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Job: The Main Character – Part 2

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. 4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate 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 children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.  Job 1:1-5

1. Scene # 1 – The Main Character: A Man named Job

a. The Person of Job: Job 1:1

– He was blameless
– He was upright
– He feared God
– He turned from evil

TODAY

b. The Possessions of Job

– Family possessions: Job 1:2

1. Children are delights of the heart: 3 John 4

2. Children are breakers of the heart: Luke 15:20

– Material possessions: Job 1:3

1. Job teaches that godliness leads to the proper view of possessions. Luke 12:13-21

2. Job teaches us that godliness leads to contentment in the Lord’s will, even the pain and loss of all earthly possessions.Job 1:21, 1 Tim. 6:6

3. Job teaches us that material things are not to cause neglect of spiritual health individually and in our families. Job 1:5, Mark 4:19

– Societal possessions
Job 1:3b, Prov. 22:1, Eccl. 7:1, Job 4:1-4, Job 29:7-17,
Job 31:5-6, 1 Thess. 2:3-5