Job 42:1-6
Now I See

Now I See

“I don’t know that I would
change anything. Do you know
that the first thing I’m ever going
to see is the face of Jesus?”
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What a glorious
thought!
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What a glorious
thought!
“My desire is to depart and be with Christ,
for that is far better (Phil 1:23, ESV).
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 Seeing the Lord in this life caused many to fear.
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 Seeing the Lord in this life caused many to fear.
 Adam & Eve “heard the sound of the LORD God walking in
the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife
hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among
the trees of the garden” (Gn 3:8, ESV).
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 Seeing the Lord in this life caused many to fear.
 Gn 3:8.
 “On the morning of the third day there were thunders and
lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very
loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp
trembled” (Ex 19:16, ESV).
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 Seeing the Lord in this life caused many to fear.
 Gn 3:8.
 Ex 19:16.
 When John saw the glorified Christ on Patmos, he “fell at
his feet as though dead” (Rev 1:17, ESV).
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Job was no different!
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 Job was quite angry at God for bringing all this affliction
on him.
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 Job was quite angry at God for bringing all this affliction
on him.
 “God has cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust
and ashes. I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I
stand, and you only look at me. You have turned cruel to
me; with the might of your hand you persecute me. You lift
me up on the wind; you make me ride on it, and you toss me
about in the roar of the storm. For I know that you will
bring me to death and to the house appointed for all living”
(Job 30:19-23, ESV).
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 Job was quite angry at God for bringing all this affliction
on him.
 Job 30:19-23.
 “The Almighty . . . has made my soul bitter” (Job 27:2, ESV).
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 Job was quite angry at God for bringing all this affliction
on him.
 Job, therefore, wanted to talk to God face to face.
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 Job was quite angry at God for bringing all this affliction
on him.
 Job, therefore, wanted to talk to God face to face: “Oh,
that I knew where I might find him, that I might come
even to his seat! I would lay my case before him and fill
my mouth with arguments” (Job 23:3-4, ESV).
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 God finally appears, but not how Job expects.
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 God finally appears, but not how Job expects.
 The Lord shows up with great glory & with a multitude of
questions.
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 God finally appears, but not how Job expects.
 The Lord shows up with great glory & with a multitude of
questions: “The LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind
and said: Where were you when I laid the foundation of the
earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined
its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the
line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its
cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together and all
the sons of God shouted for joy?” (Job 38:1, 4-7, ESV).
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 God finally appears, but not how Job expects.
 The Lord shows up with great glory & with a multitude of
questions: (Job 38:1, 4-7).
 Imagine being in Job‟s shoes!
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 God finally appears, but not how Job expects.
 The Lord shows up with great glory & with a multitude of
questions: (Job 38:1, 4-7).
 Imagine being in Job‟s shoes!
 You are firmly convinced you are suffering as a righteous person,
but you have friends accuse you of sin.
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 God finally appears, but not how Job expects.
 The Lord shows up with great glory & with a multitude of
questions: (Job 38:1, 4-7).
 Imagine being in Job‟s shoes!
 You are firmly convinced you are suffering as a righteous person,
but you have friends accuse you of sin.
 You beg God to show up & set the record straight.
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 God finally appears, but not how Job expects.
 The Lord shows up with great glory & with a multitude of
questions: (Job 38:1, 4-7).
 Imagine being in Job‟s shoes!
 You are firmly convinced you are suffering as a righteous person,
but you have friends accuse you of sin.
 You beg God to show up & set the record straight.
 God does show up, but in great power & with questions you cannot
answer!
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Is it any wonder that
Job answers the way he
does?
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Is it any wonder that
Job answers the way he
does?
“Behold, I am of small account; what shall
I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
I have spoken once, and I will not answer;
twice, but I will proceed no further” (Job
40:4-5, ESV).
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
 Job then speaks these words: Job 42:1-6.
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
 Job then speaks these words: Job 42:1-6.
 Job knew a great deal about God.
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
 Job then speaks these words: Job 42:1-6.
 Job knew a great deal about God.
 Job was a “man [who] was blameless and upright, one who feared
God and turned away from evil” (1:1, ESV).
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
 Job then speaks these words: Job 42:1-6.
 Job knew a great deal about God.
 Job was a “man [who] was blameless and upright, one who feared
God and turned away from evil” (1:1, ESV).
 Job offered sacrifices for his children.
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
 Job then speaks these words: Job 42:1-6.
