Monday, May 2, 2011
Chunk VIII- How Does God Love YOU?
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continuation from Chunk VII. What had the writer been trying to say?
He wanted to :
3. expose Satan. All along Satan doubted Job - he could not believe that someone can be that faithful to God despite the odds. Satan's attitude right from the start - Job is faithful because he is blessed, strike him ..., look for his weakest point and he will surely curse you to your face
chapts. 1 and 2. In contrast, God believed, trusted and loved Job. Look at my servant Job, there is no one like him- 1:8
God foreknew Job's victory - this is the sovereignty of God. This is what man does not know - what job and his friends were too short-sighted to comprehend; this is what signified Satan's sure defeat. Satan underestimated God's sovereignty. Satan dared (!) challenged the authority of God. He was sure Job would desert/curse God when given the most difficult trials. SAtan failed. This failure is proof of God's sovereignty! Job's faithfulness, God foreknew - in all these, Job did not sin!
Why is the Book of Job saying what it has been saying? To prove these points- Satan is defeated. Man is limited. God is sovereign!
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