A MAN OF REMARKABLE CHARACTER...
1. Blameless and upright
2. Feared God
3. Shunned evil
-- "There is none like him on the earth." (1:8)
C. A MAN GREATLY BLESSED...
1. With a family of seven sons and three daughters
2. With 7000 sheep, 3000 camel, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys
3. With a large household
-- "this man was the greatest of all the people of the East" (1:3)
D. THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF HIS FAMILY...
1. His sons liked to "party"
2. Yet Job sought to sanctify them and offer burnt sacrifices
II. SATAN ATTACKS JOB'S CHARACTER (1:6-12)
A. SATAN APPEARS BEFORE GOD...
1. When the "sons of God" (angels?) came before God
2. After Satan had been "going to and fro on the earth" (cf. 1 Pe 5:8)
B. GOD ASKS SATAN ABOUT JOB...
1. "Have you considered my servant Job?"
2. A man of remarkable character
C. SATAN'S ACCUSATION CONCERNING JOB...
1. "Does Job fear God for nothing?"
a. Does Job fear God selflessly?
b. Does he not do it because of what he gets out of it?
1) I.e., Job is simply self-centered
2) By implication, God is not worthy to be praised on His merits alone
c. Stop blessing Job, and he will curse God!
2. By such a test, Satan seeks to prove:
a. There is no such thing as unselfish piety
b. Men do right only when it is profitable to do so
c. God is not worthy of service on the basis of His nature alone
-- Therefore Satan is not only accusing Job, but God as well!
D. GOD ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE...
1. He allows Job to be severely tried, but Satan cannot harm his person
2. What God is trying to prove:
The Book Of Job 9
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