 Job knew a great deal about God.
 Job was a “man [who] was blameless and upright, one who feared
God and turned away from evil” (1:1, ESV).
 Job offered sacrifices for his children: “He would rise early in the
morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of [his
children]. For Job said, „It may be that my children have sinned,
and cursed God in their hearts.‟ Thus Job did continually” (Job
1:5, ESV).
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
 Job then speaks these words: Job 42:1-6.
 Job knew a great deal about God.
 But no longer did Job simply know about God—he had
experienced him.
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
 Job then speaks these words: Job 42:1-6.
 Job knew a great deal about God.
 But no longer did Job simply know about God—he had
experienced him.
 In context, Job had seen a literal representation of God—the
whirlwind.
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 But God continues to question Job about two monstrous
beasts: Behemoth & Leviathan.
 Job then speaks these words: Job 42:1-6.
 Job knew a great deal about God.
 But no longer did Job simply know about God—he had
experienced him.
 In context, Job had seen a literal representation of God—the
whirlwind.
 But do we not often see God more acutely in suffering?
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 This morning, we wish to go back & sit with Job as he sees
God.
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 This morning, we wish to go back & sit with Job as he sees
God.
 When Job saw God, what did he see?
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 This morning, we wish to go back & sit with Job as he sees
God.
 When Job saw God, what did he see?
 He saw:
 God‟s POWER,
 God‟s PRUDENCE,
 God‟s PROVISION.
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GOD'S POWER
v2
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 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of
yours can be thwarted” (v 2, ESV).
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What caused Job to
understand God's
power?
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 In English, “whirlwind” can refer to a “dust devil” or
something else minor.
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 In English, “whirlwind” can refer to a “dust devil” or
something else minor.
 But the Hebrew term refers to a violent storm.
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 In English, “whirlwind” can refer to a “dust devil” or
something else minor.
 But the Hebrew term refers to a violent storm.
 “The LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was
a mighty tempest [same Hebrew term] on the sea, so that
the ship threatened to break up” (Jon 1:4, ESV).
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 In English, “whirlwind” can refer to a “dust devil” or
something else minor.
 But the Hebrew term refers to a violent storm.
 Jon 1:4.
 “Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their
stem taken root in the earth, when he blows on them, and
they wither, and the tempest [same Hebrew word] carries
them off like stubble” (Is 40:24, ESV).
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If the Lord answered me
out of a violent storm,
I'd be tempted to believe
he could do anything!
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 Out of the whirlwind, the Lord questions Job about the
Creation.
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 Out of the whirlwind, the Lord questions Job about the
Creation.
 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that a flood of
waters may cover you? Can you send forth lightnings, that
they may go and say to you, „Here we are‟? Who has put
wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the
mind?” (Job 38:34-36, ESV).
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 Out of the whirlwind, the Lord questions Job about the
Creation.
 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that a flood of
waters may cover you? Can you send forth lightnings, that
they may go and say to you, „Here we are‟? Who has put
wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the
mind?” (Job 38:34-36, ESV).
 Job couldn‟t send rain, but God could! Job couldn‟t make
lightning, but God could! Job couldn‟t create a mind, but
God could!
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What caused Job to
understand that God's
purpose cannot be
thwarted?
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 Job suffered intensely, and he knew God was involved in
his suffering.
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 Job suffered intensely, and he knew God was involved in
his suffering.
 “Naked I came from my mother‟s womb, and naked shall I
return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21, ESV).
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 Job suffered intensely, and he knew God was involved in
his suffering.
 “Naked I came from my mother‟s womb, and naked shall I
return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21, ESV).
 “Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive
evil?” (Job 2:10, ESV).
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 Job suffered intensely, and he knew God was involved in
his suffering.
 Job believed God was tormenting him.
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 Job suffered intensely, and he knew God was involved in
his suffering.
 Job believed God was tormenting him.
 We understand that God never harmed Job, his children, or
his livestock.
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 Job suffered intensely, and he knew God was involved in
his suffering.
 Job believed God was tormenting him.
 We understand that God never harmed Job, his children, or
his livestock.
 But he permitted Satan to do so & he had a purpose in so
doing: to establish Job‟s integrity vis-à-vis Satan‟s smears.
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 When we suffer, let us thank God that he is powerful!
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 When we suffer, let us thank God that he is powerful!
 He can heal every disease.
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 When we suffer, let us thank God that he is powerful!
 He can heal every disease.
