Sermon Tone Analysis

! Introduction:

1.

The book of Job begins what is classically called, the books of poetry in the bible.

/a)      /Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.

/b)      /The books of poetry do not fit any chronological order.

/c)      /Job goes way back from a historic standpoint.

In fact, it is one of the oldest books of literature.

/d)      /Our thought of poetry, we usually think of a rhythm and a rhyme.

(1)         But not so with Hebrew poetry.

It isn’t in rhyme or rhythm at all.

(2)         It’s a multiplying of thoughts, and it’s building on a thought.

(3)         So if you’re looking for rhyme, or if you’re looking for a rhythm, forget it!

2.

The Man

/a)         /Job was not a fictional character, he was a real man

(1)        Ezekiel name him (14:14-20)

(2)        James names Him (5:11)

/b)        /Job was a godly man, a wealthy man, and a man with a sincere concern for the needs of others

/c)         /However he was also a perplexed man, for he could not explain why God should permit him to experience so much trial.

GO TO SYLLUBUS

 

3.

The Theme

/a)         /Note in 2:3 that God did not have a cause against Job

(1)        God does send chastening when His children persist in sin (Heb.12:1-13)

(2)        The wicked have their enjoyment today but will soon be cut down (Ps.37; 73)

/b)        /Neither of these facts met the need of Jobs life.

(1)        God had divine purposes in mind in permitting Job to suffer

 

4.

The Main Lesson in Job

/a)         /God is completely Sovereign in His dealings with His people

/b)        /God will never permit anything to come to the life of an obedient Christian that is not for his good and God’s glory.

(1)        Remember, God does not have to explain His ways to us

(2)        It is enough for us to know that He cares and that He never makes a mistake

(3)        We do not live by explanations, but by the promises of God in His Word!

 

 

*I.

**Job’s Prosperity – 1:1-5*

 

*A.

**Job’s Character & Circumstances*

 

1.

Blameless and Upright, Feared God and Shunned Evil (v.1)

 

/a)         /The word “blameless” [perfect in KJV] must not be thought of in the sense of sinless perfection.

(1)        That’s usually our connotation with the word /“perfect”/.

(2)        In the Hebrew, and Greek, or in our Bible, it is a word that means, /“a total man”/.

He’s a mature man; he’s got it together.

(3)        So, /“he was a perfect man, upright”/, the word literally in Hebrew is, /“straight”/.

(4)        So you have, /“he’s an honest man”/.

/b)        /What did God think of Him?

(1)        The Holy Spirit is the One who is the Author of the Scriptures (1:1)

(2)        The Lord told Satan Job was blameless (1:8 /cf.

/2:3)

(3)        What does God think of you? 

/(a)         /Do not worry about what others think.

/(b)        /Be concerned only about what God thinks!

/c)         /Plus, he fears God and hates evil.

(1)        Those two always go together – It is like Grace & Mercy.

(2)        To hate evil – Literally /“to turn away from”/

 

The fear of the LORD /is/ to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate (Proverbs 8:13)

The fear of the LORD /is/ the beginning of knowledge, /But/ fools despise wisdom and instruction (Proverbs 1:7)

 

(3)        When you see a person who is involved in evil things, you know that the fear of the Lord is not in his heart.

Job had the fear of the Lord, which led him to this hatred of evil.

"And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.

But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

(Matthew 10:28 NKJV)

 

/d)        /Avoiding Bad Company

(1)        Proverbs 1:10, 16 – /do not consent to sinners trying to entice you/

(2)        1 Corinthians 15:33 – /evil company corrupts good morals/

(3)        2 Corinthians 6:14 – /do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, what fellowship does light have with darkness/

 

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all (Ecclesiastes 12:13)

 

2.

Job was rich in possessions (v.2-3)

 

/a)         /A very Great Household

(1)        /He had a great number of servants.

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/(a)         /Of course you’d have to have, to watch over that large of flocks and camels, and oxen and all.

(2)        /This man was the greatest of all of the men of the east.//

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/(a)         /That would be east of the area of Jerusalem, or Israel.

So he was the greatest of the men.

/b)        /Job did not permit his money or possessions to take the place of God

(1)        /God had blessed Job, and he was not hesitant to praise God for all that He had done./

(2)        /Be careful to not forget God if he blesses you with wealth/

/(a)         /*Deuteronomy 8:1-20 – */beware lest you forget the Lord who brought you up ought of Egypt/

 

I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound.

Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

(Philippians 4:12 )

 

/c)         /The Danger of Covetousness – Luke 12:16-21

 

Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses."

(Luke 12:15 NKJV)

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;   "but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

(Matthew 6:19-21 NKJV)

 

/d)        /The True Riches Are Found in Christ

(1)        Ephesians 1:3; 3:8

(2)        Colossians 2:3

 

 

*II.

**Job’s Adversity – 1:6-2:13*

 

*A.

**Satan’s First Accusation and Attack (1:6-22)*

 

1.

Satan has access to heaven & must report to God /cf.

Revelation 12:7-12/

 

/a)         /Sons of God – v.6

(1)        Sons of God is a common name for the angels.

/(a)         /In the book of Hebrews it said, “Which of His sons did he say, or which of the angels did He say at any time, thou art my beloved Son, this day have I begotten thee”.

/(b)        /There’s only one begotten Son, but the angels are referred to as sons of God, from a creative sense.

/(c)         /Even as John said, “Beloved now are we the sons of God, it does not yet appear what we shall be.

But we know that when He appears, we’ll be like Him”

 

/b)        /Satan Acuses the Saints before God – v.7-12 cf.

Zech.3:1ff.

(1)        /Satan walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1Pet.5:8-9)/