Midweek Devotional: The Book of Job
b'The Book of Job\\n\\nJob is introduced as a good man. But \\u201cthe adversary\\u201d points out an apparent problem in God\\u2019s moral oversight of the universe. \\nIf goodness is always rewarded, how can we know if it\\u2019s born from love of God or desire for gain? So God allows the adversary to bring suffering into Job\\u2019s life.\\nJob doesn\\u2019t curse God as the adversary predicted but ends up debating with three friends: Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. Their overly rigid view of the moral universe convinces them that Job\\u2019s own wrong doing has caused his suffering. A young man Elihu joins the conversation later, while Job continues to insist that he has done nothing wrong and deserves a hearing before God.\\nFinally, God reveals the power and wisdom shown in his oversight of creation. Job then humbly admits his own limited understanding. When God rebukes Job\\u2019s three friends, we see they are guilty of a far worse assumption than Job. \\nIn the end God blesses Job with twice as much as he had before. The book warns us to avoid reducing God\\u2019s moral rule to easy formulas.\\nSource: https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JOB.INTRO1.NIV\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alejandravivanco/message\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alejandravivanco/support'