 Hezekiah.
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 When we suffer, let us thank God that he is powerful!
 He can heal every disease.
 Hezekiah.
 Jesus‟ ministry.
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 When we suffer, let us thank God that he is powerful!
 He can heal every disease.
 He has a purpose in suffering.
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 When we suffer, let us thank God that he is powerful!
 He can heal every disease.
 He has a purpose in suffering.
 “We know that for those who love God all things work together for
good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Rom
8:28, ESV).
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 When we suffer, let us thank God that he is powerful!
 He can heal every disease.
 He has a purpose in suffering.
 “We know that for those who love God all things work together for
good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Rom
8:28, ESV).
 God has enough power to bring good out of every situation, every
trial, & every heartache.
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Let us rest in the power
of God!
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GOD'S PRUDENCE
vv 3-4
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 “„Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?‟
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. „Hear,
and I will speak; I will question you, and you make it
known to me‟” (vv 3-4, ESV).
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 The first statement comes from God‟s first speech (38:2).
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 The first statement comes from God‟s first speech (38:2).
 God‟s point, “Job, you think you‟re so smart & know
everything, but you don‟t know a thing!”
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 Job developed his ideas based on what God had revealed
of himself.
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 Job developed his ideas based on what God had revealed
of himself.
 Job lived before the Law of Moses, for he offers sacrifices for
his children & his friends.
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 Job developed his ideas based on what God had revealed
of himself.
 Job lived before the Law of Moses, for he offers sacrifices for
his children & his friends.
 Therefore, Job‟s ideas of God likely came largely from
Creation.
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 Job developed his ideas based on what God had revealed
of himself.
 Job now realizes how little he knows of God.
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 Job developed his ideas based on what God had revealed
of himself.
 Job now realizes how little he knows of God.
 Since Job knows so very little about Creation, he knows so
very little of God‟s purpose.
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 Job developed his ideas based on what God had revealed
of himself.
 Job now realizes how little he knows of God.
 Since Job knows so very little about Creation, he knows so
very little of God‟s purpose.
 Job has accused God of wrongdoing.
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 Job developed his ideas based on what God had revealed
of himself.
 Job now realizes how little he knows of God.
 Since Job knows so very little about Creation, he knows so
very little of God‟s purpose.
 Job has accused God of wrongdoing.
 “God has cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and
ashes. I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and
you only look at me. You have turned cruel to me; with the might
of your hand you persecute me. You lift me up on the wind; you
make me ride on it, and you toss me about in the roar of the
storm” (Job 30:19-22, ESV).
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 Job developed his ideas based on what God had revealed
of himself.
 Job now realizes how little he knows of God.
 Since Job knows so very little about Creation, he knows so
very little of God‟s purpose.
 Job has accused God of wrongdoing.
 “God has cast me into the mire, and I have become like dust and
ashes. I cry to you for help and you do not answer me; I stand, and
you only look at me. You have turned cruel to me; with the might
of your hand you persecute me. You lift me up on the wind; you
make me ride on it, and you toss me about in the roar of the
storm” (Job 30:19-22, ESV).
 God wasn‟t wrong in allowing Satan to afflict Job! God was using
great wisdom!
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How many people
accuse God of wrong
today?
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"If there is a God, why
did this happen?"
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"If there is a God, why
did this happen?"
If I knew the perfect answer, I would be
God!
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 God has great prudence—wisdom—in executing his will.
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 God has great prudence—wisdom—in executing his will.
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 God has great prudence—wisdom—in executing his will.
 We understand that God‟s wisdom is so very vast.
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 God has great prudence—wisdom—in executing his will.
 We understand that God‟s wisdom is so very vast.
 He used that great wisdom in creating this world.
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 God has great prudence—wisdom—in executing his will.
 We understand that God‟s wisdom is so very vast.
 He used that great wisdom in creating this world.
 “O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you
made them all; the earth is full of your creatures” (Ps 104:24,
ESV).
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 God has great prudence—wisdom—in executing his will.
 We understand that God‟s wisdom is so very vast.
 He used that great wisdom in creating this world.
 “O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you
made them all; the earth is full of your creatures” (Ps 104:24,
ESV).
 “The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he
established the heavens” (Prov 3:19, ESV).
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If God has enough
wisdom to create this
world, doesn't he have
enough wisdom to
govern this world?
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 We don‟t have all the answers.
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 We don‟t have all the answers, but suffering perfectly fits
with the will of God.
