“So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. Now when Job’s three friends heard of all…
Category: Job
Thoughts and commentaries on the Book of Job.
Job 1
Job is an extremely wealthy and God-honoring individual who lived around the time of Israel’s sanctuary-turned-slavery in Egypt (after Joseph, before Moses). Since he was a God-honoring man, God had blessed him greatly with ten children, thousands of animals, and many servants. One day Satan stands before God and challenges God, saying that Job would…