Job, the Upright Man (Part II)

Lesson Content

1. The Lord permitting Job to be tried and Satan afflicting him (Job 2:6-8).

2. The words his wife told him and Job’s reply in turn (Job 2:9,10).

3. Job, reproached by his friends and being forsaken by all (Job 12:4; 19:13-19).

4. Some of the words of hope that Job uttered in the midst of his sore affliction (Job 13:15; 19:25-27; 23:10).

5. Job’s decision to hold fast his integrity (Job 27:5,6).

6. The Lord reproving Job’s friends and their reaction (Job 42:7-9).

7. When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord turned his captivity (Job 42:10).

8. The Lord blessing Job twice as much as he had before and his latter end being more blessed than his beginning (Job 42:10,12,13).

Moral

Job was a man who had received testimony of the Lord. But he was tried by Satan and lost all that he had and even his children. He was smitten with sore boils from the sole of his foot to his crown. Yet he did not sin with his lips. He endured everything patiently and prayed for his friends who reproached him. Owing to this, the Lord turned his captivity and blessed him twice as much as he had before. Like Job, if we too remain patient in all our trials, speak words of hope and intercede for others, the Lord will bless us.