The previous life of Job
Why do you serve? A study of the Book of Job • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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· 1 viewThe qualities of Job's previous life are commendable for believers in any age
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Job had a position of utmost respect and influence (Job 29)
Job had a position of utmost respect and influence (Job 29)
Job reflects on how his life used to be. He wishes that it was that way again (v. 2)
He was in his prime and had the friendship of God (v.4) He was still God’s friend, but his pain and anguish prevented him from seeing the truth.
He had earned a position of respect, and the others deferred to him. His fellow elders waited to hear his take on a given situation (vv. 7-10)
Job earned the respect of others by his actions:
he assisted the poor
He was good to widows
He did what was right AND he opposed the unrighteous
His expectation was to live out his days surrounded by a loving family with the respect and honor of the community. (vv. 18-20)
Job’s final reflection on his current miserable status (Job 30)
Job’s final reflection on his current miserable status (Job 30)
He is being mocked by a low class group of ingrates who are not much better than wild animals (vv. 1- 8)
These urchins belittle him, spit on him, and terrorize his sad, miserable existence (vv. 9-15)
Job assesses his misery and concludes that God is the one who is responsible and that he (Job) will die in this sorry state of pain and isolation (vv. 16-23)
Job’s summary of his previous life (Job 31)
Job’s summary of his previous life (Job 31)
Made a covenant with his eyes to avoid lust (vv. 1-4)
He avoided falsehood (vv. 5-6)
He did not covet the possessions of others (vv. 7-8)
He was not involved in adultery (vv. 9-12)
He was concerned about the rights of the servants and did not make class distinctions (vv. 13-15)
He provided for widows and orphans (vv. 16-23)
Job ran a soup kitchen and a clothes closet. He also managed a handyman ministry for the widows
Job was wealthy, but he did not give in to greed (vv. 24-25)
Job was not an idolater (vv. 26-28)
Job had compassion on his enemies and did not rejoice when misfortune came to them (vv. 29-30)