The Lord speaks to Job after it seems the others had exhausted themselves with their wise speech. (They probably had much more to say, but I'm sure Job was exhausted from it.)
The Lord waited until Job heard what they had to say, and a bit of muttering from himself ...then the Lord spoke to Job in Chapter 38.
But, we get a picture of what was going on ...early on, by reading the first couple Chapters. Specific events are described, and a discourse takes place to clearly show us why those events were taking place.
I see sort of a correlation, or parallel ...of sorts. That is, between what happened to Job, and what happened to Adam & Eve. The big difference is that ...what happened to Job wasn't a direct consequence of what Job had done wrong, but rather was seemingly a result of what he did right. And on the other hand, Adam & Eve quickly understood that they did something wrong ...and attempted to hide.
But, the thing we see in both ...is that Satan is limited in what he can do. With Job, it clearly shows that Satan needed God's permission ...and there were limitations, or restrictions. And with Adam & Eve ...it is clear what their restriction was, though it is not clear what Satan's was.
The Garden of Eden was a paradise of sorts ...and clearly Adam was given the restriction of not eating the fruit of one solitary tree. It doesn't say that God told Eve not to eat the fruit, but I can't imagine that Adam did not tell her. And she knew somehow, as we can see by the way she answered the serpent.
The serpent could have been told he was restricted from attempting con Adam ...but, we don't really know that, though it would make sense why he'd go to Eve instead (possibly the only option allowed).
But, back to Job ...it was clearly stated that he had a hedge of protection around him. And Satan needed permission to mess with him. So, when we read that ...do we wonder if some people today have a hedge of protection?? And it may bring a bit of jealousy if we thought they did.
I used to read Walt Disney comic books. Donald Duck was one of the main characters ...but, there was another duck named Gladstone Gander, who seemed to always get all the breaks. And he didn't seem to be a very likeable character. Though most of us would probably be very happy getting all the breaks, other people may not like us very much ...and worse yet, they may wonder if God likes one person more than another, and why??
Some people mention that they have a guardian angel ...preventing bad things from happening to them. If something happened similar to what happened to Job, I wonder what they'd think??
Other people claim to be sort of the deist variation. They believe in God (as Creator, or Supreme Being of some sort), but they kind of believe in a lack of interest after that point.
I absolutely believe not only in prayer, but that God hears all our prayers. But, I also believe that it rains on the just, and on the unjust. (Matthew 5:45) If God answered all our prayers just like we wanted, the wisdom we lack could cause unhealthy living for many people ...or we'd already be in Heaven, as what would be the point of still living here??
But, we get a picture of what was going on ...early on, by reading the first couple Chapters. Specific events are described, and a discourse takes place to clearly show us why those events were taking place.
I see sort of a correlation, or parallel ...of sorts. That is, between what happened to Job, and what happened to Adam & Eve. The big difference is that ...what happened to Job wasn't a direct consequence of what Job had done wrong, but rather was seemingly a result of what he did right. And on the other hand, Adam & Eve quickly understood that they did something wrong ...and attempted to hide.
But, the thing we see in both ...is that Satan is limited in what he can do. With Job, it clearly shows that Satan needed God's permission ...and there were limitations, or restrictions. And with Adam & Eve ...it is clear what their restriction was, though it is not clear what Satan's was.
The Garden of Eden was a paradise of sorts ...and clearly Adam was given the restriction of not eating the fruit of one solitary tree. It doesn't say that God told Eve not to eat the fruit, but I can't imagine that Adam did not tell her. And she knew somehow, as we can see by the way she answered the serpent.
The serpent could have been told he was restricted from attempting con Adam ...but, we don't really know that, though it would make sense why he'd go to Eve instead (possibly the only option allowed).
But, back to Job ...it was clearly stated that he had a hedge of protection around him. And Satan needed permission to mess with him. So, when we read that ...do we wonder if some people today have a hedge of protection?? And it may bring a bit of jealousy if we thought they did.
I used to read Walt Disney comic books. Donald Duck was one of the main characters ...but, there was another duck named Gladstone Gander, who seemed to always get all the breaks. And he didn't seem to be a very likeable character. Though most of us would probably be very happy getting all the breaks, other people may not like us very much ...and worse yet, they may wonder if God likes one person more than another, and why??
Some people mention that they have a guardian angel ...preventing bad things from happening to them. If something happened similar to what happened to Job, I wonder what they'd think??
Other people claim to be sort of the deist variation. They believe in God (as Creator, or Supreme Being of some sort), but they kind of believe in a lack of interest after that point.
I absolutely believe not only in prayer, but that God hears all our prayers. But, I also believe that it rains on the just, and on the unjust. (Matthew 5:45) If God answered all our prayers just like we wanted, the wisdom we lack could cause unhealthy living for many people ...or we'd already be in Heaven, as what would be the point of still living here??
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