Did Job ever find out that God let Satan attack him?

tonychanyt · May 31, 2024

I don't think so.

One of the Book of Job's lessons is trusting God regardless. His faith had to operate without full knowledge. He never learned about the interactions between God and Satan in Heaven. God did not explain it to Job. He didn't want to.

Like Job, we often don't see the full picture of what God is doing. In our lives, often, we have no idea what is happening in God's plan for us. But we still trust in God's sovereignty and believe that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him and have been called according to his purpose. God is the potter, and we are the clay. He does not need to explain everything to us. This life is a testing place for everyone. The focus is on trusting God's character, not understanding His methods. Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him

Grip Docility · May 31, 2024

tonychanyt said:
I don't think so.

One of the Book of Job's lessons is trusting God regardless. Job never learned about the interactions between God and Satan in Heaven. In our lives, often, we have no idea what is happening in God's plan for us. But we still trust in God's sovereignty and believe that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him and have been called according to his purpose. God is the potter, and we are the clay. He does not need to explain everything to us. This life is a testing place for everyone.

I look at it this way. Satan was most likely, the "Mightiest" of all of God's Angels right up until the Cross. Satan lied to God to do horrible things to Job, even after God told Satan that Job was Blameless. By Chapter 2, God even outright says to Satan;

Job 2:3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him, to destroy him without just cause.”

I, personally, believe that Job was on Satan's heart, before God speaks Job's name to Satan in Chapter 1. Job is the literal Antithesis of Satan. Job is most definitely a real person... and in many ways... he is a shadow of someone very specific, but I digress. Job has NEVER physically met God right up until he MEETS THE WHIRLING WIND STORM. Now, God indeed poetically reveals Satan to Job in ALL of Job 41, but we don't know what Job made of that. We just know that Job ends up better off than when he started out in Job chapter 1.

Back to the point of Job having never actually MET God as Satan afflicted him. The stark contrast of Job, a mere human, who had never SEEN God, KNOWING that God is Love, Good, Provisional, Trustworthy, Just etc... etc... and yet, Satan talks face to face with God, is the most Powerful Creation in Heaven right up until the Cross, is even more blessed than Job in status and power than comprehensible... and yet, he can't figure out how utterly WORTHY God is. It's more than amazing and very alarming!

Also, there's this:

Proverbs 6:16 The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to Him:
17 arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that plots wicked schemes,
feet eager to run to evil,
19 a lying witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.

Notice that a certain "someone" checked all of those boxes? That didn't bode well for that certain someone.

Clare73 · Jun 1, 2024

tonychanyt said:
I don't think so.

One of the Book of Job's lessons is trusting God regardless. Job never learned about the interactions between God and Satan in Heaven. In our lives, often, we have no idea what is happening in God's plan for us. But we still trust in God's sovereignty and believe that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him and have been called according to his purpose. God is the potter, and we are the clay. He does not need to explain everything to us. This life is a testing place for everyone.

The sovereignty of God requires our trust, not our understanding (Ro 11:33, Pr 3:5).

Grip Docility · Jun 1, 2024

1 John 2:27
Romans 8:9,10,11,12,13
1 Corinthians 2:16 For who has known the Lord’s mind, that he may instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Matthew 23:10

Do not let yourselves be called leaders orteachers; for One is your Leader (Teacher), the Christ.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

627. apologia -
a speech in defense
Usage: a verbal defense (particularly in a law court).

Acts 22:1 Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense.”

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