IMITATE THEIR FAITH/JOB - What Job Did Not Know

 There is reason to believe that some time after Job died, the faithful man Moses was able to reveal not only the events on ea that affected Job but also some events that unfolded in  heaven. 

At the beginning of the account, we find Jobn leading a full and happy life. He was prosperous, a man well-known and respected in the land of Uz-possible in northern Arabia.  He shared freely with those in need and championed the cause of the helpless.  Job and his wife were blessed with ten children. Above all, Job was a spiritual man. He eagerly sought   to please Jehovah, must as his distant relatives Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph had done.  Like such patriarchs, Job acted as a priest for his family, regularly offering up sacrifices in behalf  of his children. - JOB 1:1-5; 31:16-22.

Suddenly, though, the scene shifts in Job's story. We get a glimpse into heaven, and we learn things that Job could not have known.  Jehovah's faithful angels were gatheed before God, and the rebel angel Satan entered. Jehovah knew that Satan depised this righteous man Job, so God addressed Satan, pointing out Job's outstanding integrity.  Satan boldly replied:  "Is it for nothing that Job has feared God?  Have  you not put up a protecive hedge around him and his house and everything he has?"   Satan hates people of integrity.  When they show such wholehearted devotion to Jehovah God, they expose Satab for the loveless traitor that he is.  So Satan insisted that Job served God only for selfish reasons. If Job were to lose everything Satan asserted, the man would curse Jehovah to his face! - JOB 1:6-11.

Next time: IMITATE THEIR FAITH/JOB - Conclusion of What Job Did Not Know

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