Job: What Makes a Man 2
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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.”
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Be Sober
to curb the controlling influence of inordinate emotions or desires (and therefore become reasonable); conceived of as sobering up from the influence of alcohol
Job was Sober as in his things, family, health, emotions or desires were not the controlling influence over his life
Point 1: What Makes a Man is Not What People Say
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.
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.”
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.”
So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”
And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”
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.
And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
The issues of job
severe itching
And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
insomnia
When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise,
And the night be ended?’
For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn.
scabs and sores
My flesh is caked with worms and dust,
My skin is cracked and breaks out afresh.
nightmares
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me,
My couch will ease my complaint,’
Then You scare me with dreams
And terrify me with visions,
weight loss
My breath is offensive to my wife,
And I am repulsive to the children of my own body.
chills and fever
Even when I remember I am terrified,
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
diarrhea
My heart is in turmoil and cannot rest;
Days of affliction confront me.
Point 2: Your wife and family do not make you who you are
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”
The devil works through those close to us at times
Peter rebuked Jesus
Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”
But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
Adam listened to eve
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
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.
For whom the Lord loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.”