What do you think about the story of Job?

Question

do you think you could handle althat and still be faithful?

Answer 1

Lesson to be learned: there's always someone else who has it worse than you.

Answer 2

It was a story of commitment,beliefs and faith,and yes I have already went thru the Job experience and I would like to share that with you,1# Lost all my children 4 to death,3 abortion that were not my choice and 2 in the system that i am looking for now,lost everything in a house fire,walked away from a relationship were I had to leave everything and start over,had numerous sicknesses that only God could heal ,went thru financial diffulculties that god worked out ,went thru 2 divorces,now heres the good part,have a new husband that god brought in my life,a new home ,a new car,finances are coming in more then what I had before,and we are working on having children,all this because I never let go,sure there were times I fell short we all fall short of Gods glory and grace,sure my faith started to waver and I felt he was not there and sure I wondered if everything was going to work out,sure I got angry at him but after it was all said and done it made me a strong woman,and he healed me of all my hurts and pains and is putting my life back together,faithfulness in what you cant see, and trust in the lord is the only thing that will bring you thru. Be Blessed Lisa, Hold on to his unchanging hand

Answer 3

Honey, I have handled so much persecution over the last year that I couldn't believe so much of it was happening all at once and to me, why? Because I chose to continue to dedicate myself to Jehovah God and not give in to satan; not cursing God and going any "old way".

Job withstood a great deal more persecution than I did having lost all his children, his income, livestock, and to boot be stricken with boils all over his body. Still he remained faithful and true Christians will remain faithful to Jehovah because we love him and we know that endurance is one of his greatest qualities; it should be ours too.

One day we won't have to suffer ever again. Job was blessed with 10 more children after the plagues and persecution passed, but Jehovah promised him double, didn't he. Where are the other 10 children that would make double? Remember he had 10 children to begin with, right? Jehovah promised him double, so where are the full 20 children?

After Armageddon, those 10 that were killed will be resurrected and God's promise for Job will have been fulfilled, but better yet his promise for mankind will have been fulfilled. Endurance...

Answer 4

The point of this story (which is not intended to be taken as a historical narrative - do you really think we're supposed to believe that these people sat around speaking to one another in poetic verse?!) is that Job dares to question the simple equation that he, like so many others, previously assumed to be true. If God is all powerful and righteous, then the good will prosper and the wicked will perish. Job's friends are so bound to this neat theological package they've inherited that they have to deny Job's uprightness. Job dares to question, and in the end God is presented as saying he is more pleased with the way Job spoke of him than the way Job's friends did.

The moral of the story? Don't deny the evidence before your eyes because of traditional wisdom or doctrines you've inherited. Dare to think outside the box. It is a great story with a much-needed challenge for religious believers in our time.

Answer 5

It's a hard life being a person of faith. But if you can make it through the bad times then there is something wonderful awaiting you. I would hope I could be as true as Job, I know I can do my best and learn the listens given to me.
I was in JOBS Daughters when I was a kid, good organization to have your girls in.

Answer 6

I know for a fact that I could not handle all that and still be faithful to God. I have been through things that don't even add up to what Job went through and lost sight of my faith, many times. Job was a very great and faithful man.

Answer 7

I could never think so badly of myself that I would take that kind of treatment from a 'loving' father! Not only that but when this Job finally asks why, he's told 'who are you to question God?' How rude. To be put through Hell and back only to be scolded when you try to find out what you did to PO this 'benevolent' deity.
That story alone should have been enough to make everyone see how hypocritical this religion is!

Answer 8

I think it's a great story of faith, but I think that if I were Job I would not have made it that far.

Answer 9

Job was one of the advisors in Pharaoh's court in his previous life before he was afflicted as the guy in the Book of Job.

There were 3 advisors from whom Pharaoh sought advice.

Balaam. He gives evil advice urging Pharaoh to kill the Hebrew male new-born babies.

Jethro. He opposes Pharaoh and tells him not to harm the Hebrews at all.

Job. He keeps silent. It is for his silence that God subsequently punishes him (in his next life) with his bitter afflictions.

This is the original meaning to the story of Job and what happened to him, according to Traditional, Orthodox Judaism.

Yes, Judaism has always had reincarnation.

Anyway, that's the original meaning according to the Torah as to why Job in the book of Job had what happened to him. It was because in his earlier life he had kept silent instead of advising Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. Or even said not to, ANYTHING would have been preferable to keeping silent.

There would have been consequences for advising Pharaoh to NOT let the Israelites go (as there were for Balaam), but keeping silent was even worse, it was considered to be the coward's way out.

Answer 10

Because of the story of Job, I think I am and would be able to keep my faith. If I were him I don't think so.

Answer 11

Job said, "though He slay me, I will trust Him."

We want to think of Job as a perfect and sinless man, but that is not the case. Fear is a sin. The Word says "perfect love casts out all fear." We question God when we suffer with the pride of life. God had to put Job in his place after Job spoke of his integrity, pride, self-righteousness so God challenged Job and showed Job his ignorance. God finally humbled Job and Job submitted to God and God blessed Job with twice as much as he had before.