The Book of JOB, Chapters 1 & 2
Job and His Family in Uz
JOB 1:1-22 NKJV
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was
blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels,
five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a
very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all
the people of the East.
4 And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his
appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to
eat and drink with them.
5 So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would
send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning
and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all.
For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed
God in their hearts." Thus Job did regularly.
Satan Attacks Job's Character
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
7 And the LORD said to Satan, "From where do you come?"
So Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro
on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant
Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and
upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
9 So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God
for nothing?
10 Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around
all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his
hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely
curse You to Your face!"
12 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is
in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person." So
Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
Job Loses His Property and Children
13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating
and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house;
14 and a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys
feeding beside them,
15 when the Sabeans raided them and took them away -- indeed they have killed
the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped
to tell you!"
16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The
fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants,
and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The
Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them
away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword;
and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
18 While he was still speaking, another also came and said,"Your
sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest
brother's house,
19 and suddenly a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four
corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they
are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
20 Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he
fell to the ground and worshiped.
21 And he said:
"Naked
I came from my mother's womb, And naked shall I return there.
The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the
name of the LORD."
22 In all
this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.
Satan
Attacks Job's Health
Job 2: 1-13
1 Again there
was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before
the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before
the LORD.
2 And the
LORD said to Satan, "From where do you come?"
Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro
on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
3 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant
Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and
upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds
fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to
destroy him without cause."
4 So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! Yes,
all that a man has he will give for his life.
5 But stretch
out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will
surely curse You to Your face!"
6 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand,
but spare his life."
7 So Satan
went out from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful
boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
8 And he took
for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat
in the midst of the ashes.
9 Then his
wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast to your integrity?
Curse God and die!"
10 But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks.
Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept
adversity?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Job"s
Three Friends
11 Now when
Job's three friends heard of all this adversity that had come
upon him, each one came from his own place -- Eliphaz the Temanite,
Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made
an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort
him.
12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize
him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his
robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven.
13 So they
sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and
no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very
great. |
