Job 42 - Job's Repentance and Restoration

LINK: Job 42
  
BACKGROUND


Having shut his mouth long enough to listen, Job "gets it"!  His eyes finally "see" God (42:5) and His sovereign purposes in all of His suffering. He knew God in a deeper way and understood that He was in control. This leads him to repentance for his questioning of God's sovereignty and justice (42:6) and the replacement of what he had lost (42:10-17, although lost children can never be replaced just by having new ones).  Between his repentance and replacement,  God had some well-deserved rebuke for Job's friends!


REFLECTION 


The Scarlet Thread of Redemption


While never mentioning His name, Jesus is the answer to many of the issues raise by Job:


Someone must help us approach God (9:32,33) - 1 Timothy 2:5
Is there life after death? (14:14) - John 11:25
There is one in heaven working on our behalf (16:19) - Hebrews 9:24
There is one who can save us from judgment (19:25) - Hebrews 7:24,25
Where do we find God (23:3-5) - John 14:9
What is important in life (21:7-15) - Matthew 16:26; John 3:16


APPLICATION/PRAYER


Spend time in praising God that Jesus is the answer to life's biggest issues by meditating on the verses provided. 


YAY! You have completed another Book. Put it back on the Bible Book Club bookcase and take down 1 Chronicles as we start a new month and a new book!


WOOHOO!