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 We don‟t have all the answers, but suffering perfectly fits
with the will of God.
 Our deaths can cause others to take stock of their own
mortality.
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 We don‟t have all the answers, but suffering perfectly fits
with the will of God.
 Our deaths can cause others to take stock of their own
mortality: “It is better to go to the house of mourning than
to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all
mankind, and the living will lay it to heart” (Eccl 7:12, ESV).
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 We don‟t have all the answers, but suffering perfectly fits
with the will of God.
 Our deaths can cause others to take stock of their own
mortality: (Eccl 7:12).
 Our suffering can lead us back to God.
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 We don‟t have all the answers, but suffering perfectly fits
with the will of God.
 Our deaths can cause others to take stock of their own
mortality: (Eccl 7:12).
 Our suffering can lead us back to God: “Before I was
afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word” (Ps
119:67, ESV).
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 We don‟t have all the answers, but suffering perfectly fits
with the will of God.
 Our deaths can cause others to take stock of their own
mortality: (Eccl 7:12).
 Our suffering can lead us back to God: (Ps 119:67).
 Our suffering leads us to maturity in Christ.
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 We don‟t have all the answers, but suffering perfectly fits
with the will of God.
 Our deaths can cause others to take stock of their own
mortality: (Eccl 7:12).
 Our suffering can lead us back to God: (Ps 119:67).
 Our suffering leads us to maturity in Christ: “Count it all joy,
my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you
know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be
perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” (Js 1:2-4, ESV).
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When we suffer, let us
not forget the manifold
& great wisdom of God!
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GOD'S PROVISION
vv 12-13
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 “And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than
his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels,
1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. He had
also seven sons and three daughters” (vv 12-13, ESV).
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 The Lord provided for Job after his suffering.
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 The Lord provided for Job after his suffering.
 He had twice as many material possessions as before.
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 The Lord provided for Job after his suffering.
 He had twice as many material possessions as before.
 The Lord blessed Job with new children.
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 The Lord provided for Job after his suffering.
 He had twice as many material possessions as before.
 The Lord blessed Job with new children.
 We dare not forget God‟s great provisions when we suffer.
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 The Lord provided for Job after his suffering.
 He had twice as many material possessions as before.
 The Lord blessed Job with new children.
 We dare not forget God‟s great provisions when we suffer.
 We have already mentioned the spiritual blessings that
come through suffering.
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 The Lord provided for Job after his suffering.
 He had twice as many material possessions as before.
 The Lord blessed Job with new children.
 We dare not forget God‟s great provisions when we suffer.
 We have already mentioned the spiritual blessings that
come through suffering.
 We cannot forget that all of our suffering prepares us for our
heavenly home.
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 “This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an
eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look
not to the things that are seen but to the things that are
unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the
things that are unseen are eternal. For we know that if the
tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a
building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens” (2 Cor 4:17-18, ESV).
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 “I heard a voice from heaven saying, „Write this: Blessed
are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.‟ „Blessed
indeed,‟ says the Spirit, „that they may rest from their
labors, for their deeds follow them!‟” (Rev 14:13, ESV).
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 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to
live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet
which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed
between the two. My desire is to depart and be with
Christ, for that is far better” (Phil 1:21-23, ESV).
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 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to
live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet
which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed
between the two. My desire is to depart and be with
Christ, for that is far better” (Phil 1:21-23, ESV).
 Paul received that which is “far better” through suffering!
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 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to
live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet
which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed
between the two. My desire is to depart and be with
Christ, for that is far better” (Phil 1:21-23, ESV).
 Paul received that which is “far better” through suffering!
 It was only when Nero severed his head that he was able to
have his gain!
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No matter what happens in life, we can
place our trust & our confidence in God.
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 Are you this morning prepared “to depart and be with
Christ” which “is far better”?
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 Are you this morning prepared “to depart and be with
Christ” which “is far better”?
 We know how transient this life really is.
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 Are you this morning prepared “to depart and be with
Christ” which “is far better”?
 We know how transient this life really is.
 “Come now, you who say, ‟Today or tomorrow we will go
into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade
and make a profit‟—yet you do not know what tomorrow will
bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for
a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, ‟If
the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.‟ As it is, you
boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil” (Js 5:13-
16, ESV).
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We have no idea what
today holds.
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We have no idea what
today holds.
Are you prepared this minute to lay
aside your flesh & enter the rest of God?
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