The Glory of God 
in Job

‘He has made everything beautiful in His time.’
Ecclesiastes 3:11
‘Honor and majesty are before Him;
strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.’
Psalm 96:6
The infinitely beautiful One created life,
and made everything a beautiful gift of love
for those He created.
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Job was a man who feared God
and turned from evil.
God had blessed him with great wealth,
vast estates, and 10 children. 
In heaven, the Sons of God (angels)
gathered at The Lord’s sapphire throne
where He sat,
a fiery gemstone form of a man
flashing forth rainbows (Ezekiel 1:26-28).
And Satan came before Him bragging that he ruled on earth. 
The Lord refuted him, ‘What about My servant Job?
He is fears God and shuns evil.’
Satan said, ‘You have put a hedge around him.’
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The Almighty is a shield
around those who trust Him. 
Without it, Satan said, 
I can make him curse you to your face! 
God allowed him to try,
but after Satan had painfully stripped Job of everything.
Job said, The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord. 
Whenever we turn to God above others
it honors Him in the eyes of all creation forever.
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Three friends came to comfort Job,
but concluded he must have done horrible sins
to receive such ‘punishment.’ 
(God had already held Job up before the universe
as the most righteous man on earth.)
The friends said, Seek God.
To God would I commit my cause.
Who does great things unsearchable,
marvelous things without number.
The Lord gives rain on the earth
and sends waters on the fields.
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He sets on high those that are low;
and those who mourn will be exalted to safety.
(All these things were true,
but something far bigger was happening.)
Happy is the man whom God corrects.
Don’t despise the chastening of the Almighty.
He chastens those He loves.
Hebrews 12:6
In famine He will redeem you from death:
and in war from the power of the sword. 
You will be hidden from the ‘scourge of the tongue.' Job 5:21
(hurtful words from others).
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God won’t cast away a perfect man;
He won’t help the evil doers.
He will fill your mouth with laughing
and your lips with rejoicing. 
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength:
Who alone spread out the heavens
and walks on the waves of the sea.
Your hands have made me
and fashioned me together round about.
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Can you discover the Almighty’s perfection?
It is as high as heaven;
In His hand is the soul of every living thing,
and the breath of all mankind.’
Job 12:10
With Him is strength and wisdom:
the deceived and the deceiver are His.
Job said, I know that My Redeemer lives
and He will stand on the earth in the latter days.
In my flesh, I will see God.’
(He will be resurrected) Job 19:26
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Job said, Though He kill me,
I will still trust in Him.
My witness is in heaven,
and my record is on high.
Dominion and fear are with him,
He makes peace in His high places.
He judges those that are high.
(The heavens full of countless beautiful, powerful
angelic beings made of light).
Serve Him now and be at peace:
by it good will come to you.
The Almighty will be your defense.
You will delight in the Almighty
and lift up your face to God.
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He knows the way that I take:
when he has refined me, I will come forth as gold.’
(pure and most valuable, 'holy as He is holy,'
'filled with all the fullness of His infinite glory.)
Job 23:10
I haven’t turned back
from the commandment of His lips;
I have esteemed the words of His mouth
more than my necessary food.’
On whom doesn’t His light rise?
He looks to the ends of the earth
and sees under the whole heaven
to make the weight for the winds;
and He weighs the waters by measure.
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He made a decree for the rain,
and a way for the lightning of the thunder.
The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is understanding.
There is a spirit in man:
and the breath of the Almighty
gives them understanding.
The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
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Surely God will not do wickedly;
The Almighty won’t pervert justice.
Will we condemn Him that is most just?’
His eyes are on the ways of man,
and He sees all his goings.
There is no darkness, or shadow of death,
where the workers of iniquity can hide themselves.
He corrects them in the open sight of others
because they turned back from him
and wouldn’t consider any of His ways.
Job 34:26
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Behold, God is mighty and doesn’t despise any:
He is mighty in strength and wisdom.
He delivers the poor in his affliction
and opens their ears in oppression. Job 36:15
God exalts by His power:
who teaches like Him?
He thunders with the voice of is excellency.
With God is awesome majesty.
Job 37:22
He is excellent in power, and in judgment,
and in abundant justice.
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Then the Lord came to talk with Job
out of the whirlwind, saying,
Where were you
when I laid the foundations of the earth?
When the morning stars sang together,
and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Job 38:7
Have You entered the springs of the sea?
or walked in the search of the deep?
Have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? 
Have you entered the treasures of the snow?
Or have you seen the treasures of the hail?
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Can you guide the constellations?
Can you send lightning?
Do you cause the wildlife to give birth?
Did you give the goodly wings to the peacocks?
or wings and feathers to the ostrich?
Does the eagle mount up at your command,
and make her nest on high?
Job said, Once I have spoken;
yes, twice; but I will proceed no further.
The Lord asked Job, Will you condemn me,
that you may be righteous? 
Dress yourself now with majesty and excellency.
Clothe yourself with glory and beauty.
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Look on every one that is proud and bring him low.
Then I will confess to you
that your own right hand can save you.
(of Jesus we are told)
for there is ‘no other name
by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12
Job said, ‘I know that You can do everything,
and no thought can be withheld from You.
I heard of You by the hearing of the ear:
but now my eye sees You.’ 
I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes.
(not understanding why God allowed his suffering,
Job had complained, wanted to die,
had questioned what God was doing.)
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The Lord corrected Job’s 3 friends saying,
You haven’t spoken right about Me as My servant Job has.
He will pray for you.
The Lord surrounded Job as a shield again
when he prayed for his friends:
also, the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before
and 140 more years of earthly life to enjoy it all.
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He is our help and shield.
Psalm 33:20
Who loves you with all His heart.
Jeremiah 31:3
Everlasting Love