Job 1:1-12

Hey, hey, welcome to Coffee and Devotions. I don't know what day of the week it is, but it is the 1st of January, 2021. Good morning. Well, we are going to be going through the wisdom literature this year, and if you've never read through the wisdom literature, not every book should be read the same.
What I mean by that is the book of Job will drive you nuts if you try to pick it apart verse by verse or even little bits of chapter at a time. versus, say, the Psalms, which can be done one chapter at a time because they're songs. And those are very different than parts of Proverbs, where Proverbs, there are parts that are pretty good chunks and they stick together, and then there are parts that are sentences. so you can only do a few sentences at a time. And so, just to let you know, this is going to be a little bit different as we go through for 2021 and we look at the wisdom literature. This morning we'll be looking at Job chapter 1 verses 1 through 12, but through the next couple days we're going to have to read through a few chapters at a time because Job is one story all together.
So, We'll do that tomorrow. We'll start chewing through those big chunks of a few chapters at a time. There won't be a lot of dialogue, but more just trying to figure out what is the saying. And if you're wanting, there's a great book on the Book of Job, a wonderful little commentary, about a hundred pages, written by a man named Dr. C.J. Williams. Shadows of Christ in the book of Job and I'll show that picture. I'll show you guys that book tomorrow But I will go ahead and have some coffee.
We'll pray and we'll get into God's Word this morning Let's pray father we thank you so much for this day and we thank you for your word We pray now that you would teach us your word That we would believe and that we would follow after you in Jesus name. Amen Alright, here we go. Job chapter 1 the first 12 verses There is 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.
And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. Also, his possessions were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large household. So this man was the greatest of all the people of the East. 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. 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 the mall. For Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts. Thus Job did regularly.
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord and Satan came among them. And the Lord said to Satan, from where have 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. 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. So Satan answered the Lord and said, does Job fear God for nothing?
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. But now stretch out your hand and touch all that he has and he will surely curse you to your face. 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.
Hey, what is this about, Mom? This is Job, a righteous man, a man who cares about himself and his family. There's some commentators who think this might be one of the earliest books written of the entire Bible. Why? Because Job isn't a Levite, and yet he's offering sacrifices for his family. It's possible that this is going on before there's even a tabernacle or temple. Job is also very prosperous.
And we're taken into this weird scene where now we're in heaven and the sons of God, this just means the angels are there. And what does it say is that Satan comes to him and says, where have you been, Satan? From roaming to and from upon the earth. And it's God who says, have you considered my servant Job?
Now, this is the point in which I'm going to say, I think that Job is a type of Christ. By a type, I mean a shadow of Christ. someone who is meant to point us toward the Messiah to come. And we see many themes in Job's life and in the book of Job that are redemptive and point us toward the New Testament, point us toward Jesus Christ. And so we look at the temptation of Job and we're going to have shadows in our minds of the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. When we come to the book of Job, we're going to see him struggle with Satan.
But it's interesting. Isn't it interesting? God is the one who's still sovereign here. He doesn't allow Satan to do whatever he wants. Even though Satan is this fallen, demonic, disgusting person who wants to see Job curse God to his face, God's still in control here. Sure, you can take away his possessions, but you can't touch him. And isn't it interesting also, Satan's name, Satan, literally means the accuser.
And here he is, and he's accusing God. The only reason why he loves you is because you've made him prosperous. That's the way that Satan does things. But God knows the hearts of his people. And so he allows Job to be tempted, not beyond what he can bear. but he does allow him. I think it's altogether more important than when we realize what Jesus told us to pray in the Lord's Prayer. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And what's the sixth petition?
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. We can be delivered from Satan's hand. Do not let us be temptation, but when we are tempted, aid us and sustain us that we might be able to get through it. Well, why don't we go ahead and pray.
Lord, we thank you so much for this day. We thank you for the great blessing it is to be in your word. We thank you for a new year, and we thank you for your faithfulness, for your mercy is new every morning. We thank you that you are the sovereign one of the universe. and that you watch over us and care for us. In Jesus' name, amen. Well, may the Lord bless you today, and I'm excited to see you tomorrow as we do the hard work of going through the book of Job, and then as we finish out the year, going through all the wisdom literature together. Have a great day. Bye.