When three of Job's friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him.Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief.Then ...  Read More

One day the members of the heavenly court came again to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them."Where have you come from?" the Lord asked Satan.  Satan answered the LORD, "I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that's going on."Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless -- a ...  Read More

Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. He said,"I came naked from my mother's womb, and I will be naked when I leave.The LORD gave me what I had, and the LORD has taken it away.Praise the name of the LORD!"In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God.      Job 1:20-22 (NLT) Job's world had suddenly been torn apart in one day! He lost e...  Read More

Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. He said,"I came naked from my mother's womb, and I will be naked when I leave.The LORD gave me what I had, and the LORD has taken it away.Praise the name of the LORD!"In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God.      Job 1:20-22 (NLT) Job lost everything he had in one day! He lost all his wealth ...  Read More

Satan replied to the LORD, "Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is! But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!""All right, you may test him," the LORD said to Satan. "Do whatever you want with every...  Read More

"All right, you may test him," the LORD said to Satan."Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don't harm him physically." So Satan left the LORD's presence.One day, when Job's sons and daughters were feasting at the older brother's house, a messenger arrived at Job's home with the news: "Your oxen were plowing with the donkeys feeding beside them when the Sabeans raided us. They st...  Read More