Pastor Jim Powell
CYCLE 1
Satan invited and allowed to take from Job. 1.7-19 Satan takes. 1.13-19
Job worships God. 1.20-22
CYCLE 2
Satan invited and allowed to inflict Job. 2.1-6 Satan inflicts. 2.7-8
Job honors God. 2.9-10
4 phrases/realities for meditation:
1.7, 2.2 “From where have you come?” “From going to and fro on the earth”
1.8, 2.3 “Have you considered my servant, for there is none like him, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil?”
1.9, 24 “Does Job fear God for no reason?” (“Have you not put a hedge around him... blessing, possessions? ... All that a man has he will give for his life.”)
1.21, 2.10 “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord.” (“Shall we not receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”)
