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What do we need to REMEMBER before we

question?

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Job 1:11 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 1:9-129 Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? 10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 

Job 1:9-1211 But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” 12 And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

What Job Loses• Oxen (1:14)• Donkeys (1:14)• Servants (1:14, 1:16, 1:17)• Sheep (1:16)• Camels (1:17)• Children (1:19)• Health (2:7)

Job 3:1-31After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said:3 “Let the day perish on which I was born

Job 7:11, 2011 “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.20 If I sin, what do I do to you, you watcher of mankind?    Why have you made me your mark?    Why have I become a burden to you?

Job Doesn’t Deserve This• Sexually Pure (31:1, 31:9)• Honest (31:5)• Fair with servants (31:13)• Generous to the poor (31:16)• Faithful to God (31:24)

Job 31:3535Oh, that I had one to hear me!    (Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me!)    Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown; 37 I would give him an account of all my steps

Job has questioned God:

Why have you made me your mark God? (7:20)

I don’t deserve this (31:1-37)

But God is unquestionable

Summary

Job 38:1-51 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:2 “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?3 Dress for action like a man;    I will question you, and you make it known to me.

Job 38:1-54 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?    Tell me, if you have understanding.

5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know! 

Job 38:18

18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?    Declare, if you know all this.

Job 40:1-2And the LORD said to Job:2 “Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty?    He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

To Seek His Answers, Remember:1. God is Unquestionable

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Job 28:12-1512 “But where shall wisdom be found?    And where is the place of understanding?13 Man does not know its worth,    and it is not found in the land of the living.14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’    and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’15 It cannot be bought for gold,    and silver cannot be weighed as its price.

Job 28:12-1512 “But do people know where to find wisdom?    Where can they find understanding?13 No one knows where to find it,    for it is not found among the living.14 ‘It is not here,’ says the ocean.    ‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.15 It cannot be bought with gold.    It cannot be purchased with silver.

To Seek His Answers, Remember:1. God is Unquestionable2. God is Too Big

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Job 40:3-53 Then Job answered the LORD and said:4 “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you?    I lay my hand on my mouth.5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer;    twice, but I will proceed no further.”

To Seek His Answers, Remember:1. God is Unquestionable2. God is Too Big3. We are Too Small

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Job 42:1-61 Then Job answered the LORD and said:2 “I know that you can do all things,    and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.3 ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,    things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

Job 42:1-64 ‘Hear, and I will speak;    I will question you, and you make it known to me.’5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,    but now my eye sees you;6 therefore I despise myself,    and repent in dust and ashes.”

As we begin to seek His Answers, we need to:

HUMBLE OURSELVES.

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