JOB 1: 1-5 NKJV (Job and His Family in Uz)
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose
name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one
who feared God and shunned evil.
2 And seven sons and three daughters were born
to him.
3 Also, his possessions were seven thousand
sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five
hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that
this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
4 And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his
appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters
to eat and drink with them.
5 So it was, when the days of feasting had
run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and
he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings
according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It
may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts."
Thus Job did regularly.
JOB 1: 6-12 NKJV (Satan Attacks Job's Character )
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
7 And the LORD said to Satan, "From where
do you come?"
So Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and
fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My
servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless
and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
9 So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Does Job fear God
for nothing?
10 Have You not made a hedge around him, around
his household, and around all that he has on every side? You
have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have
increased in the land.
11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch
all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!"
12 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has
is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person."
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
JOB 1: 13-22 NKJV (Job Loses His Property and Children)
13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating
and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house;
14 and a messenger came to Job and said, "The
oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
15 when the Sabeans raided them and took them
away -- indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of
the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said,
"The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep
and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped
to tell you!"
17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said,
"The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and
took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of
the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"
18 While he was still speaking, another also came and said,"Your
sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest
brother's house,
19 and suddenly a great wind came from across
the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and
it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone
have escaped to tell you!"
20 Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he
fell to the ground and worshiped.
21 And he said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb,
And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD
has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD."
22 In all this Job did not sin nor charge
God with wrong.
JOB 2: 1-10 NKJV (Satan Attacks Job's Health)
1 Again there was a
day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the
LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before
the LORD.
2 And the LORD said to Satan, "From where
do you come?"
Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro
on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
3 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My
servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless
and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still
he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against
him, to destroy him without cause."
4 So Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin!
Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
5 But stretch out Your hand now, and touch
his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your
face!"
6 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand,
but spare his life."
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the
LORD, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his
foot to the crown of his head.
8 And he took for himself a potsherd with which
to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still
hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!"
10 But he said to her, "You speak as one
of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from
God, and shall we not accept adversity?" In all this Job
did not sin with his lips.
JOB 2: 11-13 NKJV (Job"s Three Friends)
11 Now when Job's three
friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him,
each one came from his own place -- Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad
the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an
appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort
him.
12 And when they raised their eyes from
afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and
wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head
toward heaven.
13 So they sat down with him on the ground
seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him,
for they saw that his grief was very great.
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