God Speaks (4 of 5)
Series: Shattered
Dave Gustavsen
Job 38-41
This is the Word of God.
We're taking a few weeks to look at the book of Job, which addresses one of the most difficult moral and philosophical questions in our world: why do bad things happen to good people? So Job was a very good man, but his life was struck by disaster: he lost his business and his possessions and his children, and even his own health. He still had his wife, but she wasn't much help. His friends came to see him, but they insisted that Job's troubles must be caused by some hidden sin in his life, so they weren't much help. And Job's pain was so deep that his filter came off, and he turned to God and he basically said, ''God-you are unfair; you are against me; and you are cruel.'' And much to the surprise of Job's friends, God did not strike him down for talking that way.
Really, what Job was asking for was a personal meeting with God. Because he'd gotten such a raw deal, and he was begging for a chance to present his case, and see what God had to say for himself. And beginning in chapter 38, Job gets what he asked for.
So-very simple outline today: I want to talk about What God Says, and How Job Responds. Alright? What God says, and how Job responds.
So, first, What God Says. Over these four chapters-38 to 41, God makes two separate speeches. And just like we're used to in the book of Job, the speeches are very poetic and very mysterious. But when you look closely, you realize God is making two very basic points.
First, he talks about The limits of human knowledge. Look at chapter 38, verses 4 and 5:
4 ''Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?
Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?
You know you're in trouble when God starts getting sarcastic with you. ''Surely you know! Tell me about it Job! What was it like to lay the foundations of the earth? Tell me about ...
Series: Shattered
Dave Gustavsen
Job 38-41
This is the Word of God.
We're taking a few weeks to look at the book of Job, which addresses one of the most difficult moral and philosophical questions in our world: why do bad things happen to good people? So Job was a very good man, but his life was struck by disaster: he lost his business and his possessions and his children, and even his own health. He still had his wife, but she wasn't much help. His friends came to see him, but they insisted that Job's troubles must be caused by some hidden sin in his life, so they weren't much help. And Job's pain was so deep that his filter came off, and he turned to God and he basically said, ''God-you are unfair; you are against me; and you are cruel.'' And much to the surprise of Job's friends, God did not strike him down for talking that way.
Really, what Job was asking for was a personal meeting with God. Because he'd gotten such a raw deal, and he was begging for a chance to present his case, and see what God had to say for himself. And beginning in chapter 38, Job gets what he asked for.
So-very simple outline today: I want to talk about What God Says, and How Job Responds. Alright? What God says, and how Job responds.
So, first, What God Says. Over these four chapters-38 to 41, God makes two separate speeches. And just like we're used to in the book of Job, the speeches are very poetic and very mysterious. But when you look closely, you realize God is making two very basic points.
First, he talks about The limits of human knowledge. Look at chapter 38, verses 4 and 5:
4 ''Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?
Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?
You know you're in trouble when God starts getting sarcastic with you. ''Surely you know! Tell me about it Job! What was it like to lay the foundations of the earth? Tell me about ...
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