Job 2: 1-10

Job

Job 2:1-10

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. (use)

God wants to give you your own house. God has a big dream for your life...

Osteen, J., 2015. Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential, Expanded, Revised, Updated edition. ed. Faithwords, New York. (use)

Job 2:3

And 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, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason." (use)

"You do you" has become the slogan for a generation that prides itself on individual expression. It’s a statement of one’s individual right to judge what’s best for himself, regardless of what others say or think.

Fobes, C., 2018. The False Gospel of 'You Be You'. (use)

Ezekiel 18:30

Now I, the Sovereign LORD , am telling you Israelites that I will judge each of you by what you have done. Turn away from all the evil you are doing, and don't let your sin destroy you. (use)

Psalm 7:8

You are the judge of the whole human race. Judge in my favour, O LORD; you know that I am innocent. (use)

Psalm 50:6

The heavens proclaim that God is righteous, that he himself is judge. (use)

John 5:27-29

And he has given the Son the right to judge, because he is the Son of Man. Do not be surprised at this; the time is coming when all the dead will hear his voice and come out of their graves: those who have done good will rise and live, and those who have done evil will rise and be condemned. (use)

Deuteronomy 4:24

because the LORD your God is like a flaming fire; he tolerates no rivals. (use)

Job 2:6

And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life." - Job 2:6 (use)

Amos 3:6

Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it? (use)

Habakkuk 1:12

LORD , from the very beginning you are God. You are my God, holy and eternal. LORD , my God and protector, you have chosen the Babylonians and made them strong so that they can punish us. (use)

That in the mingled web of human affairs God's judgment is present, though it cannot be discerned.

Augustine of Hippo. 426. City of God. (use)

Isaiah 13:11

The LORD says, "I will bring disaster on the earth and punish all wicked people for their sins. I will humble everyone who is proud and punish everyone who is arrogant and cruel." (use)

Daniel 2:21

He controls the times and the seasons; he makes and unmakes kings; it is he who gives wisdom and understanding. (use)

All natural disasters — whether floods, famines, locusts, tsunamis, or diseases — are a thunderclap of divine mercy in the midst of judgment, calling all people everywhere to repent and realign their lives, by grace, with the infinite worth of the glory of God.

Piper, J., 2020. How Do We Make Sense of the Coronavirus? (use)

Jeremiah 4:6

Point the way to Zion! Run for safety! Don't delay! The LORD is bringing disaster and great destruction from the north. (use)

Luke 13:4

What about those eighteen people in Siloam who were killed when the tower fell on them? Do you suppose this proves that they were worse than all the other people living in Jerusalem? (use)

2 Kings 5:15

He returned to Elisha with all his men and said, "Now I know that there is no god but the God of Israel; so please, sir, accept a gift from me." (use)

Job 2:10

But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips. - Job 2:10 (use)

1 Peter‬ ‭4:19‬

So then, those who suffer because it is God's will for them, should by their good actions trust themselves completely to their Creator, who always keeps his promise. (use)

Each strand of sorrow has a place Within this tapestry of grace; So through the trials I choose to say: "Your perfect will in your perfect way."

Getty, K., 2010. The Perfect Wisdom of Our God. (use)

Genesis 50:20

You intended to harm me {Joseph}, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (use)

Isaiah 45:7

I create both light and darkness; I bring both blessing and disaster. I, the LORD , do all these things. (use)

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! 

Chisholm, T.O., 1923. Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father. (use)

Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and he volunteered.

Sproul. Jr. R.C., 2011. Ligonier National Conference - Session 6. (use)

Isaiah 52:14

Many people were shocked when they saw him; he was so disfigured that he hardly looked human. (use)

It is the cross alone that ultimately proves the love of God to us—not the providential circumstances of our lives. [pg.30].

Begg, S.B.F.A., 2013. Name above All Names, First edition. ed. Crossway, Wheaton, IL. (use)

Romans 5:8

But God has shown us how much he loves us — it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us! (use)

Job 42:5

In the past I knew only what others had told me, but now I have seen you with my own eyes. (use)

Job 19:25

For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. (use)

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble. For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. What can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts for ever. (use)