The story of Job is about a man who has adversity and suffering given to him by Satan with permission.
Of the Lord to see if Job would continue to be faithful to him or give into evil and what his.
reaction might be to the adversity and suffering.
Job feasted with his family in his 7 sons house and 3 daughters in his son's house everyday, although.
they did go a different sons house everyday. Job prayed for his daily because he believed that they.
cursed the Lord with their hearts as well as their lips.
First thing to happen to Job was that his Livestock was killed along with his family, his children .
and his livestock and servants. Jobs reaction to this was to tear off of his clothes, shave his , and .
fall to his knees and pray to Jesus and not question him for his actions. Most people who have .
had children die or killed may pray to Jesus for strength but they question him with Why???.
The second thing to happen to Job was that he was covered from the top of his to the bottom of his .
feet with boils, a skin infection. Job took drastic measures to cure himself. At this point Jobs wife began to .
question the Lord. Job told her that you can not praise the Lord when he is given you good things and not .
praise or question him when suffering or adversity is given to you. Jobs 3 friends came to him and told him .
that he must have offended the Lord and to ask for forgiveness. Job told them that he refused to do that .
but did ask the Lord to help him not be afraid of the things that were happening to him.
Job began to question the Lord why he was asked to suffer all of the things that were happening to .
him.
His first question was that when he had good health and had all of his livestock and children all were .
alive," why the people held him in high regard" and then "why when he was stricken with .
adversity and suffering did all the people flee from him and hide?".
The Lord asks Job " Do you agree that I can do and make anything?" Job agreed with this and .