Job’s Second Reply to God: When Suffering Means Surrender | Job 42:1-6
Sometimes Suffering Means Surrender
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Introduction: Setting the Stage . . . I. Job's Second Reply to God: When Suffering Means Surrender
A. Job's Realization: God Cannot be Overcome (vv. 1-2)
1. Two things that Job recognized in v. 2:
a. God is omnipotent
b. God is teleological B. Job's Recognition: Job Admits Ignorance (v. 3)
1. Job begins by quoting what God said to him in 38:2
2. Note again the Hebrew yada – to know C. Job's Reeducation: Job is Teachable (v. 4)
1. Essential components of discipleship D. Job's Revival: Job Now Sees (v. 5)
1. Revival and living the Christian life with the hope of seeing God in His glory E. Job's Repentance: Job Drops His Legal Case (v. 6)
1. Does Job despise himself or does he retract his words?
2. Two reasons why the NASB reading is to be preferred:
3. The nature of repentance (see all of the above)Concluding Thoughts . . .
1. Sometimes Suffering Means Surrender
2. God Never Gives Up on Family
3. Experiencing God Means We Truly Know Him