2007-02-17 08:53:40 · 11 answers · asked by Steph :-) 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Job said it himself: "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." (Job 1:21)
It is interesting to note that after Job's trial, God restored to him double everything he had before - except sons and daughters. He had 10 children before; and the Lord gave him 10 more children afterwards (Job 42:13)
The reason being, he never truly lost his other children.
They merely went to paradise before him.
2007-02-17 09:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Satan challenged God and basically said that if a righteous God-loving person were persecuted that they would turn away from true worship of our Creator, Yahweh God.
Listen up Christians and you lovers of Yahweh God.!!
Don't forget that the angels were there listening and watching to see if God would be Just and fair.
God gave only one restriction and that was for Satan to not take Job's life.
Obviously, if Job's grown children had been worshippers of God, He would have also made that distinction to Satan.
Job would always pray on behalf of his sons and daughters, but they themselves were responsible for there own salvation once they left the protection of home and guardianship of their parents.
The general consensus is that Moses was the writer of the book of Job as well as some of the Psalms and of course, the first five books of the Bible.
Job also knew that in the new system, after Armageddon, that he would be resurrected as well as his children.
This was Satan's second challenge to God.
The first was in the garden when he coveted God's Glory.
Oh, how he has fallen and is destined to perish along with his demon angels and all who are on his side!
2007-02-17 17:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by avaddohn-Apollyon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the purposes of the book of Job is to teach us that God is good and will work all things together for good for those who love Him even though we often go through trials that seem unfair. Regarding Job's 7 sons and 3 daughters and all of Job's property if you look at the last chapter of Job you see that God restored twice the amount of property that Job had at the beginning of the story and the same number of sons and daughters.
So what about the original sons and daughters that you are asking about? Job talked about what he was looking forward to by faith after this life was over.
Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, 27 whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
Job was looking forward to the resurrection of the righteous dead when the Messiah (Jesus) shall come.
1 Thessalonians 4:13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
Yes, Job had to endure the sorrow of seeing his first 10 children cut off from him for the rest of this life. But when Jesus comes again Job will be with Jesus and his 20 children for all eternity.
2007-02-17 17:05:17 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The ancient Hebrews believed in reincarnation. Most of that has been removed from the bible, but there is a slight reference to it that remains in Job Chapter 14. It makes more sense when you view the story as "all things are cyclical, and all things will be returned eventually".
2007-02-17 17:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by The Garden of Fragile Egos 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Job is a philosophical book, and records opinions. You should always approach Scripture from its proper perspective. The author of the book of Job was attempting to express his own opinions about the nature of personal tragedy.
Primitive causality attributed all things to the will of God - it is a form of anthropomorphism that was gradually abandoned as humanity refined its understanding of the nature of God.
2007-02-17 17:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, I never understood this one either. It makes God seem like a real jerk, but there's alot more stuff like that in the Bible too. It really makes you think... It's also strange that he 'bargained' with Satan during the whole Job story.
2007-02-17 16:56:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No life is precious to god, haven't you READ the bible?
Religious folks defend him as saying he can destroy what he created since thats his privilege but basically he's just a sick evil sadistic ogre.
I dont know why so many people worship him.
2007-02-17 16:56:37 · answer #7 · answered by Goodly Devil 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fear and hate are the bases for the religion. God make and example with his son.
Nonsense, or not?
2007-02-17 16:59:02 · answer #8 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God dosent want people to die thats why he sent his son Jesus to die on the cross for us so that we may choose life and go to heaven, God loves us, why would he create us if he didnt.;
sometimes people are just to stuburn to change look at pharoh and moses he didnt wat to kill pharoh-he had a choice
2007-02-17 16:58:23 · answer #9 · answered by SQ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"I tell you, anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me will not enter the kingdom of heaven." --Jesus
2007-02-17 16:59:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