Job in the Hurricane

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Theophany: a face-to-face encounter with God

Job• A righteous man• Blessed by God• Who loses everything– lost all his children and all his wealth– afflicted with agonizing disease– abandoned by everyone he loved

How did Job respond?• At first well• But eventually falters– despaired of life– accused God of injustice & cruelty

Job 30:20–21 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.

How did Job respond?• At first well• But eventually falters– despaired of life– accused God of injustice & cruelty– demanded to know WHY

Job 10:1-2 “I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’ “

Job 31:35“If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature - let the Almighty answer me!”

God in the Hurr icaneDoesn’t tell Job WHY he’s suffering• Who’s behind the pain? Satan• Why allow it? To prove Job’s heroic

righteousness• Why not tell Job? That’s not God’s way

God in the Hurr icaneDoesn’t tell Job WHY he’s sufferingDoes tell Job WHY He is worthy of our trust

First speech: chapters 38-39Job: You don’t know what you’re doing!God: You don’t know enough to accuse me of that.

This well-designed world is proof that I do.

God in the Hurr icaneDoesn’t tell Job WHY he’s sufferingDoes tell Job WHY He is worthy of our trust

Second speech: chapters 40-41Job: You are unjust!

Psalm 74:14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

God in the Hurr icaneDoesn’t tell Job WHY he’s sufferingDoes tell Job WHY He is worthy of our trust

Second speech: chapters 40-41Job: You are unjust!God: I alone have the power to defeat evil and uphold righteousness.

The Big IdeaWhen we suffer we want to know…

WHY God is letting this happen

When we suffer God wants us to know…WHY He is worthy of our trust

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